| Oh aint I got the Blues! | |
| Cover: | OhAintIGotTheBlues-1871.jpg |
| Caption: | Sheet music cover, 1871 |
| Published: | 1871 |
"Oh aint I got the Blues!" is a song and dance tune written by A.A. Chapman and published in 1871.[1] In the song the dancer is bemoaning how unlucky he is. Each verse ends with the chorus:
Oh aint I got the blues!My sadness you'd excuse,If you knew like me what 'tis to haveSuch a terrible fit of the blues.[2]
The chorus ends with a short dance routine. The earliest sheet music identifies it as performed by the Welch, Hughes & White's Minstrels. "Oh aint I got the Blues!" is often cited as being one of the early "blues"-titled songs.[3]