Oh, they say some people long ago Oh, they say some people long ago Oh, eles dizem que algumas pessoas há muito tempo Were searching for a different tune Were searching for a different tune Estava procurando por uma música diferente One that they could croon One that they could croon Um que eles poderiam croon As only they can As only they can Como só eles podem They only had the rhythm They only had the rhythm Eles só tinham o ritmo So they started swaying to and fro So they started swaying to and fro Então eles começaram balançando de um lado para outro They didn't know just what to use They didn't know just what to use Eles não sabiam exatamente o que usar That is how the blues really began That is how the blues really began É assim que o blues realmente começou They heard the breeze in the trees They heard the breeze in the trees Eles ouviram a brisa nas árvores Singing weird melodies Singing weird melodies Cantando melodias estranhas And they made that the start of the blues And they made that the start of the blues E fizeram que o início do blues And from a jail came the wail And from a jail came the wail E de uma prisão veio o lamento Of a down-hearted frail Of a down-hearted frail De um frágil desanimado And they played that And they played that E eles jogaram isso As part of the blues As part of the blues Como parte do blues From a whippoorwill From a whippoorwill De um whippoorwill Out on a hill Out on a hill Para fora em uma colina They took a new note They took a new note Eles tomaram uma nova nota Pushed it through a horn Pushed it through a horn Empurrou-o através de um chifre 'Til it was worn 'Til it was worn Até que ele estivesse gasto Into a blue note Into a blue note Em uma nota azul And then they nursed it, rehearsed it And then they nursed it, rehearsed it E então eles cuidaram, ensaiaram And gave out the news And gave out the news E deu a notícia That the Southland gave birth to the blues! That the Southland gave birth to the blues! Que o Southland deu à luz o blues!