The sea, the sky, the you and I
The sea, the sky, for you and I
I'll know we're all blues
All Shades, all hues, all blues
Some blues are sad
But some are glad,
Dark-sad or bright-gald
They're all blues
All shades, all hues, all blues
The color of colors
The blues are more than a color
They're a moan of pain
A Taste of strife
And a sad refrain
A game which lif is pplayin'
Blues can be the livin' dues
We're all a-payin'
Yeah, Oh Lord
In a rainbow
A summer day that's fair
A parayer is prayed
A lament that's made
Some shade of blues is there;
Blue heaven's hue,
They're all blues
Talkin' 'bout the sea and the sky
Andi'm talkin' 'bout you and I
The sea, the sky
For you and I
And I know we're all blues
All shades,
All hues,
All blues
Ernestine is one of my heroes! She is accompanied by pianist Hank Jones, bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Jeff Hamilton. LYRICS by Oscar Brown, Jr., from her 1983 album Big City— which earned a GRAMMY Best Jazz Vocal Performance nomination.