Happy Blues Lyrics

The song Happy Blues is performed by Ella Fitzgerald in the album named Concert Years in the year 1994 .



We want to leave you happy
Don't want to leave you sad
We want to leave you happy
Don't want to leave you sad
Want to sing some blues
But don't want to sing them bad

Roy wailed for you
He wailed the blues tonight
Roy wailed for you
He wailed the blues tonight
He wailed, he wailed, he wailed 'em just right

He talked about a mean woman
Oh what a woman was she
Talked about a mean woman
What a woman was she
I've got my chance to talk about a man
I'll talk about he

He was good to me
He was good
He was good to me
Whoa, so good
I don't know much about the blues
But I know somewhere

There's a little bit of soul in ella
There's a little bit of soul in me
There's a little bit of soul in ella
There's a little bit of soul in me
Oh somewhere down the line
I've had misery

Every woman gets misery
Every woman is crying
Every woman has misery
Every woman is crying
Crying 'bout a man
And the way he did her wrong

I had one too
I had one too
I had one too
I had one too
He did me wrong, but what did I do
I picked up and took patoot

Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I want to go out swinging
Swinging the blues tonight

Don't want to talk about mack the knife
Don't want to talk about the snuffing
Just want to have fun talking about
Things that make you happy
Snappy happy happy snappy, that's me

Joe williams sang the blues tune
He talked about his woman
Joe williams sang the blues tune
He talked about his woman
Everybody, everybody pays those dues

Have you paid your dues
Have you paid your dues
Have you paid your dues
Have you paid your dues
Everybody, somewhere along the line is paying some dues

Dues, one and two
Dues, doesn't matter nothing
Dues, three and four
Dues, maybe more, that's all right
You're still paying dues

So let's stay happy, happy, happy
Let's stay happy
Go swinging out, swinging out, swinging out
Singing the blues

Bye-bye
Bye-bye
It's been a wonderful night tonight
Yes, it's been nice
One more chorus, just for you

I thank you daddy, for coming out
I thank you people, for coming out
Cause somewhere along the line, everyone will want to shout

I want to shout
Shout about my troubles
I want to shout
Shout about my troubles
Like you I've paid the dues
And I've got double trouble

Come on, let's stay happy
Come on, clap, let's stay happy
Let's sing the happy blues
No more sad dues


I am happy you are happy too
I am happy you are happy too
So let's go out with the blues that's swinging

Like count basie, swing on
Like count basie, swing on
Like count basie, swing on
Like count basie, swing on
Swing on, swing out tonight

Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Right on now, with that soul

C'mon everybody
C'mon and say right on
I said right on
I said right on
Right on
Right on
Right on
Right on
Right on

Get with it, yeah
Get with it, yeah
Get with it, yeah
Get with it, yeah
Get with it
Get with it
Get with it, c'mon

Let's make you happy
Happy
I've sung these blues, and I'm through
Cause I don't know what I'm singing about
I don't know what I'm singing about
With this happy music
This happy music

So I'd better leave while I'm happy
And say good night to you
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight



Ella Fitzgerald - Concert Years

Oct 1994

  1. On the Sunny Side of the Street
  2. Body and Soul
  3. Why Don't You Do Right?
  4. Oh, Lady Be Good
  5. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  6. How High the Moon
  7. My Funny Valentine
  8. Smooth Sailing
  9. The Frim Fram Sauce
  10. Perdido
  11. Imagine My Frustration
  12. Duke's Place
  13. Satin Doll
  14. Something to Live For
  15. So Danço Samba (Jazz Samba)
  16. Don't Be That Way
  17. You've Changed
  18. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
  19. On the Sunny Side of the Street
  20. Cotton Tail
  21. Night and Day
  22. The Many Faces of Cole Porter: Get Out of Town/Easy to Love/You Do ...
  23. The Ballad Medley: Body and Soul/The Man I Love/I Loves You Porgy
  24. The Bossa Scene: The Girl From Ipanema/Fly Me to the Moon/O Nosso Amor ...
  25. They Can't Take That Away from Me
  26. St. Louis Blues
  27. Love
  28. Begin the Beguine
  29. Indian Summer
  30. You've Got a Friend
  31. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most
  32. Madalena
  33. Shiny Stockings
  34. I Can't Stop Loving You
  35. C Jam Blues
  36. Sweet Georgia Brown
  37. They Can't Take That Away from Me
  38. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
  39. The Man I Love
  40. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  41. Lemon Drop
  42. The Very Thought of You
  43. Happy Blues
  44. Caravan
  45. Satin Doll
  46. Teach Me Tonight
  47. Wave
  48. It's All Right With Me
  49. How High the Moon
  50. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
  51. Too Close for Comfort
  52. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
  53. Day by Day
  54. Ordinary Fool
  55. Billie's Bounce
  56. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
  57. Make Me Rainbows
  58. After You've Gone
  59. 'Round Midnight
  60. You've Changed
  61. Basella
  62. Manteca
  63. Willow Weep for Me
  64. All of Me
  65. Blue Moon
  66. Night and Day
  67. Flying Home

Happy Blues