B i o g r a p h y (by Richie Unterberger)
One of the most influential soul singers of the 1960s, Otis Redding exemplified to many listeners the power of Southern "deep soul" -- hoarse, gritty vocals, brassy arrangements, and an emotional way with both party tunes and aching ballads. He was also the most consistent exponent of the Stax sound, cutting his records at the Memphis label/studios that did much to update R&B into modern soul. His death at the age of 26 was tragic not just because he seemed on the verge of breaking through to a wide pop audience (which he would indeed do with his posthumous number one single, "[Sittin' On] The Dock of the Bay"). It was also unfortunate because, as "Dock of the Bay" demonstrated, he was also at a point of artistic breakthrough in terms of the expression and sophistication of his songwriting and singing. Although Redding at his peak was viewed as a consummate, versatile showman, he began his recording career in the early '60s as a Little Richard-styled shouter. The Georgian was working in the band of guitarist Johnny Jenkins at the time, and in 1962 he took advantage of an opportunity to record the ballad "These Arms of Mine" at a Jenkins session. When it became an R&B hit, Redding's solo career was truly on its way, though the hits didn't really start to fly until 1965 and 1966, when "Mr. Pitiful," "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "I Can't Turn You Loose," a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction," and "Respect" (later turned into a huge pop smash by Aretha Franklin) were all big sellers. Redding wrote much of his own material, sometimes with the assistance of Booker T. & the MG's guitarist Steve Cropper. Yet at the time, Redding's success was primarily confined to the soul market; his singles charted only mildly on the pop listings. He was nonetheless tremendously respected by many white groups, particularly the Rolling Stones, who covered Redding's "That's How Strong My Love Is" and "Pain in My Heart." (Redding also returned the favor with "Satisfaction.") One of Redding's biggest hits was a duet with fellow Stax star Carla Thomas, "Tramp," in 1967. That was the same year he began to show signs of making major inroads into the white audience, particularly with a well-received performance at the Monterey Pop Festival (also issued on record). Redding's biggest triumph, however, came just days before his death, when he recorded the wistful "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," which represented a significant leap as far as examination of more intensely personal emotions. Also highlighted by crisp Cropper guitar leads and dignified horns, it rose to the top of the pop charts in early 1968. Redding, however, had perished in a plane crash in Wisconsin on December 10, 1967, in an accident that also took the lives of four members from his backup band, the Bar-Kays. A few other singles became posthumous hits, and a good amount of other unreleased material was issued in the wake of his death. These releases weren't purely exploitative in nature, in fact containing some pretty interesting music, and little that could be considered embarrassing. What Redding might have achieved, or what directions he might have explored, are among the countless tantalizing "what if" questions in rock & roll history. As it is, he did record a considerable wealth of music at Stax, which is now available on thoughtfully archived reissues.
Pain in my heart The dog Stand by me Hey hey baby You send me I need you lovin' These arms of mine Louie louie Something is worrying me Security That's what my heart needs Lucille
That's how strong my loves is Chained and bound A woman, a lover, a friend Your one and only man Nothing can change this love It's too late For your precious love I want to thank you Come to me Home in your heart Keep your arms around me Mr. Pitiful
Ole man trouble Respect A change is gonna come Down in the valley I've been loving you too long Shake My girl Wonderful world Rock me baby Satisfaction You don't miss you water
Just one more day It's growing Cigarettes and coffee Chain gang Nobody knows you Good to me Scratch my back Treat her right Everybody makes a mistake Any ole way 634-5789
Knock On Wood Baby, Let Me Be Good To You Tramp Tell It Like It Is When Something Is Wrong With My Baby Lovey Dovey New Year's Resolution It Takes Two Are You Lonely For Me Baby Bring It On Home To Me Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis
I've Got Dreams To Remember Think About It You Made A Man Out Of Me A Waste Of Time Nobody's Fault But Mine Champagne And Wine Hard To Handle A Fool For You Thousand Miles Away Amen Dum-Dum-Dum (Happy Song)
I'm A Changed Man Groovin' Time Higher And Higher Your Feeling Is Mine That's A Good Idea Got To Get Myself Together I'll Let Nothing Separate Us Direct Me Free Me Love Man A Lover's Question Look At That Girl
Non Albums Tracks - Misc -
I Can't Turn You Loose I'm Depending On You Loving By The Pound Mary's Little Lamb Merry Christmas Baby My girl Papa's Got A Brand New Bag Shout bamalama Stay In School White Christmas You Left The Water Running
Pain in my heart
( Neville )
Pain in my heart Treating me cold Where can my baby be Lord, no one knows Pain in my heart Just won't let me sleep Where can my baby be Lord, where can she be And now the days Has began to get tough Said I want you to come back Come back, come back, baby I've had enough, oh A little pain in my heart just won't let me be Wake up restless nights Lord, and I can't even sleep Stop this little pain in my heart And now the days Has began to get rough Said I want you to love me Love me, love me, baby Till I get enough Oh pain in my heart Stop this little pain in my heart Stop this little pain in my heart Someone stop this pain Someone stop this pain The dog ( Thomas )
Do the dog, do the dog Do the dog now, baby Come on, do the dog, yeah Do the gog Everybody's doin' the dog come on, hey baby Do the hound dog, yeah Do the hound dog, baby, come on Let's do the hound dog, baby Do the hound dog, yeah Do the dog Everybody's doin' the dog Do the bird dog, yeah Do the bird dog, yeah Do the bird dog, baby, come on And do the bird dog, yeah Do the dog Everybody's doin' the dog Come on Do the bird dog Do the hound dog Do the poodle, any kind of dog Let's do the dog Do the dog Everybody, let's do the dog Come on, baby Let's walk this dog now Oh just-a, just-a, just-a walkin' Just-a, just-a, just-a walkin' Just-a, just-a, just-a walkin' Let's do the dog Then we'll walk the dog Come on, baby Let's walk it one more time Stand by me ( King & Glick )
When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only Only light we see No, I won't be afraid No no no no no no No, I won't be afraid Just as long, just as long Just as long as you stand by me Now darling, darling Whenever I'm in trouble Darling, won't you stand I need just a little helping hand Now now now And darling, darling Won't you stand by me It the sky we look upon now now Should tumble and fall All of the mountains may crumble May crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No no no no no, I won't shed no tears Just as long, just as long Just as long as you stand by me Now darling, darling I said I need somebody right now I need just a little helping hand I need someone to come pick me up And stand by me Come on, come on, baby, yeah Come on, come on and stand by me And darling, darling stand by me Come on, pretty baby, and stand now Stand, stand by me Come on and help me, baby I need a little lovin' Come on and stand, stand by me Whenever I'm in trouble Won't you stand by me Come on and stand by me, my baby Come on I need a little bit of love Hey Hey Baby
( Otis Redding )
Hey, hey pretty baby Baby, you sure is fine Hey, hey pretty baby Baby, you sure is fine Every time I look at you You drive me out of my mind She got big blue eyes Want her here by my side She got big blues eyes Want her here by my side Hey, hey pretty baby Let me be your little guide She got ruby lips Boy, she sure got pretty hips She got ruby lips Boy, she sure got pretty hips And when she walks down the street All the cats go flippity flip She got big blue eyes Want her here by my side She got big blues eyes Want her here by my side Hey, hey pretty baby Let me be your little guide Hey, hey pretty baby Baby, you sure is fine Hey, hey pretty baby Baby, you sure is fine Every time I look at you You drive me out of my mind Hey, hey pretty baby Baby, you sure is fine Hey, hey pretty baby You send me ( Sam Cooke )
Darling you, send me I know you, you send me Darling you, you send me Honest you do, honest you do Honest you do, honest you do Darling you, you thrill me I know you, you thrill me I know you thrill me Honest you do, honest you do Honest you do At first I thought it was infatuation But ooh well it lasted So very, so very, so very long Now I find myself wanting you And marry you and take you home You, darling you send me I know you, you send me Darling you, honey, you send me Honest you do, honest you do My my At first I thought it was infatuation But ooh well it lasted So very, so very, so very long (but) Now I find myself wanting you And marry you, and take you home I know, I know, I know You, you, you, you send me And darling, darling you, you Darling, you send me I know you, you, you, you send me Honest you do, honest you do I Need you lovin' ( Robinson, Gardner, Mc douglas & Lewis )
I need your love every day I need it every hour Come on and set My little soul on fire I say I need love, love, love, love Need your lovin', babe I need it every day Come on and give it to me every hour I want you to set My little soul on fire Say I need love, love, love, love I need your lovin', baby Hear what I say Need it every day Need it every hour Set my little soul on fire Now everybody needs somebody sometime Need it every day I wanna say it to you Just a little bit louder Tell you just hear what I say I say I need love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love, love Love, love, Hey, hey, hey, hey... These arms of mine
These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue These arms of mine They are yearning Yearning from wanting you And if you would let them hold you Oh how grateful I will be These arms of mine They are burning Burning from wanting you These arms of mine They are wanting Wanting to hold you And if you would let them hold you Oh how greateful I will be Come on, come on, baby Just be my little woman Just be my lover, oh I need me somebody Somebody to treat me right I need your arms, loving arms To hold me tight And I need, I need your I need your tender lips... Louie Louie
( Richard Berry )
