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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patrick Hayes
Patrick Hayes
Bass Guitar
Vasti Jackson
Vasti Jackson
Bass
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
Performer
Alonzo Bowen
Alonzo Bowen
Tenor Saxophone
Michael Campo
Michael Campo
Trumpet
Tenisha Younger
Tenisha Younger
Tambourine
Terence Higgins
Terence Higgins
Drums
Terrance Taplin
Terrance Taplin
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emmett Ellis
Emmett Ellis
Songwriter
Vasti Jackson
Vasti Jackson
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patrick Hayes
Patrick Hayes
Producer
Vasti Jackson
Vasti Jackson
Producer
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
Producer
Chad Benning
Chad Benning
Mixing Engineer
David E. Farrell
David E. Farrell
Mixing Engineer
Mike Harvey
Mike Harvey
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My name is Bobby Rush
I want you to know
I sing the blues, y'all, uh
Everywhere I go
I've been singing the blues
For a long long time
And the blues the only thing, y'all
That's on my mind
[Verse 2]
I'm a bluesman
That's what I do
I'm a bluesman
I sing the blues for you
I'm a bluesman
That's all I know
I sing the blues, y'all
Everywhere I go
[Verse 3]
Somebody asked me where I've been
Around the world and I'm goin' again
Somebody asked me what's my name
My name is bluesman
[Verse 4]
I'm a bluesman
I'm a bluesman
Oh, that's all I know
I sing the blues, y'all
Everywhere I go
[Verse 5]
I've got me a guitar and a harp
I'm gonna party tonight, gonna party hard
I'm gonna sing the blues, till somebody shout
The little girl know what I'm all about
[Verse 6]
I'm a bluesman
That's all I know
I'm a bluesman
I sing everywhere I go
I'm a bluesman
That's all I want
Bluesman
That's all I know
[Verse 7]
Hold on, wait a minute
Let me play the harp for ya
[Verse 8]
I heard somebody say
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
Somebody say
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
[Verse 9]
Got me a guitar, got me a dance
Gon' play the blues, make romance
[Verse 10]
I'm a bluesman
That's all I know
I'm a bluesman
Singing everywhere I go
[Verse 11]
Try singing the blues when I was 10
Been singing the blues, y'all, ever since then
[Verse 12]
I'm a bluesman
I'm a bluesman
I play the blues
In the sand
[Verse 13]
Men might not know what I'm talking about
But the girls, they understand
I'm a bluesman
[Verse 14]
I heard somebody say
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
"Hey hey Bobby Rush"
Written by: Emmett Ellis, Emmett Ellis Jr., Patrick Hayes, Tenisha Younger
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