by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Hey! Hey!/ That's what the
Language: English
Hey! Hey! That's what the Blues singers say. Singing minor melodies They laugh, Hey! Hey! My man's done left me, Chile, he's gone away. My good man's left me, Babe, he's gone away. Now the cryin' blues Haunts me night and day. Hey!....Hey! Weary, Weary, Trouble, pain. Sun's gonna shine Somewhere Again. I got a railroad ticket, Pack my trunk and ride. Sing 'em sister! Got a railroad ticket, Pack my trunk and ride. And when I get on the train I'll cast my blues aside. Laughing, Hey!....Hey! Laugh a loud, Hey! Hey!
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Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Blues Fantasy", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Alden Carpenter (1876 - 1951), "The cryin' blues", published 1927 [ medium voice and piano ], from Four Negro Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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