Little bit of heartache, a little bit of pain A little bit of sunshine, a little rain Stick it in a pot, then you make a rue That's all you need to do, when you makin' a blues stew
A little bit of harp, a little guitar Throw in a bass, and give me twelve bars Stir it in a pot, that's all you got to do That's the recipe y'all, when you make a blues stew
Well a pitch o' Muddy Water a little Jimmy Reed a pound o' Howlin' Wolf Satisfaction guaranteed
Stir it in a pot, you use some spice and stew That's all you gotta do, when you make a blues stew
You take a good woman And a man who do her wrong You put it all together Then you got a blues song
Stir it in a pot, and you let it simmer on through That's all you need to do, when you makin' a blues stew