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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Performer
Oscar Peterson
Piano
Herb Ellis
Guitar
Alvin Stoller
Drums
Ray Brown
Double Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Duke Ellington
Composer
Barney Bigard
Composer
Irving Mills
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Producer
Val Valentin
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You ain't been blue
No no no
You ain't been blue
Til you've had that mood indigo
[Verse 2]
That feeling goes stealing down
To my shoes
While I sit and sigh
Go long blues
[Verse 3]
Always get that mood indigo
Since my baby said goodbye
In the evening when lights are low
I'm so lonesome I could cry
[Verse 4]
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me
I'm just a soul who's bluer than blue can be
When I get that mood indigo
I could lay me down and die
[Verse 5]
You ain't been blue
No no no no no
You ain't been blue
Til you've had that mood indigo
[Verse 6]
That feeling goes stealing down
To my shoes
While I sit here and sigh
Go long blues
Written by: Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills