I'm the Medicine Man for the Blues 1929

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 9Jan2025
2025

I've heard about a lot of people
Suff'rin' from the weary blues
And so I went among the people
To see if I could change their views
And then I told them all together
"This is what I've come to preach
Sadness is a curse, there is nothing worse"
Here's the way I made my speech

"Don't you know who I am
With this horn in my hand
I'm the medicine man for the blues
I'll make each trouble and care
Seem like a bubble of air
With my old Clarinet
What results I can get
There's been no troubles yet I can't lose
Just trust the medicine man for the blues
When you're downhearted, I bring a smile
When life makes you sick
My music can make life seem worth while
I don't bring any pills
For your fever and chills
But with musical thrills I amuse
I'm called the medicine man for the blues

"Don't you know who I am
With this horn in my hand
I'm the medicine man for the blues
I'll make each trouble and care
Seem like a bubble of air
With my old Clarinet
What results I can get
There's been no troubles yet I can't lose
Just trust the medicine man for the blues
When you're downhearted, I bring a smile
When life makes you sick
My music can make life seem worth while
I don't bring any pills
For your fever and chills
But with musical thrills I amuse
I'm called the medicine man for the blues

It's my desire just to unravel
Everybody's cares and woe
And so most any place I travel
Why happiness is bound to flow
When I meet someone who's complaining
I keep handing out this cheer
"Laugh at all your cares
Make them my affairs
That's the reason why I'm here"

"Don't you know who I am
With this horn in my hand
I'm the medicine man for the blues
I'll make each trouble and care
Seem like a bubble of air
With my old Clarinet
What results I can get
There's been no troubles yet I can't lose
Just trust the medicine man for the blues
When you're downhearted, I bring a smile
When life makes you sick
My music can make life seem worth while
I don't bring any pills
For your fever and chills
But with musical thrills I amuse
I'm called the medicine man for the blues

"Don't you know who I am
With this horn in my hand
I'm the medicine man for the blues
I'll make each trouble and care
Seem like a bubble of air
With my old Clarinet
What results I can get
There's been no troubles yet I can't lose
Just trust the medicine man for the blues
When you're downhearted, I bring a smile
When life makes you sick
My music can make life seem worth while
I don't bring any pills
For your fever and chills
But with musical thrills I amuse
I'm called the medicine man for the blues

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I'm the Medicine Man for the Blues 1929
From the film "Is Everybody Happy?", 1929
Lyrics by Grant Clarke
Music by Harry Akst
© MCMXXIX by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 9 January 2025 at 08.51
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne