Mood Indigo
Charles Mingus Lyrics

You ain't never been blue; no, no, no,
You have never experienced true sadness before

You ain't never been blue,
You have never felt as down as I have

Till you've had that mood indigo.
Unless you understand the feeling of being stuck in a state of deep melancholy

That feelin' goes stealin' down to my shoes
The emotion is so intense that it permeates my entire being

While I just sit here and sigh, "Go 'long blues".
All I can do is let out a defeated sigh and hope that this feeling will eventually leave

I always get that mood indigo,
I am susceptible to experiencing this level of sadness quite frequently

Since my baby said goodbye.
Ever since my lover left me

And in the evenin' when the lights are low,
When the day starts winding down and the environment is calm

I'm so lonely I could cry.
My loneliness is so unbearable that tears may come

'Cause there's nobody who cares about me,
It feels as though no one in the world loves or cares for me

I'm just a poor fool that's bluer than blue can be.
I am a pitiful, pathetic person and emotions I am dealing with are incredibly strong

When I get that mood indigo,
When I start to feel that overwhelming sadness again

I could lay me down and die.
I feel so despondent that I may actually want to die