Louie, Louie, oh baby Baby, Louie, Louie Gotta sing my song Louie, Louie, oh baby Now Louie, Louie Come on, help me sing this song I walked down the street On saturday night I go to the joint Where they're havin' a fight I jump all around I jump up and down I can't find my baby She can't be found, let's go Louie, Louie, oh baby Baby, Louie, Louie Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Louie, Louie, yeah baby Louie, Louie Come on, let's... I love every girl I see on the street ..... I'd like to meet I walk around all day And com the street I know when the bitter I went with the sweet, let's go Louie, Louie, oh baby Baby, Louie, Louie Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Louie, Louie, yeah baby Louie, Louie Let's go one more time Here we go Louie, Louie... Something is worrying me
( Redding & Walden )
Something keeps worrying me, yeah And that something Keeps driving me in misery I can tell the way things changed That you been lovin' some other man That's why something Keeps on worrying me Yes it is That's why something keeps worrying me I can tell by the look in your eye I can tell by the way you smile I know things haven't been this way I tried to love you each and every day And that something keeps on worrying me That's why something Keeps driving me in misery I can tell by the look in your eye That you been lovin' some other guy That's why something Keeps on worrying me Oh yes it is That's why something Keeps on worrying me Darling, that something, baby Is deep down in my heart It's worrying me, baby I know you love somebody I know you have somebody, yeah It's worrying me, baby I need you right here by my side... Security
I want security, yeah Without it I'm at a great loss, oh now Security, yeah And I want it at any cost, oh now Don't want no money right now I don't want no fame But security I have all of these things All of these things, well now Security, yeah That's all I want from you, oh now Security, yeah And a little love that will be true, oh Those sweet tender lips You knows they tells me that You're the one for me Darling, how can I forget How can I forget, yeah babe I want security, yeah I'm telling you once again, oh now Security And I want it in the end, oh Your sweet tender lips You know they tells me that You're the one for me Darling, how can I forget How can I Forget, yeah now Come on With just a little bit of soul Right now, baby Darlin', everything's gonna be all right One more time, just one more time, baby Don't it, don't it sound Pretty good right now, children... That's what my heart needs
You left me for another You told me he was your lover So I'm begging and I'm pleading And I'm down on bended knees Oh baby, that's what my heart needs Baby, oh baby I'm calling you loud and clear, baby Oh baby, I love you, yes I do And I want to be near you Oh baby, that's what my heart needs Darling, my my darling I need you here right by my side, baby Darling, if you hadn't left that day Then my world wouldn't be this way Oh baby, that's what my heart needs Come on baby, I said I need you Right here by my side I said I need you, baby I need you here to protect me And be my guide Oh yeah, baby, I know, I know You don't know what I mean, baby And oh baby, yeah, oh baby hey hey baby Come on, come on, and love me, baby Come on, come on And be right by my side Lucille ( Penniman & Collins )
Lucille You won't do your sister's will Lucille You won't do your sister's will You ran off and left But I love you still Lucille Please come back where you belong Lucille Please come back where you belong I'll be good to you, baby And please don't leave me alone I woke up this morning Lucille was not in sight I asked my friends about her But all their lips was tied Lucille Please come back where you belong I'll be good to you, baby And please don't leave me alone I woke up this morning Lucille was not in sight I asked my friends about her But all their lips was tied Lucille Please come back where you belong I'll be good to you, baby And please don't leave me alone Lucille, baby, satisfy my heart Lucille, baby, satisfy my heart I will play house with you baby But can't stop a wonderful song
Sings Soul Ballads
That's how strong my loves is ( Jamison )
If I were the sun way up there I'd glow with love most everywhere I'll be the moon when the sun goes down Just to let you know that I'm still around That's how strong my love is, whooooa, That's how strong my love is, That's how strong my love is, baby, baby, That's how strong my love is. I'll be the weeping willow drowning in my tears And you can go swimming when you are here And I'll be the rainbow after the tears are gone Wrap you in my colors and keep you warm That's how strong my love is, darlin', That's how strong my love is, baby, That's how strong my love is, whoooa, That's how strong my love is. I will be the ocean so deep and wide And catch all the tears whenever you cry, I'll be the breeze after the storm is gone To dry your eyes and love you warm That's how strong my love is, baby, That's how strong my love is, can you hear me now? That's how strong my love is, darlin', That's how strong my love is, again now That's how strong my love is, so deep and wide, That's how strong my love is So much to love, yes so much to love, whoooa, Yes so much love, yes so much to love, Anything the sun can do, I will do it for you, Any kind of love you want, I'll do for you....
*** Thanx a lot to Amy & Dan who corrected this one ***
Chained and bound ( Otis Redding )
Darling now, you made me change my mind Can go no further, Because you got me chained and bound, oh Taller than the tallest sky Sweeter than a grape on a vine, now Can go no further, Because you got me chained and bound, Right now, now So glad, i'm so glad, i'm so glad Oh, i don't have to worry no more Oh my my my Baby, somebody, somebody What kind of life is this kind i'm trying living Oh lord, what kind of love is she trying to give me I feel like i'm standing up and telling the word I'm chained to your love Darling, oh Don't break this little heart of mine There's no greater love than this love of yours and mine, oh You walk with your head in the sky Darling don't ever pass me by I ain't going no further, because you got me chained and bound, Oh now So glad, i'm so glad, i'm so glad Lord, i don't have to worry no more She got me chained to her love, now I don't, i don't want to be taken away, baby I'm chained, i'm chained and a little bound, Now, now, now I'm chained, i'm chained to your love I don't, i don't know darling I wanna to be taken away, now Ou, just a little bit of soul Just a little bit of soul, now... A woman, a lover, a friend ( Wyche )
Hum..., i want me somebody to hold my hand Somebody to love me and understand I want me a woman, i want a lover, i want a friend, ouh I want me somebody to share my love Lovin' is something i gotta have I want me a woman, i want a lover, i want a friend I don't want a fancy gal, powder and paint And i don't want me a woman who thinks she's a saint I'm lookin' for someone who's not make believe And doesn't mind giving so that she may receive I want me somebody somewhere around That's looking for someone Tee pound for pound Oooh, i want me a woman, I want a lover, i want a friend Yeah I want this little girl right now I want to run away now Want her really how now Aahh, baby Come on baby Need you right here by my side now I need you to protect me I need you to stand right by me And i want you And i want you to just Come on baby And i want you I want you i want you I want you i want you I want you i want you I want you i want you Your one and only man ( Otis Redding )
If i can only, make you see That you were only, meant for me, now Our love will be free And i'll be your destiny Destiny, destiny, right, now, now, now, babe If i can make you only understand Treat me right and love me Then i will be your man Your one and only man These are the words That i have to say Live by them each and every day, now And as the time pass I know our love will last, Our love will last, our love will last Now, now, now babe Take me blue Understand them Live by them and love me Then i will be your man Your one and only man These are the words That i have to say Just live by them each and every day, now And as the time pass I know our love will last, Our love will last, our love will last Now Take me blue Understand them Live by them and love me Honey i will be your man I said your one and only man Yes your truly lovely man Yes your lovely lovely man You don't need nobody to do nothing for you baby I said i could just love and be just one guy that you need I could say i could be one guy that you love I could just be anyone you want me to be, now, now I said i could be just anyone you want me to be Darling, baby, my, my, my, my baby Na, na, wow... Nothing can change this love ( Sam Cooke )
If i go a million miles away I'ii write a letter Each and every day now Oh honey, nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing is ever gonna change this love I have gor you, no no, no no You can make me weep You can make me moan Tell me you just got back, darling I'ii just say, "well, welcome home now" For honey, nothing Nothing in this world Could ever stop this love Could ever stop this love I have for you, oh no, oh no Oh you're the apple of my eye My sweet little cherry pie Darling, you can be My cake and ice cream Sugar and spice, everything nice You can be the girl of my dreams If you would only meet me at home When you get back, when you get back I'ii just say, "well, welcome home now" Oh my darling, nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing could ever change This love i have for you, oh now, oh now It's too late ( Willis )
Wished i had told her Ooh she was my only one But it's too late, it's too late She's gone It's too late, she's gone now I know she's gone now It's too late, my baby's gone now I need her loving Oh more than anyone ooh But it's too late, i know it's too late She's gone It's a weak man that cry now So i guess i better Guess i better dry my weeping eyes now I need her loving More than anyone oh But it's too late It seems like it's too late She's gone She's gone, my baby's gone, She's gone, oh my baby, she's gone She's gone, my baby's she's gone But where can, where can my my baby be Lord, i wonder sometimes Does she really know Does she really know Does she really know when she left me Oh it hurt little heart so now I need your loving Please don't make me wait Lord, but it's too late, it's too late She's gone I need your loving Oh more than anyone Don't let it be too late No, don't let it be too late But she's gone Wished i had told her Ooh she was my only one Ooh but it's too late I know it's to late She's gone Wished i had told her Oh she was the only one... For your precious love
