Story Behind The Song
I love campy jazzy swing with a trombone and I dig how this song came together... it was fun. The term "No Money No Honey" rolled off my tongue one day and developed into a kicked-back simple story of being blinded in "love with a cheating loser. My favorite line is "if I want abuse, I'll get a cat." I love cats but we all know how arrogant and aloof they can be.
Song Description
Girl gets swept up by charming guy who turns out to be a womanizing thief. Girl ends up leaving without her money and her honey.
| Song Length |
4:05 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Jazz - Swing |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Disconcerted, Troubled |
Subject |
Bad Love, Money |
| Similar Artists |
K.D. Lang, Phoebe Snow |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1940 - 1949 |
| |
Lyrics
I got the blues, I got the blues
I got the no money no honey blues
Did you hear the news, oh, did you hear the news
I got the no money no honey blues
There was this guy he caught my eye
I couldn?t let him pass me by
He gave me candy he was a dandy
Now I got the no money no honey blues
Ah, we was happy, yeh, we was fine
Oh, we was lovey-dovey all the time
Then I found out that he was lyin?,
Now I got the no money no honey blues
He took the rent, went to the bar
When I thought that he was workin? hard.
He loved the women, set hearts on fire
Now I got the no money no honey blues
I got the blues. I got the blues
I got the no money no honey blues
Did you heard the news, oh, did you hear the news
Now I got the no money, no honey blues
I got no patience, I think I?ve snapped
'Cause he?s got monkeys hangin? on his back
If I want abuse I?ll get a cat
I got the no money no honey blues
I got the blues, I got the blues
I got the no money no honey blues
Have you heard the news
oh, have you heard the news
I got the no money no, I got the no honey, no
I got the no money, no honey blues ...Yes I do