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January Blues

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I fell out of bed at the start of this day With a real bad case of January blues My old car won't start, but that's okay I got a brand new shiny pair of shoes It's cold outside and in my heart My baby left town on the five fifteen I just don't know what drove us apart I don't know why I've been feeling so mean The gate won't close, and my dog ran away I slipped and fell by the railroad track I've had these January blues all day I sure do hope that my baby comes back

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Mike Martin

Date: 6/26/2016 11:51:00 AM

Thanks Jan. I tried real hard to cancel my last birthday too.

Jan Allison

Date: 6/26/2016 11:33:00 AM

Love listening to blues music and i dont like January as its my birth month lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Dalia Shahein

Date: 1/8/2016 8:40:00 PM

After this poem she can't not to come back , this is so beautiful , loved it , hugs / / :) dalia

Hansteven Selfa

Date: 1/5/2016 8:53:00 AM

She'll surely come back. Love this poem! :)

Mike Martin

Date: 1/5/2016 8:14:00 AM

I do love the blues and I do make songs out of some of my poems, but no such plans for this one. Thanks for your feedback. And I have not written any blues songs.

Thump Drag

Date: 1/5/2016 1:24:00 AM

Was actually singing this in my head as a an old-timey blues song when I was reading it haha, very nice

Mike Martin
Date: 1/5/2016 8:16:00 AM

Please see my reply above. I messed it up. It seems I don't think straight in January either.