( Brook & Butler )
Your precious love, now Me moan to me They didn't love, they didn't love would ever be, me For when i wanted you, oh now I was so lonely and so blue That's what love, that's what love really made me do And darling, oh, they keep saying that our love will go, now But honey i wanna tell them And i just wanna show them How in the world do they know, now It's very long, oh now, oh now For as long as you make love with me, now I know our love will grow wider And so deeper than any any ever seen, now Of all, of all the things that i want, now In this whole wide world is just For you to say, for you to say That you'll be my my girl, now, now And i'm calling, i wanting you I just keep wanting you, now, oh now I'm wanting you, now Nobody but you, now Nobody but you, now Oh, i just wanna tell you just one more time For your precious love, now, oh my It means everything in the world to me Everything in the world to me And i'm just so wild, now Just to have you Right on with me, Oh now, now, now I want to thank you ( Otis Redding )
I want to thank you for being so nice now I want to thank you for giving me my pride Sweet kisses too And everything you do I know i'ii never find another one like you If i prove my love it won't be true Oh my my darling How can i forget you I remember the first day that we met I taught you how to smoke your first cigarette You were so sweet In everything you did And oh darling You made me seem so big Just to have you right there in my arms Just to hold To squeeze all of your sweet loving charm I wanna thank you Darling i wanna love you I wanna thank you again and say bye bye I wanna thank you again Oh how i will cry Sweet kisses to you and everything you do Darling i wish i had another one like you Just to hold you Have them in my arms It will bring back memories And all of your sweet loving charm I wanna thank you Darling i want to love you Baby i wanna hold you Please let me kiss you Come to me
( Otis Redding & Phil Walden )
Come to me for i'm lonely Come to me for i'm lonely, darling Come to me and be my girl For i love, love you so Come to me forget the past Think of life we have ahead, My my my my baby Come to me and be my girl For i love, love, love you so, oh now Day are getting so lonely, yeah now Life are getting so blue Time has come for you and i To get together and we'll make two, My my my my babe Come to me for i'm begging Come to me for i'm begging, darling Come to me and be my girl For i love, love, love you so, yeah Come on now baby Baby i'm down Said i'm down my knees, oh I need me someone, now Said i need some love Just to stand right by me, oh You know that these arms of mine They have been lonely Lonely so long But i know, but i know, I know what my heart needs I know just what my heart needs Home in your heart ( Scott & Blackwell )
Don't you know i got to find me a home Right now in your heart I'll travel over miles and down the highways, babe Through the valleys every byway Just to find me a home right now in your heart I'll bring you to the music, refueling Everything you wanna Everything you need babe Just to have me a home right now in your heart Baby i'll travel for you over miles and Trough the valley babe Down all the highways Through the valleys honey Just to find me a home right now in your heart I gotta, gotta, gotta have it baby Gotta find me a home I've got to have a big beautiful home [ad lib] Somewhere in your heart Keep your arms around me ( Mc Clinton )
Your arms around me How can i complain With your arms around me Uhm, i know i'm a lucky man With your arms around me Honey, i'm taller than a tree So all i can say is Keep those arms around me When i woke up this morning Oh, i had an aching head The pain was so great Uhm, i almost fell out of bed Then you put your arms around me Then you kiss me three times And in a matter of seconds I never felt so fine, oh no, oh yes i did With your arms around me I can feel no no no no pain With your arms around me Uhm, i know i'm the worlds strongest man With your arms around me, yeah If i was blind i know that i could see, oh now All i can say is Keep those loving arms around me Oh now, oh now, oh now Mr. Pitiful ( Steve Cropper & Otis Redding )
You call me mr. Pitiful Baby thats my name now, oh They call me mr. Pitiful Thats how i got my fame But people just don`t understand, now What makes a man feel so blue, now coh, they call me mr pitiful Cause i lost someone just like you, now They call me mr. Pitiful This everybody know, now They call me mr. Pitiful Most everyplace i go But nobody seem to understand, now How can a man sing such a sad song, now Ooh, when he lost everything When he lost everything that he had How can i explain to you How somebody con get so very blue, now How can i tell you about my past When the whole thing won`t end Mr pitiful Thats my name, now They call me mr. Pitiful Thats how i got my fame But nobody seems to understand, now Oh, what make a man feel so blue, now They call me mr. Pitiful Cause i'm in love with you, now Can i explain it to you Everything is going wrong I`ve lost everything i had And i have to sing these sad songs To get back to her And i want you And i want you And i want you And i want you And i want to tell you, my love, everything's going through my mind Things i've been singing And i don't want to sing this song to you Tonight, i'm going to sing this song to everybody
Otis Blue Ole man trouble
( Otis Redding ) Old man trouble, just leave me alone Go find you someone else to pick on I live my life in doubt, you see now Ooh old man trouble Please stay away from me Oh my, Ooh yeah, Yeah Oh i look like i'm down in my luck Please send faith to help pick me up I've lived this way so many years Ole man trouble Please wash away all my fears Help me Sometimes Sometime i get - i get a little worried Ole man trouble Please, please Stay away from me Ole man trouble, ole man trouble Stay away, stay away You're nothing but trouble Stay away, stay away Please, stay away Respect ( Otis Redding )
What you want Honey you've got it And what you need Baby you've got it All i'm asking Is for a little respect when i come home Do me wrong Honey if you wanna You can do me wrong Honey while i am gone But all i'm asking for Is for a little respect when i come home Hey little girl, you're so sweeter than honey And i am about to just give you all my money All i'm asking for Is a little respect when i come home Hey little girl, you're sweeter than honey And i am about to give you all my money But all i want you to do Just give it, give it Respect when i come home Respect is what i want Respect is what i need Respect is what i want Respect is what i need Got to, got to have it Got to, got to have it Gotta, got to have it Gotta, got to have it A change is gonna come ( Sam Cooke )
I was born by the river, oh my In this little old tent, oh Just like this river I've been runnin' ever since It's been a long, long time comin' But i know, but i know A change has gotta come now Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my It's been too hard livin', oh my And i'm afraid to die I don't know what's up there Beyound the clouds It's been a long, long time comin' I know, i know A change has gotta come Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my There's a time I will go to my brother, oh my I've asked my brother "will you help me, please?" Oh now, oh my He turned me down And then i asked my dear mother Oh now, oh now I said "mother" I said, "mother, i'm down on my knees" It's been a time that i thought Lord, this couldn't last very long Oh now, oh But somehow i thought i was still able To try to carry on It's been a long, long time comin' But i know a change is gonna come Oh yes it is Just like i said I went to my little bitty brother Oh my, my little brother now I asked my brother "brother, help me please" oh now He turned me down And then i go to my little mother My dear mother, oh now I said, "mother" I said, "mother, i'm down on my knees" But there was a time that i thought Lord, this couldn't last so very long Oh my, oh Somehow i thought i was still able To try to carry on It's been a long, long time comin' But i know, but i know A change gotta come Ooh it's been so long It's been so long, a little too long But a change has gotta come I'm so tired, so tired of suffering And standing by myself And standing up alone But a change has gotta come You know and i know You know that i know That i know that you know, honey That a change is gonne come, oh my... Down in the valley ( Burke, Berns, Chivian, Martin ) Down in the valley In the valley so low Hang your head over your shoulders And you can hear The four winds blow now Now can't you hear the wind blow, my love Can't you hear the wind blow Way down in the valley In the valley so low now Now have you ever been lonely, lonely Now have you ever been sad Did you ever really need someone, oh my You really need 'em bad Got to, got to, got to (ad lib) It was down in the valley In the valley so low It was when i held you so tight How can i ever let you go go go go Now it was down Down, down, down, down Down, down in the valley so low, oh my When i held, baby, you so tight How could i ever let you go now Good god Too much, too much, Too much groovin' now Too much, got to Down in the valley Was down in the valley So low, so low We can't go no further Way down, way down, too much, got to Groovin', groovin', groovin', got to We can't, we can't, we can't We can't, we can't, we can't We can't go no further now Got ot, got to Good god almighty, we got to Got to groovin', groovin', groovin' Too much rhythm, got to rock it Rock it, got to A good time's what we're havin' We got to, got to keep on Keep on groovin' I've been loving you too long ( Otis Redding & Jerry Butler ) I've been loving you too long to stop now There were time and you want to be free My love is growing stronger, as you become a habit to me Oh I've been loving you a little too long I dont wanna stop now, oh With you my life, Has been so wonderful I can't stop now There were times and your love is growing cold My love is growing stronger as our affair [affair] grows old I've been loving you a little too long, long, I don't want to stop now oh, oh, oh I've been loving you a little bit too long I don't wanna stop now No, no, no Don't make me stop now No baby I'm down on my knees Please, don't make me stop now I love you, I love you, I love you with all of my heart And I can't stop now Don't make me stop now Please, please don't make me stop now Good god almighty I love you I love you, I love you, I love you I love you, I love you I love you in so many different ways... I love you in so many different ways...
