"Thankyou ladies and gentle man And welcome to our tribute to swing jazz, Big Band Beat Today, for your pleasure, We present song and dance in a live performance of the jazz beat, That captivated the whole world from the 1920's to the 1940's The golden age of big bands Now, jazz can be hot but, you can also be cool and blue And here is the tell us all about it is our own queen of the blues And the song is 'Blues in the Night'" My mama done tol' me, when I was in pigtails My mama done tol' me, hmnn "A man's gonna sweet talk and give you the big eye But when the sweet talkin's done A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing Who'll leave you to sing The blues in the night" Now the rain's a-fallin' Hear the train's a-callin' Whooee! My mama done tol' me Hear that lonesome whistle Blowin' 'cross the trestle Whooee! My mama done told me A-whooee-duh-whooee A clickety-clack's A-echoin' back The blues in the night The evening breeze'll start The trees to cryin' And the moon to hide it's light When you get the blues in the night Take my word, The mockingbird'll sing The saddest kind of song He knows things are wrong And he's right! Whoa-whoa-whoa, Whoa-whoa-whoa! From Natchez to Mobile From Memphis to St.Joe Wherever the four winds blow I've been in some big towns And heard me some big talk But there is one thing I know A man is a two-face, A worrisome thing Who'll leave ya to sing The blues in the night Whoa-whoa-whoa, Whoa-whoa-whoa! My mama was right There's blues in the night!
