Beale Street Blues - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

When I lost my baby, I almost lost my mind

When I lost my baby, I almost lost my mind

My head is in a spin since she left me behind

I pass a million people, I can’t tell who I meet

I pass a million people, I can’t tell who I meet

'Cause my eyes are full of tears, where can my baby be?

(He went to the Gypsy and had his fortune read)

Yes, I did, yes, I did

(He went to see a Gypsy, he had his fortune read)

She told me some bad news, she said, «Your baby has quit you

This time she’s gone for good»

When I lost my baby, I almost lost my mind

When I lost my baby, I almost lost my mind

My head is in a spin since she left me behind

I almost lost my mind

I almost lost my mind