COVID Winter Blues
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​Author:  Tina Bates
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Date:  January 27, 2021

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Ottawa Jazz Happenings or of JazzWorks Canada.
I have sorely missed our JazzWorks Vocal Open Mic, but it was a delight to see some of your faces on Zoom last December. Thanks to Peggy Cameron, Judy Humenick, and colleagues for organizing Open Mic. I can’t wait for the next one. I wrote this little song in honour of our first virtual Open Mic. Can be sung to any 12 bar blues backing track to keep the blues away (or try to).
 
COVID Winter Blues
 
Looked out my window    
Ice lay on the ground                    
Looked out my window    
Ice lay on the ground                                                        
Wanna put my head back on the pillow  
Wait till spring comes around                 
 
Whiskey, scotch and sweet rum
Will keep me warm
Whiskey, scotch and sweet rum
Will keep me warm
But I think I’m a-getting’ glum
Just a-waitin’ for the storm 
 
Stuck in at home
This bitter COVID year
Stuck in at home
This bitter COVID year
Feelin’ so monochrome
I almost shed a tear
 
I miss my friends at open mic
JazzWorks worked for me
Now I see my friends at open mic
JazzWorks works for me
So, baby, what’s not to like?
It’s where I wanna be, oh yeah
 
Tina Bates
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