[00:08.64]I could have been a gambler
[00:10.35]'coz I'm good with the cards
[00:12.45]I could have been a lover
[00:13.92]Breakin' other's hearts
[00:16.29]And I feel so silly
[00:18.42]Bettin' on the dice
[00:20.13]And a lover seldom sees
[00:22.02]The same girl twice
[00:23.61]And that is why (that is why)
[00:27.54]That's why I chose (that's why I chose)
[00:29.94]I chose to sing the blues, yes I did
[00:33.45]Now, I could have been a doctor
[00:37.35]Helping the sick
[00:39.09]And I could have been a lawyer
[00:40.65]But you know that ain't my stick
[00:42.90]'coz I feel so bad
[00:44.67]If a patient didn't do well
[00:46.59]And I feel just as bad
[00:48.06]To leave a client in jail
[00:50.13]And that is why (that is why)
[00:51.12]That's why I chose (that's why I chose)
[00:56.70]I chose to sing the blues
[01:03.09][Sax Solo]
[01:31.98]Now a man has a lot
[01:33.18]That he could present
[01:35.85]Just to think I could have been
[01:37.95]President
[01:39.75]But I can't understand
[01:41.49]What politicians say
[01:43.38]So I wanna talk to you
[01:45.03]In my own little way
[01:46.83]And that is why (that is why)
[01:47.76]That's why I chose (that's why I chose)
[01:53.88]I chose to sing the blues
[01:56.19]Yes I did, friends
[01:58.17]Don't you know what I mean
[02:00.93]I like what I'm doin'
[02:02.82]You know, I like the blues
[02:07.17]Everybody understands
[02:09.30]What I mean when I say
[02:11.31]Something like this here
[02:12.24]Unnnnnnn-hoo
[02:17.46]Yeah
[02:19.47]Yeah-hoo
[02:23.64]That's what I'm talkin' 'bout when I sing

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
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