I could have been a gambler
´coz I´m good with the cards
I could have been a lover
breakin´ other´s hearts
and I feel so silly

bettin´ on the dice
and a lover seldom sees
the same girl twice

and that is why (that is why)
that´s why I chose (that´s why I chose)
I chose to sing the blues, yes I did

now, I could have been a doctor
helping the sick
and I could have been a lawyer
but you know that ain´t my stick
´coz I feel so bad
if a patient didn´t do well
and I feel just as bad
to leave a client in jail

and that is why (that is why)

that´s why I chose (that´s why I chose)
I chose to sing the blues

(sax solo)

Now a man has a lot
that he could present
just to think I could have been
president
but I can´t understand
what politicians say
so I wanna talk to you
in my own little way

and that is why (that is why)
that´s why I chose (that´s why I chose)
I chose to sing the blues

Yes I did, friends
Don´t you know what I mean
I like what I´m doin´
You know, I like the blues
Everybody understands
What I mean when I say
Something like this here
Unnnnnnn-hoo
Yeah
Yeah-hoo
That´s what I´m talkin´ ´bout when I sing
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