I Joined Count Basie's Band To Make

I'm Always Making A Comeback But Nobody Ever Tells Me Where I've Been.

And When You're Poor, You Grow Up Fast.

I Don't Think I Ever Sing The Same Way Twice. The Blues Is Sort Of A Mixed-up Thing. You Just Have To Feel It. Anything I Do Sing Is Part Of My Life.

I Joined Count Basie's Band To Make A Little Money And To See The World. For Two Years I Didn't See Anything But The Inside Of A Blue Goose Bus, And I Never Got To Send Home A Quarter.

In This Country, Don't Forget, A Habit Is No Damn Private Hell. There's No Solitary Confinement Outside Of Jail. A Habit Is Hell For Those You Love. And In This Country It's The Worst Kind Of Hell For Those Who Love You.