I'll Play The Blues For You (Part 1 and 2)
by 
Jerry Beach 
recording of 1972 
from 
The Best Of Albert King (Stax 60-005 or Fantasy 60005) 
If you're down an' out, an' you feel real hurt 
Come on over, to the place where I work 
An' all your loneliness, I'll try to soothe 
I'll play the blues for you 
Don't be afraid, come on in 
You might run across, yeah, some of your old friends 
All your loneliness, I've got to soothe 
I'll play the blues for you 
(Spoken: 
Come on in, sit right here 
Let's rap awhile 
Ya see I'm kinda lonely too, yeah 
An' loneliness is a very bad thing 
If ya let it get the best of ya 
An' loneliness can get ya down, you know 
Yeah, yeah, are you comfortable now? 
Yeah, yeah, that's outta sight 
Yeah, as I was sayin' before 
Loneliness can get you down, an'I have heard of, ah 
Loneliness blowin' some good people's mind, ya know? 
But ya can't do that 
This is a big world, this is a big world 
An' there's too many nice things happenin' in this world 
You're a very pretty girl 
Where you live? 
No, no, no, disregard that, that's okay, that's okay 
Most important thing 
I wanna know YOU 
I say, I wanna know YOU 
Uh-huh, ooo-wee, that's groovy, ain't it?) 
I'll play the blues for you 
I ain't got no big name 
Oh Lord, an' I ain't no big star 
I'll play the blues for you, on my guitar 
All your loneliness, I'll try to soothe 
I'll play the blues for you, um! 
'Cuse me 
Um! woo! um! Woo! Uh-huh, yeah! 
Uh-huh! um! Oh!