102. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (1932)
lyrics: Ted Koehler
music: Harold Arlen
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1939 | MT | 120 | Complete Commodore v.1 | 6 | 2’45” |
I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river
A certain man in this old town
Keeps draggin’ my poor heart around
All I see for me is miseryI gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
Right to sit and cry
Down around the river
Soon that deep blue sea
Will be callin’ me
It must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues(bridge)
I gotta right to sing the blues
Gotta right to moan and cry
Gotta right to sit and sigh
Down around the river
Soon that deep blue sea
Will be callin’ me
It must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the bluesThere’s nothing left for me
I’m full of misery
I gotta right to sing the blues
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1939 | AT | 120a | Complete Commodore v.1 | 7 | 2’51” |
I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river
A certain man in this old town
Keeps draggin’ my poor heart around
All I see for me is miseryI gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
Right to sit and cry
Down around the river
Soon that deep blue sea
Will be callin’ me
It must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues(bridge)
I gotta right to sing the blues
Gotta right to moan and cry
Gotta right to sit and sigh
Down around the river
Soon that deep blue sea
Will be callin’ me
It must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the bluesThere’s nothing left for me
I’m full of misery
I gotta right to sing the blues
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1955 | MT | 266 | Complete on Verve v.5 | 18 | 5’51” |
(several lyrics modifications in this new MT version)
I’ve gotta right to sing the blues
I’ve gotta right to feel lowdown
I’ve gotta right to hang around
Down around the river
A certain man in this old town
Keeps draggin’ my poor heart around
All I see for me is miseryI gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river
I know the deep blue sea
Will soon be callin’ me
It must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues(long bridge)
I’ve gotta right to sing the blues
I’ve gotta right to feel lowdown
I’ve gotta right to hang around
Down around the river
A certain man in this old town
Keeps draggin’ my poor heart around
All I see for me is miseryI gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river
Soon the deep blue sea
Will be callin’ me
It must be love say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues
Notes |
First appeared in the show Earl Carroll’s Vanities