River Blues Poem by Barry Middleton

I got the blues, I got the blues
no one to travel on with me

I got the blues, I got the blues
no one to travel on with me

I know the blues will take me down
they might as well just set me free


I drifted past the delta towns
on down that Mississippi run

I drifted past the delta towns
on down that Mississippi run

I hit a deadhead in the water
it sunk my boat, my trip was done


the blues had put me on the island
the muddy water all around

the blues had put me on the island
the muddy water all around

I should have never left my home
for now a friend just can't be found


now in the spring the river rises
and it will bring my body home

now in the spring the river rises
and it will bring my body home

the blues are sure to take me down
and then no longer will I roam


the blues are like the river's tears
they never give, they only take

the blues are like the river's tears
they never give, they only take

they pull me down to New Orleans
they take my soul into their wake


I got the blues, I got the blues
no one to travel on with me

I got the blues, I got the blues
no one to travel on with me

I know the blues won't let me go
they might as well just set me free