Teachin’ the Blues

Now, here's a chord here I wanna show ya A whole lot of people ask me where I originated my beat from But I heard it from way back, a long time ago Now, I'm just startin' out in the music world, professionally But I was born with this here, though But I just discovered there's a big thing goin' This is the year of 1953 I'm just gettin' started Let me show you something about this chord here Hold your hand right there and work your thumb, kinda beat-like There's not, you know, a lot of chords to it, but just a big beat Now it sound just like a whole band Now, you dig it, and dig my feet You can do it, if you try Yes, yes, with a big soul Now you cookin' with gas Yes, the pot's on now Oh, you workin' now This old tune my stepfather taught me I was around thirteen years old He said, "Son, get this beat, and you'll have something here" And believe me, boy, I dug it, and I got it In '49 I got my start Then I clicked, I clicked Tremendous big hit I had Boy, I got it Now here it is, 1953 I'm writin' this tune here I'm teachin' the blues to this cat Yeah, now you cookin' Let that old fiddle talk, boy It's just a beat These fancy chords don't mean nothin' If you ain't got that beat, throw the fancy chords away And just get this slow beat Just like this