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Cold empty bed, springs hard as lead
Feel like old Ned, wished I was dead
What did I do to be so black and blue?
Even the mouse ran from my house
They laugh at you, and scorn you too
What did I do to be so black and blue?
I'm white inside, but that don't help my case
'Cause I can't hide what is in my face
How would it end? Ain't got a friend
My only sin is in my skin
What did I do to be so black and blue?
How would it end? Ain't got a friend
My only sin is in my skin
What did I do to be so black and blue?
Feel like old Ned, wished I was dead
What did I do to be so black and blue?
Even the mouse ran from my house
They laugh at you, and scorn you too
What did I do to be so black and blue?
I'm white inside, but that don't help my case
'Cause I can't hide what is in my face
How would it end? Ain't got a friend
My only sin is in my skin
What did I do to be so black and blue?
How would it end? Ain't got a friend
My only sin is in my skin
What did I do to be so black and blue?
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(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue Lyrics as written by Andy Razaf Harry Brooks
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mentioned in Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man