I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)

Lyrics by: Paul Francis Webster

Music by: Duke Ellington

Arranged By: Nelson Riddle

From the Album: A Swingin' Affair (1957)

From the Show: Jump For Joy 1941

Label: Capitol Records

Recorded: November 28, 1956

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Never treats me sweet and gentle the way she 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 around

I end up like I start out, just cryin' my heart out

Doesn't love me like I love her, no, nobody could

I got it bad and that ain't good

Like a lonely weepin' willow who's lost in the wood

I got it bad and that ain't good

And the things I tell my pillow, nobody should

I got it bad, I got I bad, and it's no good

Though folks with good intentions, they tell me to save up my tears

I'm glad I'm mad about her, I can't live without her

Lord above, make her love me the way that she should

I got it bad and that ain't good

I got it bad and that ain't good

No good

No good

No good

No good