Just give me the ol' sugar blues Oh play me that low down melody Now you can have your St. Louis Your beboping too And you can have your hidey hoes But here's a tune that tickles my toes Oh! What a string Just listen to the pip & rhythm In that refrain Let me stand here with the brass section rising Cause it's a chance to do some real harmonizing When they play the sugar blues Oh! What a string Just listen to the pip & rhythm In that refrain Let me stand here with the brass section rising Cause it's a chance to do some real harmonizing When they play the sugar blues I said blues