*** Thanx to Nicci who corrected some mistakes ***
Shake ( Sam Cooke ) You listen while i talk to you now I tell you what we're gonna do now There's a new thing a goin' around yeah And i'll tell you what it's puttin' down Move your body all around and just shake Oh that's the way you do it now Oh go on, go on, baby now Shake, shake it, shake it, baby yeah You shake it like a bowl of soup yeah You let it go loop the loop yeah You put your hands on your hip now Come on and let your backbone slip Move your body like a whip and just shake Got to, got to, got to have it now Keep on pushin', baby, shake Got to, ooh, yeah, oh Ring a ling a ling Honey, shakin' is the greatest thing But if you're ready to roll You got to do the thing with soul Shake it, shake with all your might And if you do it, do it right now You put your hands on your hip, yeah And honey, you let your backbone slip Move your body like a whip You just shake Got to, got to do it Got to, got to have it now Shake, shake, shake, shake Oh shake, ooh yeah If you want to really roll now Got to do the thing with soul Shake it, shake with all your might, yeah Now if you do it, do it right now Just let your body loop the light And just, got to shake it Shake it, baby, now Got to, got to have it Shake it, shake early in the mornin' now Shake, shake, shake it in the evenin' Shake it all, all night long Shake, shake it all night long Shake, shake it all night long Shake, shake it all night long My girl ( William Robinson & Ronald White ) I've got sunshine on a cloudy day And it's cold outside I've got the month of may Oh i guess you'd say What can make ooh me feel this way It's my girl, talkin' 'bout my girl I've got so much lovin' Oh the bees envy me I got a sweeter song that i can sing Than the birds in the trees Oh i guess you will say Ooh what can make me feel this way It's my girl, talkin' 'bout my girl Hey hey hey, hey hey hey, ooh yeah I don't need no money All i need is my fame I got all the riches, baby One big man can claim Oh i guess you will say Ooh what can make you feel this way My girl, talkin' 'bout my girl I've got sunshine on a cloudy day With my girl I've even got the month of may With my my my my my my girl Talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout Talkin' 'bout
Wonderful world ( Sam Cooke, Lou Adler, Herb Alpert ) I don't know much about the history now Don't know much about biology Don't much about the science book Don't know much about the french i took All i do know is i love you now And i wonder if you love me, too Ooh what a wonderful world this could be I don't know much about geography now Don't know much about Trigonometry now Don't know much about the algebra Don't know what a slide rule is for But i do know one and one is two now And i wonder if you love me, too Ooh what a wonderful world this could be I don't claim to be "a" student But that's what i'm trying to be But by being an "a" student, baby Looks like i could win your love for me Don't know much about the history now Don't know much about biology I don't much about the science book now Don't know much about the good french i took All i do know is i love you now And i wonder if you love me, too Ooh what a wonderful world this could be I don't claim to be "a" student But that's what i'm trying to be But if i have to be an "a" student, baby I'm gonna win your love for me I don't know much about geography now Don't know much about trigonometry Don't know much about the algebra now Don't know what a good slide rule is for But i do know one and one is two now And i wonder if you love me, too Ooh what a wonderful world this could be Good lord, i been trying I been trying, i been trying... Rock me baby
( B.B King & Joe Josea ) You can rock me baby, ha You can rock me all night long Rock me baby, rock me baby, rock me baby, huh You girl you can't rock me all night long, now oh now Just keep on rockin' me little girl, girl Honey 'till my back ain't got no bone, yeah, huh Roll me, baby, ha Roll me like a wagon wheel, now, huh Keep on rollin', rollin', rollin' me baby Just like they roll a wagon wheel, now oh my, oh my Because when you thought you roll little girl, huh Baby you just don't know how good you make me feel, now oh Yeah, play the blues Steve Oh, hey, have mercy Too much soul, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't do it to me,huh Don't do it, huh Don't do it Don't do Don't do that, huh Roll it baby, yeah Keep on rocking me baby, he good rockin' Baby rock me, rock me so,now Keep on rockin' me, baby Keep rocking me Keep rocking me Baby you know how to rock me so, now oh my, oh my I want you to just keep om rockin' me baby Rock me baby, rock me Till i just can't take it no more, oh my I want you to rock, rock, rock, rock me baby Rock me baby, rock me baby, rock me baby You don't know what i need I want you to keep rocking me You don't know what i want I want you to keep rocking me Everything i love I want you to keep rocking Give it, give it to me baby... Satisfaction
( Mick Jagger & Keith Richard ) I can get no satisfaction I can get no satisfaction I have tried, i have tried I have tried, i have tried I can't get me no, ha, ha I can't get no, uh, now When i'm driving in my car And the man talks on the radio Keep tellin' me more and more About that useless information He's tryin' to mess up my imagination And i can get me no, no, no And i can get me no Hey, hey, hey What i say You gotta, gotta, gotta groovy We gotta have it, we gotta have it We gotta have it, we gotta have it Keep on grooving, keep on grooving We keep on grooving God, no, my, yeah I can get no satisfaction I can get no, no satisfaction I have tried, i have tried I have tried, i have tried, tried, tried I can't get me no, no, no And i can't get me no, no, no, no We gotta groove it, groove it, oh my now We keep on knockin', knockin' baby, yeah Au, gotta, gotta have it We gotta, keep, keep, ah Whatever, why won't you wait for time This little girl is tryin' to put me down I keep on runnin' round in my sleep I keep on messin' up any beat I keep on rockin', i try to find me Somebody to love me And give me some reaction And i can find nobody No, no, nobody Give me no faction, faction Faction got to have it Satisfaction, we got to have it Satisfaction, earlier in the morning Satisfaction, later in the evening Satisfaction, and don't make my You don't miss you water
In the beginning You really loved me, oh I was too blind I could not see, now But now that you left me Ooh, how i cried out, i keep crying You don't miss your water Till your well are undried I kept you crying Sad and blue, oh my, oh I was a playboy I just wouldn't be true But now that you left me Good lord, how i cried, i keep crying, i keep crying Ooh, i've been miss my water No i never miss my water Till my well are undried I sit here and wonder How in the world this could be, my, oh my I never thought, oh, i never thought You ever leave me But now that you left me Good lord, good lord, how i cried out You don't miss your water You don't miss your water Till your well are undried Ooh, you don't miss your water, oh You don't miss your water Till your well are undried I miss my water I keep missing my water I keep missing my water And i want my water I need my water I love my water And i want my water And i'am little destined now And i'am little destined now I want my water I need wanting my water I never missed my water
The Soul Album Just one more day
( Redding, Cropper, Robinson) I've been missing you for so many days I keep wanting you, lord, in so many ways I can't get you off of my mind But true love is so hard to find I want yet another day Ooh, i need another day Darling, let me have another day And i can be anything that you want me to be, Now, now, ooh The sweet things you used to do to me Sometimes, well, you used to say them to me I can't forget those lovely days, now But this is the price i'm about to pay Ooh i want another day, lord You can let me have just one more day, yeah Ooh i need one more day, yeah, lord And i will do anything that you want me to do, Now, ooh my, ooh my, lord I will do anything that you want me to do, now Say anything that you want me to say, yeah, yeah Buy you anything you want me to buy And i can cherish you till the day i die If you let me have another day Please let me have one more day Ooh i want just one more day, lord And i can be everything that you want me to be Ooh, ooh now, ooh Just one more day, now no You can let me have just another day, now Please i want this day And the day after and the day after And i want all the days I want all the days And i want you here And i want you here by my side And i don't want you do leave me And You can let me have one more day And I can love you long for the rest of my life I can cry, cry, cry Please, let me have just one more day Just another day Let me have all my days Let me have, let me have all the days I gotta, I Gotta I gotta have just all the days It's growing
( Robinson & Moore ) Like a snowball rolling down that side Of that snow covered hill Man, it's growing Like that size of the fish That man claimed he broke his reel Man, it's growing Like the rosebud that's bloomin', man In the warning of the sun It's growing Like the tale by time it's been told Man, by more than one Ooh it's growing But every day it grows a little more Than it was the day before, yeah My love for you, it grows anf grows Hey, how it grows and grows But where it's gonna stop I feel that nobody knows, man I said it grows and grows Man, a little bit stronger It grow and grows A little bit more every day It keeps on growing Like the need of a guy to see his girl When she's gone away Man, it's growin' Like the sadness in his heart When he knows that she's gone to stay Man, it's growing I say every day it grows and grows A little more than it was before My love for you, it grows and grows Hey, how it grows and grows But how it's gonna stop I feel, yeah Now how it's going to stop I feel that nobody knows, man Nobody knows how it grows and grows Nobody knows, man, it grows and grows... Cigarettes and coffee
( Thomas, Butler & Walker) It's early in the morning About a quarter till three I'm sittin' here talkin' with my baby Over cigarettes and coffee, now And to tell you that Darling i've been so satisfied Honey since i met you Baby since i met you, ooh All the places that i've been around And all the good looking girls i've met They just don't seem to fit in Knowing this particularly sad, yeah But it seemed so natural, darling That you and i are here Just talking over cigarettes and drinking coffee, ooh now And whole my heart cries out Love at last i've found you, ooh now And honey won't you let me Just be my whole life around you And while i complete, i complete my whole life would be, yeah If you would take things under consideration And walk down this hour with me And i would love it, yeah People i say it's so early in the morning Ou, it's a quarter till three We're sittin' here talkin' Over cigarettes and drinking coffee, now, lord And i'll like to show you, well I've known nothing but good old joy Since i met you, darling Honey since i've met you, baby yeah I would love to have another drink of coffee, now And please, darling, help me smoke this one more cigarette, now I don't want no cream and sugar 'Cause i've got you, now darling But just let me enjoy Help me to enjoy this good time that we'll have, baby It's so early, so early in the morning So early, so early in the morning And i've got you And you've got me And we'll have each other And we don't, we don't want nothing but joy, y'all Nothing but joy... Chain gang
( Sam Cooke ) That's the sound of the men They are working on the chain gang, huh That's the sound of the men They are working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men When they're working on the chain gang All day long you hear them, pooh I'm going home, just one of these ole days Man, i'm going home to see my woman For my love's so dear But that means why I gotta work right here now, huh And that's the sound of the men They're just working on the chain gang That's the sound of the men They're working on the highways and the biways That's the sound of the men Working on the highway and biway All day long they're going, pooh Man, i'm going home to see that woman For my love's so dear I gotta see the woman For my love's so well But that means why I gotta work right here now, huh Now that's the sound of us mens When we're working on the chain gang Oh, it's allright now, hoo Out there That's the sound of the men When they're working on the chain gang, ha That's the sound of the men When they're working on the chain gang All day long you hear them, pooh Man, i'm going home one of these ole days Man i'm going home I got to see the woman Whom my love's so dear But that means why I've gotta sit right here now, ha Now that's the sounds of the mens Working on the chain gang Working, we're working Ah, we're working man Got to be working Oh, every day we work a little bit stronger Every night, man, a few bit longer Got to be working, man The time is going up We got to be working, man... Nobody knows you
( Cox ) Once i lived the life of millionaire People spending my money, honey Lord, and i just didn't care, now lord Takin' my friend out Tryin' to have a good time They drank that strong bootleg liquor And that good old champagne and wine Well, just as soon as my money got so low I couldn't find my friends, lord And i just didn't have no place to go Now, no no But if i ever, and if i ever get my hands On them green dollars again, yeah I'm gonna hold on Till that big eagle grin, lord now I'm trying to tell y'all That nobody wants you People, nobody wants you, no When you're down and out, now now lord Because in your pocket, no There is not one penny And all of them so-called friends I'm trying to tell, y'all That you haven't got any But, yeah, and just as soon As you get back on your feet again People, i'm tryin' to tell you That here they come Tellin' you all They're your long lost friend Oh but i'm tryin' to tell everybody Lord, without a doubt That nobody wants you Nobody wants you, no no Nobody wants you, no Nobody needs tou, nobody wants you When you're down and out, lord And nobody says a good thing about you And nobody can tell you when to turn And when to go... Good to me
( Redding & Green ) I don't know what you got baby But you're so good to me I don't know what you're doing wrong to me baby But you're so good to me i've been loving you honey for a long time And you're still good to me I've been loving you woman 20 long years I'll love you 20 more 'Cause i've got that will to try, huh I remember those sweet kisses you give me last night And man they we're so good to me All of that good, good, good old loving you give me baby Honey we were sure good to me I've been loving you woman 20 long years If it takes fourty more Honey i let my will to try, huh I don't know what you're doing to me baby But it sure is good to me Whatever you do wrong honey I don't care baby Because you're so good to me I'm gonna keep loving you, woman For twenty more years After that i'm going for forty 'Cause i got my will to try I've been loving you woman too long But i'm just gonna keep on loving you all day long, honey I'll never gonna disatisfy you in no kind of way, honey And i'm gonna love you baby long in the early morning sun And i'm gonna squeeze you tight, honey, lord yeah You're just so good to me baby And i love, love, love you, honey I just love, love, love you, baby I'm just keep on loving you honey 'Cause you're so good to me So so good to me... Scratch my back
( Moore ) I'm itchin' Look like i don't know where to scratch Come here, baby Oh and scratch my back Well i know you can do it, honey So baby, let's get to it Ooh i'm itchin' Itchin' all over Come on, oh you hit me there Not so hard, scratch the back, man Scratch it, scratch it You know what to do Oh you're hittin' it, baby Scratch it, scratch it, honey, scratch it Oh makin' me feel good I know that you know how to do that Now come on and scratch it right there Scratch it, scratch it, scratch it Baby, honey, come on And just keep on scratchin' me, baby Come on, come on Do it right here, baby, yeah Come on, scratch it hard Ooh wee, all right Please, please, please Gotta, gotta Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch Scratch, scratch, scratch Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch Scratch, scratch, scratch Treat her right
( Roy Head & Gene Kurtz) Gonna tell you a story That every man ougtha know now If you want a little lovin' You got to start it real low, hey Now if you just treat her right now She'il love you tonight Squeeze her real gently, hey Oh just make her feel good, man And tell her that you love her, man Just like you know you should 'Cause if you just treat her right She's gonna love you tonight now Ha ha ha ha, sock it, sock it to me Ha ha ha ha, do it real good Ha ha ha ha, shake it to the left Ha ha ha ha, do it to the right Ha ha ha ha, do it all night Ha ha ha ha, got to You got to practice my method Love her as long as you can You're gonna win a reputation, man Of being a one woman man 'Cause if you love her tonight She's gonna treat you right, now One more Ha ha ha ha, shake it, baby Ha ha ha ha, bring it on in Ha ha ha ha, move over a little bit Ha ha ha ha, shake it to the left Ha ha ha ha, shake it to the right... Everybody makes a mistake
( Eddie Floyd & Al Isbell ) Out in the street Playin' all night long While the one that loved me Man, she was sitting at home Oh i didn't worry, i was a fool Playing the field And running around having fun, man I know everybody make a mistake sometime But when i got home My baby, she was gone And i found her letter lying Right there on the kitchen floor It read, "i tried to wait For you to come, honey But like a fool You were running around doing me wrong" I'm sorry, i know, baby Everybody make a mistake sometime I know i made one And oh, so if you are running around With somebody else Tryin' to satisfy Man, you can't satisfy you selfish self So man, you gotta take heed Listen to every word i'm saying 'Cause that same thing, man Might happen to you one day And you know that everybody Man, i know that everybody Make a mistake sometime I know because i made mine I made a great big one Man, i made mine I made a great big one And i can't do it no more No, i'm never gonna do it I want you to come back to me, baby
Any ole way
( Otis Redding & Steve Cropper ) I don't do the things that you do And i don't go the places that you go And i don't say the bad things that you say But i love you any ole way, dar i love you any ole way, now i love you any ole way But i want you to say that it's true Wherever you go darlin' i will go When you get there honey i will be there Just to hear the sweet words that you say It's i love you every way, now i love you any ole way, now, now i love you every way And i want you to say that it's true Sittin' on my hutch Waiting for her to come So i can hold her Here in my arms Watching my watch As the time pass Wandering how long my love is gonna last, now Baby one more time You're making me feel allright, oh, oh now Wherever you go darlin' i will go Whenever you get there i bet i will be there Just to hear the sweet words that you'll say Is i love you every way, now, now i love you any ole way, now i love you every way, now, now And i love you any ole way, now And i love you any ole way, now I'm just wanting you just more every day, now I'm just wanting you more and more every day And i'm just needing you and needing and needing you, ooh And i'm just wanting and wanting and wanting you more 634-5789
( Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd ) 1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 If you need some good loving Just call on me, lord have mercy If you want some good kissing, yeah Call on me, ha, lord have mercy No more lonely nights You are gonna spend alone All you gotta do is pick up your telephone and dial that 634-5789 That's my number, ho If you need some good kissing Call on me, ha, all you gotta do right now If you want some good hugging, yeah Just call on me, lord have mercy I'll be right here at home All you gotta do is pick up your telephone and dial that 634-578 That's my number, ho I'll be right there, honey Just as soon as i can, but, huh If i'll be a little bit late I hope you can understand, baby, yeah Allright, ooh yeah If you need good loving, yeah Just call on me, ah, lord have mercy If you want, yeah, some good kissing, yeah Just call on me All you got to do, now, ha Oh, i'll be right here at home, not gonna move Just call me on the telephone That number is 634-578, honey That's my number Allright, allright I'm calling out loud, baby You knew i'd call it out loud, girl Baby i've got the 634-5789 I've got the 634-5789
Dictionary of soul Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa (sad song)
( Otis Redding & Steve Cropper ) Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa I keep singing them sad sad songs, y'all Sad songs is all i know I keep singing them sad sad songs, y'all Sad songs is all i know It has a sweet melody tonight Anybody can sing it any old time I touches your heart Puts you in a groove And when you sing this song It'll make your whole body move It goes - Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn - My turn Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn now - All my life i've been singin' sad songs Tryin' to get my message to you, honey But that's the only song, y'all I can sing And when you get through singin' My message will be to you It goes - Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn now It's a lovely song, y'all Sweet music, honey It's just a line, oh but It tells a story, baby You got to get the message A stone message, honey A lovely line, baby I'm worried in mind, watch me Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn - Everybody's turn, everybody - Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa One more time Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Worried in mind, y'all... I'm sick y'all
( Otis Redding, Steve Cropper & David Porter ) Standin' outside, y'all It's raining, children Gettin' soaking wet And it's raining, y'all Been put out, y'all Nowhere to go, children People all ask me, son Tell me what's wrong with you Tell 'em i've been sick, y'all, yeah Yes, i've been sick, children, yeah My baby got me In a terrible shape Lord, she got me sufferin' With a headache, yeah Lord, pain in my heart workin' Dragging my feet, y'all Twelve long days, children Had a bite to eat now Y'all wanna know, yeah Tell me what's wrong with me Said i've been sick, y'all, yeah Tell you i'm sick, y'all, yeah Now no doctor's medicine Will do me no good Lord have mercy, children I wished it would, yeah Somebody, sick, bad shape Pain, children, tremblin', y'all Legs are tremblin', lord Hands are tied Feel like i got a headache Right here in my side Heart's turning over Beating like a drum, y'all Tom tom tom, yeah Heart's keep a beating, baby Now what's wrong with me Tell y'all i'm sick, y'all Said i'm sick, y'all Got me in a terrible shape But somebody got me out this shape Yeah honey Sufferin', children Lord, i'm tired of it, honey Rain is cold, children Burnin' my side, y'all Standing on the outside Water in my shoes, children She got me suffering, baby Oh that's bad news, man She got me moaning, y'all Troubles out calm, yeah She got me startin' to think Where did i come from, y'all Tell you i've been sick, y'all Yeah, i've been sick, y'all Everybody wanna know...
