"The Torch Song Medley" lyrics

I came here to sing a torch song
A weepy weary woe begotten tale
Whenever trouble hangs around my doorstep
I simply got to open up and wail
Do you hear me?

I came here to belt a blues song
A story 'bout a man who wasn't true
Woah oh, I came here to sing a scorchy torch song
And I ain't about to leave until I do, that's right
Well, I ain't about to leave until I do

I got a right to sing the blues
I got a right to feel lowdown
I got a right to hang around
Down around the river
A certain man in this old town
Keeps dragging my poor heart around

All I see for me is misery

He never treats me
Sweet and gentle
The way he should
I've got bad and that ain't good
He treats me coldly
Each day of the year
He always scolds me
Whenever somebody is near

Dear it must be great fun to be me to be
You shouldn't for can't you see what you mean to me?

Why was I born?
Why am I living?
What do I get?
What am I giving?
Why should I want a thing I daren't hope for
What can I hope for?
I wish I knew

Why do I try to draw you near me?
Why do I cry, you never hear me
I'm a poor fool, but what can I do?
Why was I born to love you

Why do I try, to draw you near me?
Why do I cry when you never hear me?
I'm a poor fool, but what can I do?
Why was I born to love you?

Now you've heard my little torch song
And you can have my solemn guarantee
That I'll be back to sing another scorchy torch song
'Til I lose the blues my baby gave to me
'Til I lose the blues, my ever-loving baby gave to me