When the shoe strings break On both your shoes And you’re in a hurry— That’s the blues. When you go to buy a candy bar

Goin’ down the road, Lawd, Goin’ down the road. Down the road, Lawd, Way, way down the road. Got to find somebody

When a man starts out with nothing… When a man starts out with his han… Empty, but clean, When a man starts to build a world… He starts first with himself

I worked for a woman, She wasn’t mean— But she had a twelve—room House to clean. Had to get breakfast,

I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,

Fine living . . . a la carte? Come to the Waldorf—Astoria! LISTEN HUNGRY ONES! Look! See what Vanity Fair says… new Waldorf—Astoria:

When Susanna Jones wears red her face is like an ancient cameo Turned brown by the ages. Come with a blast of trumphets, J… When Susanna Jones wears red

Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely: