CHLOROFORM BLUES BY JOHN W. FELTON -- SHEET MUSIC

It was published right here in Chicago by Felton & Prescott, Jr. Music Publishers at 49 E. 42nd Street.

It was printed right here in Chicago by Rayner, Dalheim, & Company Music Printers. (Music engravers.)

LYRICS:

Blue just as blue as all true hearts are red,
Wish that my poor old blue body was dead
‘Bout to swallow chloroform
Can’t last long my pain’s too strong.
He quit me cold and I want to die,
Heartaches too bad to cry,
Haunts me, taunts me, my oh my.

Daddy oh daddy you’ve come back to me,
You make my sad old heart shimmy with glee
Glad you did not wait too late,
Had my fate set for this date.
Now I’ll just laugh while I sing that song,
I’ll sing it loud and strong, happy, snappy, all day long.

CHORUS

I’ve got those chloroform blues so bad,
Blue as a dog that’s mad,
Screaming to cash in my check.
Oh, I’m just aching and quaking pet,
Moping and hoping yet,
You’ll come and stop the sad wreck.
Sweet daddy, please come back to me and just kiss and hold me tight,
Cuddle and squeeze me with all of your loving might,
Tell me you’ll treat me right, love me ev’ry night,
Say you’ll be my daddy mine.
This poison means that my ticket’s here, my hand is steady dear,
To send me bye-bye for keeps.
I’m simply so tired of living friend, so tired of giving when all I give gives me grief.
Now that old tale of the roving bee strikes me as funny
But I’d rather die than let that bee sip my honey,
Oh blue as a heart is red, peace when I am dead, chloroform blues good bye.

Compiled by Felicia Reilly – Archivist
The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
October 2008