Lovesick Blues by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills "I was a fighter pilot in the First World War at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. I was impressed by the lovesick boys who left their young wives and sweethearts for the service, blue. I had been writing songs since I was 12. So I wrote 'Lovesick Blues.' After the war I went to New York City. Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike) recorded the song on Perfect Records—a good job, but the song, ahead of its time, was a flop. I took the song back from Jack Mills. Twenty years went by and fate stepped in in the guise of a stranger who met Hank Williams and sold him 'Lovesick Blues' as his song for $100. Fred Rose published it, but I had the copyright. When Williams' record hit the market, I flew to Nashville and took all the money, since I was also the publisher. Meanwhile, Frank Ifield in England had sold 4 million, and altogether, the song had sold 10 million." —Cliff Friend Lovesick Blues I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful gal That's what's the matter with me I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful gal But she don't care about me Lord, I tried, and I tried to keep her satisfied But she just wouldn't stay So now that she is leaving me This is all I can say: I got a feeling called the blues, oh Lord Since my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I'll do All I do is sit and sigh, oh Lord That last long day she said goodbye Well, Lord, I thought I would cry She'll do me, she'll do you, she's got that kind of lovin' How I love to hear her when she calls me sweet da-ad-ad-dy Such a beautiful dream I hate to think it's all over I've lost my heart, it seems I've grown so used to you, somehow I'm nobody's sugar daddy now And I'm lonesome, I've got the lovesick blues.