I woke up this mornin´ with these certified blues,
they sure been stalkin´ me ´round.

So down tonight I couldn´t tie my shoes.
They about to drop me in the ground.

If I could shake loose I would feel so fine.
There´s one thing for sure and it´s on my mind.
These certified blues are gonna take their time.

I´ve been livin´ here, way down South,
a place that I wanna stay.
Been workin´ hard just to feed my mouth.
Just can keep them blues away.

There´s one thing for sure and it´s on my mind.
These certified blues are gonna take their time.
If I could shake loose I would feel so fine.

You say you´re feelin´ bad and you don´t know why.

You´re broke and your woman been ly´n´.
And just one thing before I´m fired,
the blues have just been certified.

If I could shake loose I would feel so fine.
There´s one thing for sure and it´s on my mind.
These certified blues are gonna take their time.