Story Behind The Song

Fictional

Song Description

Singer relates to his bartender how he lost his job and found his woman and best friend together. All in the same day so he's gonna drink his troubles away.

Lyrics

THE DOWN AND OUT BLUES
VERSE 1
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Joe is my bartender. He pours me drinks down at Lulu's Place. He said "Hey pal how's it
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going and what's that look I see on your face. I don't usually see you here in the middle
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of the day. And if you don't mind me asking is everything ok." I told him if you really
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want to know I've got nothing but bad news. That's why I'm sitting here with a bad case
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of the" Down and Out Blues" This is how it all went down.

CHORUS
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I got to work early this morning. My boss man said I was fired. We don't need you
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any more. Your job has been retired. We got this new machine that does your job at
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half the price. I was dumbfounded and all I could say was "I'll be damn! ain't that
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nice!" But wait! That ain't all!
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I went home to tell to tell my old lady but I couldn't find her anywhere. So I went to the
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bedroom to change my clothes. Lo and behold I found her there with my so called best
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friend Jim. They were tied up in a big old knot right smack dab in middle of My bed.
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( Now that ain't right) So I told them to get up put their clothes and get out before I
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busted both of their cheating heads.

TAG
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As for my job I'll find a new one. There's a lot of things that I do well. That woman I
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ain't gonna miss her. All she did was give me hell. My friend Jack who lives in this
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bottle he'll always do me right. We're gonna sit right here and by the end of this night I'll
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leave with a different point of view. Then I can slide off this stool take myself home and
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leave behind these" Down and Out Blues"

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Penny Towers	True Blues	2/20/2014