Oh aint I got the Blues!
Song
"Oh aint I got the Blues!" | |
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Sheet music cover, 1871 | |
Song | |
Published | 1871 |
Songwriter(s) | A.A. Chapman |
"Oh aint I got the Blues!" is a song and dance tune written by A.A. Chapman and published in 1871.[1] In the song the dancer is bemoaning how unlucky he is. Each verse ends with the chorus:
Oh aint I got the blues!
My sadness you'd excuse,
If you knew like me what 'tis to have
Such a terrible fit of the blues.[2]
The chorus ends with a short dance routine. The earliest sheet music identifies it as performed by the Welch, Hughes & White's Minstrels. "Oh aint I got the Blues!" is often cited as being one of the early "blues"-titled songs.[3]
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