He was born in Mississippi, 1924   He was born in Mississippi, 1924      Left his home with no money   He had to pay his dues   But he knew the time was comin'   When he'd be King of the Blues   King of the Blues      Lost his heart to a woman   Lucy was her name   Lost his heart to a woman   Lucy was her name   Yes, it was      When he hears her sing so sweetly   He knows he just can't lose   When he holds her in his arms he knows that   He's the King of the Blues      He's a hunter with a crosscut saw   Born under a bad sign   Caught his baby messin' down the laundromat   He almost lost his mind   Yeah      He was born in Mississippi in 1924   That's right   He was born in Indianola, Mississippi, 1924   Yes, he was      Doesn't need no jester   To keep him amused   He's got Lucy by his side   He's makin' headline news      Doesn't need no palace   Like Freddie down in Dallas   Look you can call him what you like   But I call him King of the Blues      That's right   Mister Albert, King of the Blues      Ohh      King of the Blues      Let me hear ya