The first line of each verse is repeated once, and then followed by a conclusion-the usual three-line structure for a 12-bar blues lyric.

At the end of the 45-minute presentation, Mr. Walker encouraged the students to write their own blues lyrics.

As with many blues lyrics, it can be difficult to establish rules for the narrative order of the stanzas.

This verse proved particularly popular and has come to be considered a traditional blues lyric.

As later developed, the song consists of traditional blues lyrics that open with the initial verse:

The track, basically a collection of traditional blues lyrics featured one of the earliest recorded examples of a back beat.

It is likely this character is making optimistic propositions while high (a common theme in blues lyrics).

"Maybe a third of it would be Billie extemporizing, making up her own blues lyrics," he told the jazz scholar Vladimir Simosko.

They start with classic blues lyrics; they quote old poems.

Others use tap-dance rhythms or take imagery from early blues lyrics.