cry the blues vs deplore

cry the blues

verb
  • To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation. 

  • To sing in the style of blues music. 

deplore

verb
  • To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for. 

  • To condemn; to express strong disapproval of. 

How often have the words cry the blues and deplore occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )