I've Got Those Bonus Blues
Words by Lew Hatton
Music by C.M. Frangkiser
Published 1922

[verse]
You've heard of all kinds of blues,
You've heard of blues you can't lose,
You've heard of blues that would make you want to roam
(and never more would you want to come back home)
I'm not denyin', I'm even cryin',
The blues have got me so bad I'm nearly dyin',
I'm grievin' and heavin' sighs and prayin' every day
(Oh mail man come my way)
For here's a new kind of blues
The kind that I can't excuse,
They're all about the big pay I'll get some day
(Providin' that it ain't lost along the way)
I've borrowed from my dad,
And all my sweetie had,
It's "dough" I'm needin', And I am needin' bad
(But when I get my Bonus I won't feel so sad)

[chorus]
Yes I've got those Bonus Blues,
Most all the time
Bluest blues I've ever had
And they're all mine
When I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord to keep that pay
comin'in on its way to me
When I start to sing or hum
Those blues get me
Better days are sure to come,
That's plain to see
Uncle Sam will surely send it
And I know just how I will spend it,
That will cure those Bonus Blue