Sweet Blues!
Coming from a black man's soul. O Blues!
In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan
"Ain't got nobody in all this world, Ain't got nobody but ma self. I's gwine to quit ma frownin'
And put ma troubles on the shelf."
a) Make the singer feel better by expressing sorrow in music.
b) Make the audience feel sad by expressing sorrow in music.
c) Puzzle the listeners by singing about something they don’t care about.
d) Reflect on the cultural significance of the blues in African American experience.