Empty Pockets Blues

Lee Hays / Pete Seeger

I never had a pocket full of money,
I never had a ruby red ring,
All I ever had was you, babe,
To sit and listen to me sing.
I've got those blues,
Those empty pockets blues.

I never had a pocket full of money,
I never had a big Cadillac,
All I ever had was you, babe,
And that's a fact.
I've got those blues,
Those empty pockets blues.

[Bridge:]
Oh, money, money, money, money
When will I make the grade?
I'm so broke that a dollar bill
Looks big as a window shade.

Now some say the blues are sorrowful,
Some say the blues are sad,
But when I sing the blues to you,
They come out feeling glad.
I've got those blues,
Those empty pockets blues.

Trivia about the song Empty Pockets Blues by Pete Seeger

Who composed the song “Empty Pockets Blues” by Pete Seeger?
The song “Empty Pockets Blues” by Pete Seeger was composed by Lee Hays and Pete Seeger.

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