STAND-UP COMEDY BLUES (Song)

STAND-UP COMEDY BLUES (F/E—alt.)

© 2011, 2017 H. Watkins Ellerson

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(Per “Let’s Dance”/Chris Montez)--Allegro/staccato--driving

(*) = snare rim shot

(Intro: 8-8-8  7-7-7  7b-7b-7b  6-6-4-5, 6b-5-—)

ONE:

Well, I was dumped 

(5-      6- 5-   7b) (5- 6- 5-7b)

By both ex-wives,

(5-    6-    5-1) (5-6-5-1)

So I got drunk, and I got pumped,

(5-   6-5-    4) (**),   (5-   6-5-     4) (**),

And then I took their lives,

(5-6-5 8 7b 5 6 1)

I got th’ blues, 

(5- 6- 5-  7b-5), (5-5-5, 5-5-5, 6-5)

Oh-h-h-h, I got th’ blues.

(5-5-5-5     6- 5-     7b) (1-1-1, 1-1-1, 3b-1)

[BAND CHORUS]

I got the turn-around, sit-down, stand-up comedy blues!

(1-3b-1-    4- 4- 4-   4-4-          5- 5-        3b-1-3b-  1---)

(Turnaround: 1-1-1  1-1-1  3b-1-3b-1-3b    4-5–—)

[SOLO(S)??]

TWO:

Well, I’ve been fired 

From my day job.

I can’t get hired, I feel so tired

I know I’m such a slob,

I got th’ blues, 

Oh-h-h-h, I got th’ blues.

[BAND CHORUS]

I got the turn-around, sit-down, stand-up comedy blues!

[SOLO??]

THREE:

I got no rig, 

So I took a hike,

I zagged and zigged to a comedy gig

And to an Open-Mike,

I got th’ blues,

Oh-h-h-h, I got th’ blues.

[BAND CHORUS]

I got the turn-around, sit-down, stand-up comedy blues!

FOUR:

I wanna try out 

My new career,

It’s all about to make you shout

And laugh and clap and cheer,

I got th’ blues,

Oh-h-h-h, I got th’ blues.

[BAND CHORUS]

I got the turn-around, sit-down, stand-up comedy blues!

[SOLO??]

BRIDGE (same tempo):

[BAND CHORUS]

I can’t get enough until I get onstage,

(1-4- 4     3b/4-4    3b/4-4   5-)

I feel like a bird le-et out of the cage,

(5-1-1   5-1—    5/6-5-6.   1-–)

I want to make ‘em howl for days and days,

(1- 4-4   3b-4-4      3b/4-4   5—–)

But, there be no gettin’ no-o living wage!

(5-5-5    6  6-5  6-5  6-5  7-6   5-–)

FIVE:

Well, try as I might, 

My stuff’s no good.

I got stage fright, be too damned white

To be up from th’ ‘Hood,

I got th’ blues,

Oh-h-h-h I got th’ blues.

I got the turn-around, sit-down—

(1-3b-1-    4- 4- 4-   4-4-)—         

Move over, real slower—

(5-      5-5-   5-    5-5-)--

Hit it, don’ quit it—

(5- 5-,   5-    5- 5-)--

Shake it, don’ break it--

(5-   5-,         5-     5- 5-)--

[BAND CHORUS]

STAND UP!  [PAUSE]  Comedy blu-u-u-es!

(6-         8-!        5/5b-4-   3b-    1/7b-7-/1—“noodle" down)