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Artist: Louis Armstrong
Canonical path: /louis-armstrong/what-did-i-do-to-be-so-black-and-blue
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What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue?
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What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue?
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Old empty bed
Springs all of lead
Feel like old Ned
Wished I was dead
What did I do
To be so black
And blue?
Even the mouse
Ran from my house
They laugh at you
And scorn you too
What did I do
To be so black
And blue?
I'm white
Inside
But that don't help my case
Cause I can't hide
What is in my face
How will it end
Ain't got a friend
My only sin
Is in my skin
What did I do
To be so black
And blue?
How will it end
Aint got a friend
My only sin
Is in my skin
What did I do
To be so black and blue?
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