John Lee Hooker — Never Get Out of These Blues Alive

[John Lee Hooker] I'll never get out these blues alive I'll never, I'll never, get out with these blues alive All a-my life, I been doomed with the blues I'm drinkin' black coffee and smokin' cigarettes I'm drinkin' black coffee and smokin' cigarettes all night I know I'll never, I'll never come outta these blues alive (Tell everybody now, Van) [Van Morrison] Never, never, come outta these blues alive (No, you won't) If I live to be a hundred (That's Van Morrison) I don't think I ever will I can't understand, just exactly why I can't understand now, just exactly why All I know, same thing every day You turn on the radio Hear the same thing every day You read a paper You hear the same thing, every day I don't know why has to be this way I don't know why People tell ya, that change is gonna come Everybody tell you, some change is gonna come I've been through the third degree You know what I'm talkin' about [John Lee Hooker] Uh, uh Nothin', nothin', nothin' I know I'll never, I know I'll never Get outta these blues for life L'lI, never, (never, never) never Come outta the blues, for life I'm doomed (doomed?) I'm doomed I'm doomed with the blues, til I die Yeah, yeah Now Van, I'm drinkin' black coffee [Van]: Drinkin' black coffee? I started smokin' cigarettes all night I can't sleep, I can't eat There is no use of me layin' down No-no, no-no-no, no-no Now, Van Morrison, he asked me He says, 'Johnny, why, why do you sing the blues?' I say, 'I know I'm doomed, I'm doomed' But all I know I sing the blues both night an day I'll never, neve, come out alive yeah, alright Yeah Yeah Ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo I'm walkin' the floor all night long Jumpin' over my bed Jumpin' (jumpin') over my bed (over my bed) I can't sleep (I can't sleep) What the use? (can't sleep) Or lay down (lay down) Oh no (in a room) Ooo-ooo, I got the blues (got the blues) Got the blues Got the blues, ha-ha, I got 'em (got the blues) Ooo-ooo (can't sleep) Ooo-no, no-no, what the use? Ooo-ooo (Never, never) oh, come out the blues (Get out of these) blues alive (blues alive) Oh no (Never, never, never, never) yeah why? Uh (get out of these) blues alive No, no Ooo (born with the blues) (Stay with you all your life) I'm walkin' the floor all night My baby gone, says she won't be back no more (No more) And that' why (look out in the street) Ooo-ooo-ooo (I can't find) oh (I can't find my baby) Nowhere