Up above me are the skies like the twinkle in your eyes   These things are the colors of the blues   In the mail, your letter came the ink and paper looked the same   Blue must be the color of the blues      Bluebird's singing in the trees seems to sympathize with me   But he's not singing like he used to do   The pretty waters in the sea feel as cold as you left me   Yes, blue must be the color of the blues      There's a rainbow overhead with more blue than gold and red   Blue must be the color angels choose   A blue dress you proudly wore when you left to return no more   Yes, blue must be the color of the blues      Blue days come and blue days go, how I feel nobody knows   Life is mighty empty without you   There's a blue note in each song that I sing since you are gone   Yes, blue must be the color of the blues