[Lyric] Federation Blues (Slim Gaillard)

You may play an instrument and think that you're a killer
But you still ain't get nowhere 'til you see J. C. Petrilla

Got the federation blues-rooney
The federation blues
And the federation blues's blue as I can be

You pay your joinin' fee, then you go see the dues man
If you race from the federation, you see Leo Cluzman

The federation blues
The federation blues
Oh, got the federation blues-o-roonеy
Blue as I can be

You must get thе scale [?]
But when you pay your tax it goes to Harry J. Stever

The federation blues
The federation blues
The federation blues-o-vouty
Blue as I can be-o-rooney
You may own a Cadillac, Buick, or Mercury, or even a Ford
But when you break the rules, you meet the executive board

I got the federation blues
Yes, the federation blues-o-rooney
Got the federation blues
Blue, blue as I can be-o-vouty-la-ho-rooty-blow-blow-blow-blow-blow

Now it would take too long to name all of the locals
So we'll finish up with the song of the instrument and vocals

Hey, the federation blues
Federation blue
You may think that you're a killer-diller but you must see J. C. Petrilla