I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
	(1941) Paul Francis Webster, Duke Ellington
	My baby ever treats me sweet and gentle the way he should; I got it bad and that ain't good! My poor heart is sentimental not made of wood I got it bad and that ain't good! But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls aroun' I end up like I start out just cryin' my heart out He don't love me like I love him nobody could I got it bad and that ain't good! Like alonely weeping willow lost in the wood I got it bad and that ain't good! And the things I tell my pillow no woman should I got it bad and that ain't good! Tho folks with good intentions tell me to save my tears I'm glad I'm mad about him I can't live without him Lord above me make him love me the way he should I got it bad and that ain't good! Original lyric The poets say that all who love are blind But I'm in love and I know what time it is! The Good Book says "Go seek and ye shall find" Well, I have sought and my what a climb it is! My life is just like the weather It changes with the hours When he's near I'm fair and warmer When he's gone I'm cloudy with showers; in emotion, like the ocean it's either sink or swim When a woman loves a man like I love him. Never treats me sweet and gentle the way he should; I got it bad and that ain't good! My poor heart is sentimental not made of wood I got it bad and that ain't good! But when the weekend's over and Monday rolls aroun' I end up like I start out just cryin' my heart out He don't love me like I love him nobody could I got it bad and that ain't good! Like alonely weeping willow lost in the wood I got it bad and that ain't good! And the things I tell my pillow no woman should I got it bad and that ain't good! Tho folks with good intentions tell me to save my tears I'm glad I'm mad about him I can't live without him Lord above me make him love me the way he should I got it bad and that ain't good!
		Recording session unknown
		CD 1990 The Entertainers The Entertainers CD 0266 [4:07]
		CD 1993 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Double Play GRF022 [4:06]
		CD 1994 The Tomato Collection Tomato R2 71712 [4:01]
		Recording studio session 1962, New York -- (LP Sings Ellington)
		LP 1962 Sings Ellington Colpix CP/SCP 425
		CD 1990 51 Great Jazz Performances That's Jazz TJ401 [4:02]
		CD 1992 The Best Of The Colpix Years Roulette CDP 7985842 [4:05]
		CD 1993 Something To Live For Drive CD 3534 [0:01]
		CD 1996 Anthology, The Colpix Years Rhino R2 72567
		CD 1999 Forbidden Fruit+Sings Ellington+Folksy Nina West Side WESD 225
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