Lyrics Rock These Blues Away - John Lee Hooker

When you're rockin', rockin'
Rockin', rockin'
Rockin' these blues away
Trying so hard
I'm tryin' so hard, so hard
To rock these blues away

I'm sitting quiet with tears in my eyes
In my rocking chair, my old time rocking chair, rocking chair
Looked in the mirror, what did I see?
Beneath the face, staring back at me

I believe, I believe
(I'm gonna rock) my woman's seeing somebody else (rock these blues away)
I believe, I believe, I believe
She's seeing somebody else

I treated you good, gave you all my money
Now you don't even have enough to even call me, honey
All I can do, all I can do, all I can do
Rockin' my old-time rocking chair (rock these blues away)
Rockin', rockin', rockin', rockin'
Rockin' these blues away

You cheated (cried so hard)
You lied (I cried, I cried)
Whatchu gonna do, boy?
Rock these blues outta my mind

Can't tell my mama
Can't tell my father
I'm gonna rock
Rock these blues away

All my friends tell me, tell me
I done waste my tears on you
My friends told me you were no good from the start
All of my friends tell me, tell, tell me, tell me
Tell me, tell me
I done waste my tears on you

Whoa-oh-oh, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh no, no
(Rock these blues away) well, well
Keep on tryin'
Well, well
Keep on tryin'
Keep on tryin'
Tryin' to rock these blues away
Gonna rock
(I'm gonna rock)

Oh, have mercy
(I'm gonna rock)
Rock these blues away
All my friends tell me (mm-mm-mm)
(I'm gonna rock) mm-mm-mm
I'm gonna rock
Rock these blues (I'm gonna rock)
(Rock these blues away)

Whoa-oh-oh, rock these blues away
(I'm gonna rock)
(Rock these blues away)
(I'm gonna rock) I'm gonna rock
(Rock these blues away)
(I'm gonna rock)
(Rock these blues away)
(I'm gonna rock)
(Rock these blues away)