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I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues

Ella Fitzgerald
Track 22 on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book 

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Norman Granz
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I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Lyrics

[Intro]
I don't care who knows I am blue
My song wouldn't take long to give my heart away
I know it's plain my heart's in pain
My song couldn't belong to someone feeling gay

[Verse 1]
I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to feel low-down
I gotta right to hang around
Down around the river
A certain man in this old town
Keeps draggin' my poor heart around
All I see for me is misery

[Verse 2]
I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down around the river
I know the deep blue sea
Will soon be calling me
It must be love, say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (1961)
Ella Fitzgerald
  1. 1.
    Blues in the Night
  2. 2.
    Let’s Fall in Love
  3. 3.
    Stormy Weather
  4. 4.
    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
  5. 5.
    My Shining Hour
  6. 6.
    Hooray for Love
  7. 7.
    This Time the Dream’s on Me
  8. 8.
    That Old Black Magic
  9. 9.
    I’ve Got the World on a String
  10. 10.
    Let’s Take a Walk Around the Block
  11. 11.
    Ill Wind
  12. 12.
    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
  13. 13.
    When the Sun Comes Out
  14. 14.
    Come Rain or Come Shine
  15. 15.
    As Long as I Live
  16. 16.
    Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
  17. 17.
    It’s Only a Paper Moon
  18. 18.
    The Man That Got Away
  19. 19.
    One for My Baby
  20. 20.
    It Was Written in the Stars
  21. 21.
    Get Happy
  22. 22.
    I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  23. 23.
    Out of This World
  24. 24.
    Over the Rainbow
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1961
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