Lyrics

To look at me now you could say I'm doing well
Singing my song to sell-out crowds
But not too long ago it was a different show
I couldn't get it off the ground

Now good fortune seems to follow me
I'm out of the woods and it suits me to a tee
When people ask me how I say

It started with the blues
It started with the blues

Thank you Muddy Waters and thank you Mr. King
You made me want to sing
And what about that Robert Johnson, the Wolf and Memphis Slim
Or Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

Now that was the music that touched my soul
Lifted me up when I was sinking low
Just look at the band they know

It started with the blues
It started with the blues

Now you can take that rock and roll
Take the modern jazz and the soul
Just follow it back and you will know
What I mean