We Can't Sing Rhythm and Blues

We can sing a melody that′s pretty

Or a line of Hammerstein that's witty

But here′s the sad, sad news

We can't sing rhythm and blues

When we hear a rock n' rollin′ rhythm

We would like to rock and roll it with ′em

We're wearing blue suede shoes

But can′t sing rhythm and blues

The moan and groan of a tenor saxophone is grand

Really grand

And when the man who plays piano takes command

How we love the repetition of a rockin' composition

But, we are up a tree and can′t ignore it

You see, we haven't got the voices for it

It′s awful sad, sad, news

We can't sing rhythm and blues

Mighty sad, sad, news

We can't sing rhythm and blues