Tennessee waltz
( Red Stewart & Pee Wee King ) I was dancing with my baby To that tennessee waltz When an old friend i happened Happened to see Well i didn't know i was going to see him I introduced him to my baby While, while they kept on playing That friend stole my sweetheart Away from me, yes he did I remember, yeah, that night Of that beautiful tennessee waltz Oh you know, you'll never know You'll never know just how much i've lost, ooh I lost my baby, my sweet baby While, while they kept on playing That beautiful tenne- tennessee waltz Yeah yeah yeah now I remember, yeah, that night Of that beautiful tennessee waltz Oh you know, you know, you know Just how much i've lost Ooh honey, i lost too much, yeah I lost my baby, my sweet baby While, while they kept on playing That beautiful, wonderful That marvelous, yeah man that glorious That cotton pickin' tenne- Tennessee waltz I lost my baby, my my my my baby Sweet lorene
( Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes & Al Isbell ) Hey lorene girl, huh Bring yourself home to me You've got my mind Messed up and shattered I'm at the point Where don't nothin' matter You got me beggin', pleadin' and needin' Oh sweet lorene, girl, all right The places that we used to go I can't stand to go there no more The smilin' faces we used to see I bow my head 'Cause they're starin' at me, now You got me scared, weepin' and moanin' Oh sweet lorene, girl, all right Let me tell you about it If you want my lovin', girl You got to get it home to me, girl I'm gonna kiss you from head to toe Love you more and more When you get here I'm gonna sock it to you Ou, ha Ou yeah Do it, do it Ooh sweet lorene, all right, yeah girl You got to hurry, don't stay no longer 'Cause my need for you Is gettin' mighty stronger, girl Five long years i been sufferin' Tryin' to tell you, girl I ain't had nothin' You got me beggin', pleadin' and weapin' Oh sweet lorene, girl, all right Try a little tenderness
( Connelly, Woods & Campbell ) Oh she may be weary And young girls they do get wearied Wearing that same old shaggy dress Yeah yeah But when she gets weary Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah Oh my my, huh You know she's waiting Just anticipating A thing that she'll never Never, never, never, never possess, yeah yeah yeah But while she's there waiting And without them Try a little tenderness That's all you gotta do It's not just sentimental, no no no She has her grief and care Yeah yeah yeah But the soft words They are spoke so gentle, yeah It makes it easier Easier to bare, yeah You won't regret it, no no Young girls they don't forget it Love is their whole happiness, yeah But it's all so easy All you've gotta do is, man Hold her where you want her Squeeze her, don't tease her Never leave her, get to her Just try, try a little tenderness, yeah yeah yeah You got to know how to love her, man Take this advice, man You got to squeeze her Don't tease her, never leave You got to hold her And brother, something else Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah yeah yeah You've got to tenderness, now, uh I tell you, don't lose her, no no You got to love her, tease her Don't leave her Got to try, now now now Try, try a little tenderness, yeah Watch the groove You got to know what to do, man Take this advice You gotta love and squeeze Don't tease my baby Love her, lord... Day tripper
( John Lennon & Paul McCartney ) She was a day tripper girl, now She give me a one-way ticket there, y'all It took me so, so very long, huh I found out, i found out I found out, i found out, children yeah Took me out, yes she did And then she teased me a little bit She told me she would love me Teased me a little bit, y'all, huh, yeah But i'll take the easy way out, girl, huh I said i got a good reason now, huh I'm gonna take the easy way out, huh She was a day tripper girl, now She give me a one-way ticket there, y'all It was so, so very long, baby, ha I found out, i found out Yes i did, ha Listen to me, let me tell you about her She give me a hard time Everything about that girl Is good reason, children I'm gonna take the easy way out, y'all, huh I said i got a good reason, girl, yeah, huh I'm gonna take the easy way out, now She was a day tripper girl, now, ha I got a one-way ticket there girl It took me so, so very long, y'all, huh I found out, i found out I found out, oh yeah Day tripper girl, yeah She give me one-way ticket there, y'all It took me so, so very long, huh I found out, i found out Ouh, ooh baby She's a teaser, nothing but a teaser Good teaser, nothing but a teaser now Give me a hard time On everything i do, y'all My lover's prayer
( Otis Redding ) This is my lovers prayer I hope it'll reach out to you, my love This is my lovers prayer And I hope you can understand it, my love My life is such a weary thing But In My Ears, Old Prayers Just Ring and Ring You keep wanting, waiting and wishing When I know deep down that I'm not to blame What you gonna do tonight When you need some loving arms to hold you tight What you gonna do tonight When you need my heavy voice to tell you good night Honey but you can't let that be no problem You ve got to come home and help me solve it Then I won't be missing you And honey, my lovers prayer would be all over What can the matter be [now]? It can't be to serious we can't talk it over Living in this misery, darling You can't make my life all over Honey but don't you let that be no problem Just come on home and help me solve it Dear I won't be missing you And my lovers prayer would be all over It got to be all over Honey all over Don't keep my life going round so many circles I won't be missing you I won't be missing you And my lovers prayer won't be all over This is my lovers prayer Come on y'all This is my lovers prayer And I hope it reaches out to you This is my lovers prayer I hope it gets to you
*** Thanx to Nicci & Ricky who corrected some mistakes *** She put the hurt on me
( Otis Redding ) Oh she put the hurt on me, y'all Yes she did She put the hurt on me, y'all Oh she put the hurt on me My baby socked it to me Put the hurt on me, y'all ** oh she put the hurt on me yes she did she put the hurt on me, children oh she put the hurt on me, huh my baby socked it to me she put the hurt on me, now * wait a minute i gotta tell you about it she give me twenty two minutes of love i had to think about it she give me forty minutes i had to talk about it she give me sixty minutes i can't do without it she give me one hour of love, y'all she give me that yeah Oh she put the hurt on me Yes she did She put the hurt on me, y'all, now Oh she put the hurt on me, huh My baby did it to me Put the hurt on me, y'all (* repeat: 2nd time i couldn't do without it she give me one hour of love then knocked me on the floor y'all) (** repeat) Oh she put the hurt on me My baby did the thing to me She did the- Oh she put the hurt on me My baby rolled me on my back... Ton of joy
( Otis Redding ) My baby nothing but a ton of joy Children, yes she is one ton of joy My baby nothing but a ton of joy Love, love, love, love, love, lovely Lovely ton of joy The way she love me Makes me know i'm a man What she do for me You don't understand, children Baby, you're a ton of joy Lovely, lovely, lovely ton of joy She's got what all men Are trying to find Drives a strong man Practically out of his mind, children She gives a blind man eyes to see, y'all She knocks a preacher man Straight on his knees, y'all Baby, baby, you're a ton of joy Girl, i love, i love your ton of joy Children, the way she loves me Makes me wanna learn You sets me on fire But i'm willing to burn, children, ou Girl, you're a ton of joy A lovely, lovely, lovely ton of joy You love girl, i love you, baby No matter what you do, girl I'm gonna keep loving you No matter what you say You got one hundred tons of - One hundred ton of joy, baby You don't weigh but a hundred But i just love you... You're still my baby
( Chuck Willis ) You're gone away And you done left me alone, yeah I've got nobody to call my own I believe it's bye bye, baby, yeah I wish you a lot of luck, darling But you're still my baby My my my baby Told you i love you, honey Yes, i did Many, many, many times again, yeah I've always played a losing hand But it's bye, bye, bye, baby That's what you're telling me I wish you a lot of luck, darling But i'm letting you know You're still my baby Ooh yeah You may be, yes you may be A thousand miles away, yeah No matter how far or you may be Looking at me somewhere Right here in this town, lord, lord But tell me all i, all i All i want to know, know Tell me, tell me what did i do, honey Why, why, why did you put me down Darling, darling Somebody, somebody help me Out of all this pain But i've always played a losing game But it's bye bye, baby, yeah That's what you tellin' Lots of luck, darling But i want you to know That you're still my baby, my baby, my baby, yeah You're still my baby, yeah I want you to know No matter where you go No matter where i see you I want you to be my baby No matter what in the world you do Honey, i want you to be my baby... Hawg for you
( Otis Redding ) I'm a hawg for you, baby I'm gonna root all around your door I'm a dirty hawg for you, baby And i'm gonna keep on rootin' All around your door, baby, now now I'm gonna keep on rootin', baby Till i can't root no more I got rockin' pneumonia, asiatic flu I got something to tell you, baby I wanna sock it to you Hawg for you, baby And i'm gonna rock all around your door Keep on rootin', rootin' Rootin', root, baby, yeah Till i just can't root no more Hawg for you, baby Hawg for you, honey They say i'm a dirty man But i'm doin'the best i can They say i don't do none right But i'm gonna make love all night, huh I'm a hawg for you, baby And i'm gonna root all around your door Keep on rootin', mama Lord, lord, lord, lord Lord, lord, lord, lord Till i just can root no more Let's take it home, boys, oh yeah Love have mercy
( David Porter & Isaac Hayes) Love have mercy, yeah, on my soul How many kisses, y'all, have i stole From other girls they didn't belong to me That's why the payback is just misery, yeah Love have mercy, y'all, lord Love have mercy on me now Love have mercy, y'all, on my heart For this young girl Is just tearing it apart It's got me week Oh don't ever let me go 'Cause i couldn't stand to reap What i've sown now Love have mercy, y'all, huh Love have mercy on me, yeah This feeling, lord, is killing me All the things i did wasn't right And now i'm just sittin' like a duck Sittin' here on that dynamite, yeah, yeah, yeah Ou ni, now, lord, somebody help me Comin' loose y'all Love have mercy, yeah, on this man All the wrong i did now i understand I broke a lot of hearts Before i got to her And now this suffering Just like they were, tell me 'bout it Love have mercy, yeah, ooh Love have mercy on poor me Love have mercy Yeah, got to tell you about it You got me sufferin' Lord, just like they were Don't make me suffer Don't make me, love have mercy on me Don't make me suffer, no no no no no no Love have mercy, mercy, mercy Love have mercy, mercy, mercy Love have mercy on me No don't do it to me You got me doin' the things
King & Queen
Knock on wood
( Steve Cropper & Eddie Floyd )
Otis Redding : I don't wanna loose This good thing, Baby That I got If I do, now I would surely I gotta, I gotta loose a lot Carla Thomas : Ooh, 'Cause your love is better Than any love I know Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : I said it's like thunder No It's like lightning The way you love me is frightning I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock, knock on wood Carla Thomas : I'm not superstitous... Otis Redding : About what? Carla Thomas : About you OR: About what? Carla Thomas : But I can't take no chance You got me spinning Spinning Baby I'm in a trance Otis Redding : 'Cause your love is better, honey Than anything I know Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : I said its like thunder Like lightning The way you love me is frightning I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock, knock on wood Otis Redding : It don't seem that women Talkin about colour To feel my love come up You got me seeing She really see That, that, that, that I get enough Carla Thomas : Otis just one touch From you baby You know it means so much Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : I said it's like thunder Tell you like lightning The way you love me is frightning I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock on wood
Baby, Let Me Be Good To You Baby, let me be good to you I'll do anything you want me to Your love has brought me around Every time I was feeling down But I'm so glad you give me everything I got Baby, let me be good to you Now sit in your easy chair What you want—I'll bring it there Even good can be better Here's my love on a silver platter Take it all Baby, let me be good to you Here it is—take it all And don't be shy You need your alibi I want to do it Baby, let me be good to you Here it is, girl I just want you to just take me all Don't want you to be shy, Carla You don't need no alibi Baby, let me be good to you Baby, let me…I want to be good to you
*** Thanx a lot to Craig for this one ***
Tramp
( Lowell Fulsom & Jimmy Mc Cracklin ) Tramp! What you call me? Tramp. You didn't! You don't wear continental clothes, or Stetson hats. Well I tell you one dog-gone thing. It makes me feel good to know one thing. I know I'm a lover. Matter of opinion. That's all right, Mama was. Papa too. And I'm the only child. Lovin' is all I know to do. You know what, Otis? What? You're country. That's all right. You straight from the Georgia woods. That's good. You know what? You wear overalls, and big old brogan shoes, and you need a haircut, Tramp. Haircut? Woman, you foolin'...ooh...I'm a lover. Mama was. Grandmama, Papa too. Boogaloo. All that stuff. And I'm the only son-of-a-gun this side of the Sun. Tramp! You know what, Otis? I don't care what you say, you're still a tramp. What? That's right. You haven't even got a fat bankroll in your pocket. You probably haven't even got twenty-five cents. I got six Cadillacs, five Lincolns, four Fords, six Mercuries, three T-Birds, Mustang, ooooooohhh...I'm a lover. Mama was. Papa too. I tell you one thing. Well tell me. I'm the only son-of-a-gun this side of the Sun. You're a tramp, Otis. No I'm not. I don't care what you say, you're still a tramp. What's wrong with that? Look here. You ain't got no money. I got everything. You can't buy me all those minks and sables and all that stuff I want. I can buy you minks, rats, frogs, squirrels, rabbits, ...anything you want, Woman. Look, you can go out in the Georgia woods and find them, Baby. Oh, you foolin'. You're still a tramp. That's all right. You a tramp, Otis. You just a tramp. That's all right. You wear overalls. You need a haircut, Baby. Cut off some of that hair off your head. You think you a lover, huh?
