[Tuba intro - low and rumbling, reminiscent of 1940s jazz] (Crooner voice, deep and smoky) [Verse 1] Sunrise creepin', fog hangs low Dewdrops glistenin', on the old milk cow Betty's sighin', "Another day, another row" Of udders swollen, and nowhere to go [Chorus] The Dairy Blues, a mournful tune Sung by the cows, beneath the moon Each mornin' grind, a weary plight The Dairy Blues, stealin' the light [Verse 2] Divco rumblin', a familiar sound Milkman comin', sleepin' all around Betty's grumblin', "Here we go again" Another gallon, for the weary men [Chorus] The Dairy Blues, a mournful tune Sung by the cows, beneath the moon Each mornin' grind, a weary plight The Dairy Blues, stealin' the light [Bridge] He'd chat of weather, and the gossip bold While Betty dreamt of stories untold Of city streets, and a life less bound To these four walls, and this weary ground [Chorus] The Dairy Blues, a mournful tune Sung by the cows, beneath the moon Each mornin' grind, a weary plight The Dairy Blues, stealin' the light [Tuba solo - mournful and melancholic] [Outro] The Dairy Blues... The Dairy Blues... (Fade out with a final, low tuba note)
