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Mood Indigo

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Mood Indigo Lyrics

[Instrumental]

[Verse]
You ain't never been blue, no, no, no
You ain't never been blue
'Til you've had that mood indigo
That feeling goes stealing down to my shoes
While I just sit here and sigh
Go along blues

[Bridge]
I always get that mood indigo
Since my baby said goodbye
And in the evening when lights are low
I'm so lonely I could cry
For there's nobody who cares about me
I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be
When I get that mood indigo
I could lay me down and die

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
You ain't never been blue, no, no, no, no
You ain't never been blue
'Til you've had that mood indigo
That feeling goes stealing down to my shoes
While I just sit here and sigh
Go along blues

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Mood Indigo was written in 1930, with music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard and lyrics by Irving Mills.

It is the first track on Nina Simone’s debut album Little Girl Blue (1958).

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Release Date
June 24, 1958
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