Well I remember the sound

I was a child

Beat of the drum

Like to drive me wild

Sound was a commin' from

Across the track

Went off over

And I never came back

Yeah the preacher taught him

Daddy taught me

Singing all the blues

In a honky tonk key

Well I turn up the singer

On a sad song

Guitar man's got a Beale Street tone

Girls up front baby all night long

Oh what a night to come home alone

Yeah the preacher taught him

Daddy taught me

Singing all the blues

In a honky tonk key

Yeah the preacher taught him

Daddy taught me

Singing all the blues

In a honky tonk key

The preacher taught him

Daddy taught me

Singing all the blues

In a honky tonk key