Discover the story of the song > When I Get Low I Get High – Chick Webb

The protagonist is feeling down and cold because their fur coat was sold, but they're not going to complain because they still have a dollar. When they feel low, they get high. Their partner left them, which was wrong of them, and if they run into them tonight, they better watch out. The protagonist says that when they feel low, they get high. They have had a lot of bad luck in this town and no one knows about the troubles they're dealing with. They are alone with no one to comfort them, and their old rocking chair won't help. When they feel low, they get high.