When I first heard the sound, I was a child Beat of the drum likes to drive me wild Sound was a-comin across the track Went on over and I never came back Well the preacher taught him, daddy taught me Singin the blues in a honky-tonk key Well, I turn up the singer on a sad song Guitar mans got a Beale Street tone Girls up front baby, all night long Oh what a night to come home alone Well the preacher taught him, daddy taught me Singin the blues in a honky-tonk key Well the preacher taught him, daddy taught me Singin the blues in a honky-tonk key Well the preacher taught him, daddy taught me Singin the blues in a honky-tonk key