A car has killed a friend down in Chicago, thousand miles away A car has killed a friend down in Chicago, thousand miles away When I read the news, night came early in my day J.B Lenoir is dead and it's hit me like a hammer blow J.B Lenoir is dead and it's hit me like a hammer blow I cry inside my heart that the world can hear my man no more J.B had a struggle playin' unappreciated blues in vain J.B had a struggle playin' unappreciated blues in vain Now the Blues has lost a king and I've lost a friend who died in vain