I just got your letter baby
Too bad you can't come home
I swear I'm goin' crazy
Sittin' here all alone
Since your gone
I got a mess of blues

I ain't slept a week since Sunday
I can't eat a thing all day
Every day is just blue Monday
Since you've been away
Since your gone
I got a mess of blues

Whoops there goes a teardrop
Rollin' down my face
If you cry when you're in love
It sure ain't no disgrace

Whoops there goes a teardrop
Rollin' down my face
If you cry when you're in love
It sure ain't no disgrace

I gotta get myself together
Before I lose my mind
I'm gonna catch the next train goin'
And leave my blues behind
Since your gone
I got a mess of blues
I got a mess of blues

RCA 47-7777, 1960, It's Now Or Never / A Mess Of Blues

RCA Studios, Nashville, March 21, 1960

A Mess of Blues was written for Elvis by Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman. Elvis recorded the song on March 21, 1960, at RCA's Nashville studios. The single release had an 11-week stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #32. A Mess Of Blues sold over one million copies.