Here's the original text (Lowell Fulson) :
1. Tramp - You can call me that. I Don't wear that kind of clothes: Stuts and hats. But I'm a lover Mana was - Papa too. I'm not a child: Love is all I gonna do. 2. Call me country That a new word I'll answer when You call me, Baby, I mean, if that makes You feel good... But I'm just a lover Mama was - Papa too. But I'm not a child: Love is all I gonna do. 3. Now: Whatever You call me, I even go for that! 'Cause I keep a fat pack crawling in my pocket Baby! You know, I don't own three Cadillacs - 'Cause I'm just a lover. Mama was - Papa too. I'm not a child: Love is all I gonna do.
*** Thanx a lot to Dietlev for this one *** Tell it like it is
If you want something to play with Go and find yourself a toy Baby my time is so expensive, girl, yeah And I'm not just a little little betty baby boy, no no Otis, if you are serious Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious But if you want me to love you Baby, you know I will, honey, you know I will Tell it like it is, yeah Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide Tell it like it is I want you to forget your foolish pride, oh yeah Life is too short to have sorrow (oh, yes it is) You may be here today and gone tomorrow You might as well get what you want So go on and live, Carla honey, baby, go on and live I'm just tell it like it is Just you can threat me right, go and find yourself a little little baby boy I'm just tell you like it is 'Cause I‘m to good to you forget, don't you mess over me...
*** Thanx a lot to Alfred for this one ***
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Something Is Wrong With Me) When something is wrong with my baby Something is wrong with me I know when she's a little worried I feel that same old misery We've been through so much together We stand as one and that's what makes it better When something is wrong with my baby Something is wrong with me Just what she means to me You out there just can't understand it People can say my woman—she's no good But she's my woman and I know I'm her only man And if he's got a problem, I got to help him solve ‘em When something is wrong with my baby Something is wrong with me
Lobey dovey
( M.Curtis & A. Nugette )
Otis Redding : You're the sweetest thing that I have ever seen I really love you baby I'm gonna shake your tree Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : Lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time, all right Lovey dovey, I can't get you out of my mind Carla Thomas : Every time you kiss me you just thrill me so I'll never, never, never, ever let you go Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : Lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time Lovey dovey, I can't get you out of my mind, all right Carla Thomas : I sigh with the feeling When you're near me I'm as high as the ceiling Otis Redding : Otis hear me cause I love you baby more and more every day You're something good to me baby You're just so sweet to me. Love you baby like I do my ma I love you, love you baby And your sweet little charms Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : Lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time, come on Lovey dovey, I can't get you out of my mind. Carla Thomas : Said I sigh with the feeling When you're near me I'm as high as the ceiling Otis hear me Otis Redding : 'Cause I'm sayin' that I love you honey Place no one above you You do something good baby I'm felling you babyYou're just a Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey... New Year's Resolution
( Catron & Frierson )
Otis Redding : I hope it's not too late Just to say that I'm sorry, honey All I want to do Is just finish what we started, baby Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : Let's turn over a new leave And baby let's make promises That we can keep And call it a new year's resolution, hmmm Carla Thomas : Oh, I'm a woman And woman makes mistakes too But will you, will you forget the changes That I put you through Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : Oh, let's try it again Just you and me And, baby, let's see how happy honey, yeah That we can be And call it a new year's resolution, yeah, yeah, yeah Otis Redding : Many times we had our ups and downs Carla Thomas : And times you needed me I couldn't be found Otis Redding : I'm sorry Carla Thomas : And I'm sorry too Otis Redding : I'll never, never do it again, no, no, no So baby before we fall out Let's fall on in, yeah, yeah Carla Thomas : Oh, and we're gonna try harder Not to hurt each other again, oh Otis Redding & Carla Thomas : Love me baby, huh Week after week And baby let's make promises That we can keep And call it a new year's resolution, yeah, oh Otis Redding : I know we can do it Carla Carla Thomas : I'm gonna keep my promises Otis Redding : I'm gonna hold on that we can do it, baby Carla Thomas : Oh, it's not too late Otis Redding : You're gonna love me Nobody else Carla Thomas : Oh Otis let's finish what we started Otis Redding : Talk no mean...
It takes two One can have a dream, baby Two can make that dream so real One can talk about being in love Two can say how it really feels One can wish upon a star Two can make that wish come true One can stand alone in the dark Two can make the light shine through It takes two, baby, it takes two, baby Me and you, just take two One can have a broken heart, living in misery Two can really ease the pain like a perfect remedy, now One can be alone in the far, like an island he's all alone Two can make just a any place seem just like a being home It takes two, baby, it takes two, baby Me and you, it take two It takes two, baby, it takes two, baby Me and you, it take two One can go out to a movie, looking for a special treat Two can make that single movie, something really kinda sweet One can take a walk in the moonlight, thinking that it's really nice A but two walking a hand in hand is like adding just a pinch of spice Oh, it takes two, baby, it takes two, baby Me and you, it takes two It takes two, baby, it takes two, baby Me and you, oh, it takes two It takes two, baby, yeah, it takes two, baby, yeah It takes two, baby, yeah, it takes two, baby, yeah It takes two, baby, yeah, oh, me and you, baby, yeah Me and you, baby, yeah It takes two, baby, yeah...
Are you lonely for me baby This was the last train, ya'll, to Jacksonville, hu I'm gonna get on it baby, you know I will, now Will you try, just come on and try To forget all the pain that I brought you Go on and cry, go ahead and cry, baby I know that I'm the one who, who, who taught you, yeah To be lonely baby, a lonely and blue Hey, I'm lonely baby, and I'm lonely for you Are you lonely for me baby Coming, coming, coming, coming on home now Are you lonely for me baby It's the all last bus, to Jacksonville Are you my sweet baby, are you still I tell my friend, it's the end That you'll never again desert me He will laugh baby, I can hear him laughing honey He will say that I was born to get hurt you What he's learned baby, sorry and blue Hey I'm lonely baby, yes I'm lonely for you Are you lonely for me baby Hold on baby Are you lonely for me baby I'm coming home, I'm coming home, I'm coming home Are you lonely, lonely for me baby, oh It's a long ride to Jacksonville But no one will ever know the way I feel Will you be there, will you get be there When I, when I, when I, when I get off the train, girl Yes I'm gonna be there, that I'm gonna be there, you know I gotta be there 'Cause I wanna see you there Oh, I'm lonely baby, lonely and blue Hey, I'm lonely baby and I'm lonely for you Are you lonely for me baby Yes I am Are you lonely for me baby Yes yes yes yes I am Are you lonely for me baby I'm coming home, I'm coming home...
