I got a friend at the bar,
  his name is Ray
  And I really don't know,
  what he's trying to say
  
  His skin is black,
  mine is white
  To me there's no difference,
  wrong or right
  
  Told me he leave,
  the girl at the curb
  Told me never to speak an unkind word
  My brother's got rhythm,
  I got the blues but
  Babe we love to live the life that we choose
  
  But now I know what they was trying to say
  I gotta change my life,
  change my ways
  
  Now I know what they were trying to say
  I gotta change my life,
  change my ways
  
  Now when the night comes babe,
  you know I'll be found
  I'll be playing the blues on every stage in town
  
  And there's a song to be played,
  and there's a song to be sung
  'Cause there's a little lovin' boy,
  in everyone