First time I met the blues

written by:	Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery
on album:	The complete Chess Studio Recordings	2:19
	Buddy's Blues	2:19
	I was walking through the woods	2:19
	Live! The Real Deal (live version)	6:58
	In the beginning	?
	The very best of Buddy Guy (twice)	?
	First time I met the blues	2:19
	First time I met the blues (live)	4:14

Lyrics

Official version:

The first time I met the blues
People, you know I was walkin', I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, the first time, the first time I met you, blues
Blues you know I was walkin', I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, I've watched my house burnin' blues
Blues, you know you done me, you done me all the harm that you could

The blues got after me
People, you know they ran me from tree to tree
Yes, the blues got after me
Blues, you know you ran me, ran me from tree to tree
Yes, you shoulda heard me beg ya, blues
Ah, blues, don't murder me

Yes, good mornin', blues
Blues, I wonder, I wonder what you're doin here so soon
Yes, good mornin', good mornin', good mornin', mister blues
Blues, I wonder, I keep wonderin' what you're doin here so soon
Yes, you know you'll be with me every mornin', blues
Every night and every noon|
Oh, yeah

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Lyrics

Live! The real deal version:

The first time I met the blues
People, you know I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, the first time I met the blues
You know, you know I was walkin' down through the woods|
You stopped by my house first mister blues
And blues, you didn't do me much good

You, should have heard me beggin'
Blues, don't murder me
Aw, you, you should have heard me begging
Mister blues, don't you murder me
You know, you be with me every morning mister blues
I just got to know what you want with me

Ahhh, good morning, good morning mister blues
I'd like to know what you're doing here so soon
Good morning, good morning, good morning, good morning, good morning mister blues
I wonder, I wonder what you're doin' here so soon
You'll be with me every morning mister blues
You'll be here every night and every noon

Yeah
Mister Lenny Picket ladies and gentleman
Let's give Len a big hand

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Lyrics

"First time I met the blues" live version:

Yeah, aha
Yeah, the first time I met the blues
You know I was walkin' down through the woods
Yes, the first time I met the blues
People you know I was walkin' down through the woods
The blues got after me
And you know, and you know they didn't do me much good

Hello, blues what you're doing here so soon
Blues, blues, what you, what you doing here so soon
Yes, you know you'll be with me every mornin', mister blues
Oh yes and every night and every noon
Have mercy

Goodmorning blues
Blues what you're doing here so soon
Yes, goodmornin', goodmornin', goodmornin'
Blues what you doing here so soon
Yes, you know you'll be with me you're with me every mornin' blues
And every night and every noon
Huh