BLUES AT THE WALDORF

THEY TELL THAT THE BLUES
SNEAK IN MOST ANY OLD PLACE.
TELL ME THAT THE BLUES
SNEAK IN MOST ANY OLD PLACE,
BUT THE BLUES AT THE WALDORF
MAKE THE TEARS RUN DOWN YOUR FACE.

I MET HIM IN PEACOCK ALLEY
AND HE SMILED SO SWEET AT ME.
I MET HIM IN PEACOCK ALLEY
AND HE SMILED SO SWEET AT ME.
HE TOOK ME BY THE ARM WHEN HE
WENT TO GET HIS KEY.

BUT I SAID, "NO! NO!"

I SAID, "DON'T GO! SIT IN THE BAR WITH ME.

I LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU, BABY,
BUT I ONLY WANT YOUR COMPANY."

HE WAS TALL AND HANDSOME
AND HE LOOKED LIKE REAL BLUE BLOOD.

TALL, SO TALL AND HANDSOME,
LOOKED LIKE REAL BLUE BLOOD.

BUT WHEN HE FOUND OUT I WAS A GOOD GIRL
HE DROPPED ME WITH A THUD!

BLUES AT THE WALDORF

ARE THE SAME AS BLUES ARE ANYWHERE.

BLUES AT THE WALDORF

A WOMAN'S BOUND TO HAVE THE /// BLUES IF A MAN DON'T CARE!

(END)

THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA LEAVE
YOU
AND LET SID CEASAR TAKE MY
PLACE.

THAT'S WHY I'M LEAVING
GRIEVING
WITH THE BLUE ALL OVER
MY FACE,
LEAVING, GRIEVING, GRIEVING,
THE BLUES ALL OVER MY FACE.
GOODBYE,
GOODBYE, / GOOD PEOPLE,
I'LL LET SID CEASAR TAKE
MY PLACE.

BLUES AT THE WALDORF

Lyrics
by
Langston Hughes

Music
by
Dave Martin

THEY TELL ME THAT THE BLUES
WILL SNEAK IN MOST ANY OLD PLACE.
THEY TELL ME THAT THE BLUES
WILL SNEAK IN MOST ANY OLD PLACE.
WELL, THESE BLUES AT THE WALDORF
MAKE THE TEARS STREAM DOWN MY FACE.

WE MET IN PEACOCK ALLEY,
HE WAS AS HANDSOME AS CAN BE.
WE MET IN PEACOCK ALLEY,
HE WAS AS HANDSOME AS CAN BE.
HE SAID, "I'M CHARMED TO MEET YOU,"
AND HE CHARMED MY HEART FROM ME.

HIS SUITS CAME FROM BROOKS BROTHERS,
HIS SHOES, THEY CAME FROM FRANKS,
HIS TIES ARE COUNTESS MARA'S
HE'S GOT MONEY IN SIX BANKS.
BUT STILL HE LEFT ME
WITH THESE WALDORF BLUES.
HOW COULD HE LEAVE ME
WITH THESE WALDORF BLUES?

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I DID NOT KNOW HIM LONG BUT
I LEARNED TO LOVE HIM SO.

HOW COULD THAT SWEET MAN LEAVE ME?
THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

BUT STILL HE LEFT ME,
NOW I'M FEELING LOW.

IN PEACOCK ALLEY
THERE'S A LONELY GLOW.

I'VE STILL GOT MY DIAMONDS
AND MY NECKLACES OF PEARL---
BUT ALL I REALLY WANT IS
SOME LOVING IN THIS WORLD.

WHY DID HE LEAVE ME
WITH THESE WALDORF BLUES?

HOW CAN HE GRIEVE ME
WITH THESE WALDORF BLUES?

THESE PEACOCK ALLEY BLUES
ARE AS MEAN AS ANY BLUES CAN BE.

THE PEACOCK ALLEY BLUES
ARE MEAN AS ANY BLUES CAN BE.

HOW COME THESE WALDORF BLUES
HAVE OVERTAKEN ME?

GOODBYE! I'M LEAVING GRIEVING,
I GOT THE BLUES ALL OVER MY FACE.

GOOD EVENING: LEAVING GRIEVING,
THE BLUES ALL OVER MY FACE.

IF ANYBODY FEELS LIKE LAUGHING /// SID CEASAR, YOU CAN TAKE MY PLACE.

BLUES AT THE WALDORF

Lyrics
by
Langston Hughes

Music
by
David Martin

THEY TELL ME THAT THE BLUES
LOOK LIKE AN OLD GHOST IN THE FACE.
IT'S CERTAIN THAT THE BLUES
CAN SNEAK IN MOST ANY OLD PLACE.
WELL, THESE BLUES AT THE WALDORF
MAKESTHE TEARS STREAM DOWN MY FACE.

WE MET IN PEACOCK ALLEY,
HE WAS AS HANDSOME AS CAN BE.
AT TEA IN PEACOCK ALLEY
HE OFFERED ME A SPOT OF TEA.
HE SAID, "I'M CHARMED TO MEET YOU,"
AND HE CHARMED MY HEART FROM ME.

HIS SUITS CAME FROM BROOKS BROTHERS,
HIS SHOES, THEY CAME FROM FRANKS,
HIS TIES ARE COUNTESS MARA'S,
HE'S GOT MONEY IN SIX BANKS—
BUT STILL HE LEFT ME
WITH THESE WALDORF BLUES.
HEW COULD HE LEAVE ME
WITH THESE WALDORF BLUES?

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