[ti:New Blowtop Blues] [ar:Dinah Washington] [al:Give Me Back My Tears Vol 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]New Blowtop Blues - Dinah Washington [00:00.30]Written by:Feather/Mariney [00:00.60]I've got bad news baby [00:04.63]And you're the first to know [00:10.55]Yes I've got bad news baby [00:14.95]And you're the first to know [00:20.46]Well I discovered this morning [00:24.32]That my wig is about to blow [00:30.50]Well I've been rocking on my feet [00:34.19]And I've been talking all out of my head [00:40.65]Yes I've been rocking on my feet [00:44.21]And I've been talking all out of my head [00:51.06]And when I get through talking [00:54.19]I can't remember a thing I've said [01:01.03]Now I used to be a sharpie [01:04.06]All dressed in the latest styles [01:06.78]But now I'm walking down broadway [01:09.15]Wearing nothing but a smile [01:11.41]I see all kinds of little men [01:14.25]Although they're never there [01:16.84]I tried to push a subway train [01:19.12]And poured whiskey in my hair [01:22.08]I'm a gal who blew a fuse [01:24.85]I've got those blowtop blues [01:31.68]Last night I was five feet tall [01:34.62]Today I'm eight feet ten [01:37.14]Every time I fall downstairs [01:39.74]I float right up again [01:42.19]When someone turned the lights on me [01:44.70]It like to drove me blind [01:47.28]I woke up this morning in bellevue [01:49.72]But I've left my mind behind [01:52.44]I'm a gal you can't excuse [01:54.92]'Cause I've got those blowtop blues [02:01.39]Well I got high last night [02:05.28]And I took my man to his wife's front door [02:11.51]Yes I got juiced last night [02:14.79]And I took my man to his wife's front door [02:21.41]Oh but she was a 45 packin' mama [02:24.81]And I ain't goin' to try that no more