I can't sleep at night
I can't eat a bite
'Cause the man I love on
He don't treat me right
He makes me feel so blue
I don't know what to do
Sometimes I'm sad inside
And then begin to cry
'Cause my best friend
Said his last goodbye
There's a change in the ocean
Change in the deep blue sea, my baby
I tell you folks there ain't no change in me
My love for that man will always be
Now I got the crazy blues
Since my baby went away
I ain't got no time to lose
I must find him today
Now the doctor's gonna do
All that he can
But what you're gonna need
Is the undertaker man
I ain't had nothin' but bad news
Now I got the crazy blues
Now I can read his letters
I sure can't read his mind
I thought he's lovin' me
He's leavin' all the time
Now I see my poor love was blind
I went to the railroad
Set my head on the track
Thought about my daddy
I gladly snatched it back
Now my babe's gone
And gave me the sack
Now I've got the crazy blues
Since my baby went away
I ain't had no time to lose
I must find him today
I'm gonna do like a Chinaman
Go and get some hop
Get myself a gun
And shoot myself a cop
I ain't had nothing but bad news
Now I've got the crazy blues