Bring It On Home To Me If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behind Bring it to me, bring your sweet loving, bring it on home to me, yeah You know I tried to treat you right But, you stay out, stay out every night Bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin Bring it on home to me. I know I laughed when you left But now I know I only hurt myself Baby, bring it to me, Bring your sweet loving Bring it home to me I'll give you jewelry and money too That ain't all, all I do for you, Baby if you bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, oh honey You know I'll always be your slave 'til I'm buried, buried in my grave Bring it to me, bring your sweet loving, bring it on home to me. But I forgive you, yeah
Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis Ooh, Carla—I love you, baby Ooh, Carla—I love you, little girl Ooh, Otis—keep saying you love me You're so sweet to me—you're my everything You're my cake and ice cream—honey, you remain the same Dimples in your jaw—so good, honey But one more thing I got to tell you is that As always, I love you, Carla Ooh, Otis—keep saying you love me Carla, baby, I really love you I give you everything your heart desires Just your touch set my soul on fire Ain't it plain—you're my man Since you kissed me, baby, I'm not the same Ooh, baby—I really love you, Carla Ooh, Otis—keep saying you love me Carla, honey, I love you I'll always love you—I love you, baby You are my everything—my cake and ice cream You're so sweet, honey—sweeter than anything Ain't it plain that you're my man Since you kissed me, baby, I'm not the same Ooh, baby—I really love you
The Dock Of The Bay
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Sittin in the morning sun, I`ll be sittin' when the evening come, Watching the ships roll in, And I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, Watching the tide roll away, ouh, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay, Wasting time. I left my home in Georgia, Headed for the Frisco bay I have nothing to live for, Look like nothings gonna come my way, So I'm just go sit on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay, Wasting time Look like nothings gonna change, Everything still remain the same, I can't do what ten people tell me to do, So I guess I'll remain the same, yes, Sittin' here resting my bones, And this loneliness won't leave me alone, yes, Two thousand miles I roam Just to make this dock my home Now I'm just go sit at the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away, ooh Sittin' on the dock of the bay Wasting time
I'm Coming Home To See About You Hush, darling, and don't you cry I'm coming home to dry your weeping eyes Hush, little darling, and don't be blue I'm coming home to see about you It's been so long since I've seen you I don't know what in the world I'm gonna do But if you're still waiting with your love so true You'll make me… Hush, darling, and don't you cry I'm coming home to wipe your weeping eyes Hush, little darling, and don't you be blue I'm coming home to see about you You know I got to see my baby—she's my one desire Got to see my baby—she set my little soul on fire Got to see my baby—she's everything I need She makes me… Hush, darling, and don't you cry Otis is coming home to dry your weeping eyes Hush, little darling, and don't you be blue I'm coming home to see about you You know I got to see my baby—she's my one desire Got to see my baby—she set my little soul on fire Got to see my baby—she's everything I need She makes me… Hush, darling, and don't you cry I'm coming home to wipe your weeping eyes Hush, little darling, and don't be blue I'm coming home to see about you I'm coming home…
I Love You More Than Words Can Say Please, let me sit down beside you. I've got something to tell you, you should know. I just couldn't wait for not another day. I love you, for more than words can ever say. Honey living without you is so painful. I was tempted to call it a day. You've got me in your hand, why can't you understand. I love you baby, for more than words can say. I just can't sleep, when I lay down in my bed. The thougths of you babe, just linger in my head. Living without you is so painful. I was tempted to call it a day. You've got me in your hand, why can't you understand. I love you honey, for more than words can say. I love you honey, for more than words can say. Yes, I do.
*** Thanx a lot to Dietlev for this one ***
Let Me Come On Home Oh, baby—I want to come home to you Baby—I got to get home to you Days and nights feeling so blue Lord, I just don't know what I'm gonna do Oh, baby—I wanna come home Oh, baby—you're one thousand miles away Baby—you're just one thousand miles away Take these chains from ‘round my heart Never leave you—you no more you never depart Baby—let me come on home to you Oh, I love you, baby—let me come on home Please…let me come on home to you, girl Crying my eyes out over you I don't know nothing in the world that I'm gonna do But I'm gonna… Come on, girl, say it—I got to get home Yeah, baby girl—I love you, honey Please let me come home
The Huckle-Buck Here we come again… We're doing a new dance—real strong dance Everybody—sisters, papas, mamas, papa's boys A stone dance—you know what they're doing It's called the Huckle-Buck—real strong dance Come on and take my hand Come on and Huckle-Buck with…now watch me We're going to new places now… Atlanta, Georgia—here we come Royal Peacock, y'all Miami, Florida—going to the Island Club Step over in Memphis Going to the Hippo Drome Everybody's swinging The Mar-keys going down under Going to the…California Going to the Five-Four Ballroom Step over in Detroit city Going to the Twenty-Grand Club Move over to Washington, D.C. We're going to the Holland Theater Huckle-Buck, y'all Everybody Huckle Bucking If you don't know, you're sure out of luck I tell you what we do… We're going to Chicago We're going to the Windy City, they call it Going to do the Huckle-Buck now Everybody's Bucking now Mamas, brothers, sisters, fathers—they Huckle Bucking all night We got a thing going You jump back, you jump forward, you jump back-back-back-back Let me show you how to do it Jump back, jump up, jump back, jump up-up-up-up
Open The Door I've been so wrong, so many times. Now you know what I'm talkin' about. We've all been wrong a time in our life. And we all make mistakes sometimes of leaving what's good for us. I made that mistake, now I'm tryin' to get back to my baby. This runnin' round, sure 'nough, is killin' me Let me, let me in Let me in, let me in Let me in, let me in Let me in, let me in, let me in, let me in, let me ease on in Look into my eyes Can't you see I got to come on in I ain't lyin', and I ain't smilin' 'bout it, baby Open the door or I'm bustin' in Because this runnin' around Sure 'nough, sure 'nough, is killin' me Let me in, it's killin' me, baby I got ta come on in Let me in, baby, please let me in I got ta come on in, honey Open the door Open the door Let me in, let me in, let me in, let me ease on in Mama, mama, got to come in Open the door I can't stand this cold Let me in this house I'm tired of this runnin' around Tired of being, tired of being all alone Standing out here and walkin' with, walkin' with
Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out) ( Jimmie Cox ) Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money Oh I didn't care Taking my friends out For a mighty good time Oh we'd drink that good gin Champagne and wine But oh just as soon As my money got low I couldn't find nobody And I had no place to go And if I ever get my hands On a dollar again I'm gonna hold on Till the eagle wins Cause I found out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Lord have mercy Yeah, yeah, now listen Now in your pocket There's not one penny And all of them good friends You found out you haven't got any Nobody come around But the landlord and the taxman Your ex-wife who says She wants more alimony Then there's a knock on the door And it's a woman you don't know Says she's having your baby She'll walk on in But oh just as soon as the money roll in Here they all come sayings That they're you're long lost friends But if I ever get my hands On a dollar again I believe, I believe I'll hold on Till the eagle wins Cause I found out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody wants you When you're down and out Nobody, nobody, nobody
Don't Mess With Cupid You must have thought my love was for fun You tried to spend it like a dollar You got the right string, baby But your yo-yo is the wrong color Don't you mess with Cupid Cupid, he's not stupid Don't you mess with Cupid Cupid, he's not stupid You thought my love was just a rug on the floor Just to walk on and nothing more You just don't seem to understand That I'm a man, baby—a full-grown man Don't you mess with Cupid Cupid, he's not stupid Don't you mess with Cupid Cupid, he's not stupid When I look for you, you're never home Like a lamp, you turn me off and on But like a shade that dims the light When it's opened, I can't do nothing right I'm warning you, baby Don't you mess with this Cupid Baby, he's not stupid
Ole man trouble
( Otis Redding ) Old man trouble, just leave me alone Go find you someone else to pick on I live my life in doubt, you see now Ooh old man trouble Please stay away from me Oh my, Ooh yeah, Yeah Oh i look like i'm down in my luck Please send faith to help pick me up I've lived this way so many years Ole man trouble Please wash away all my fears Help me Sometimes Sometime i get - i get a little worried Ole man trouble Please, please Stay away from me Ole man trouble, ole man trouble Stay away, stay away You're nothing but trouble Stay away, stay away Please, stay away
The Glory Of love
Give a little, take a little And let your little poor heart, yeah, cry a little That's the story of That's the glory of love Ya'll, I know what I'm talking about Laugh a little bit, cry just a little And that's that all we just blow ride on my little, yeah That's the story of That's the glory of love I feel know what I'm talking about, ya'll When these whole world, is tough of us We'll have each other win all its charms When the whole world, is through with us We've harm each other's arms, yeah yeah Cry a little, cry just a little Let's that all win just a glory, I do That's the story of That's the glory of love It's the glory, glory, the glory, glory of, the glory of love
The Immortal O.R
I've Got Dreams To Remember I've got dreams Dreams to remember I've got dreams Dreams to remember Honey I saw you there last night Another mans arms holding you tight Nobody knows what I feeled inside All I know, I walked away and cried I've got dreams Dreams to remember [Listen to me] I've got dreams, rough dreams Dreams to remember I know you said he was just a friend But I saw him kiss you again and again These eyes of mine, they don't fool me Why did he hold you so tenderly? I've got dreams Dreams to remember [Listen honey] I've got dreams Dreams, rough dreams Dreams to remember I still want you to stay I still love you anyway I still don't want you to ever leave Girl, you just satisfy me! [Ooh-Wee!] I know you said he was just a friend But I saw you kiss him again and again These eyes of mine, they don't fool me Why did he hold you so tenderly? I've got dreams Dreams to remember [Listen to me mama] I've got dreams Dreams, bad dreams Dreams, rough dreams To remember Don't make me suffer Dreams, bad dreams Dreams, rough dreams To remember
Think About It Wait! Before you walk out that door Hang your clothes in the closet You're forgetting one thing I'm the one who saved you From a long lonely life I'm the one who gave you You're first taste to paradise Look how you payin' me back Look how you pack in your bag Please don't do me like this, honey All this good love you're gonna miss Think about it, honey You really ought to think about it 'fore you leave me Dig this I'm the one who showed you How to live when you wanted to die I'm the one who taught you How to laugh when you wanted to cry But look what you're doing to me Look how you're hurting me Please don't do me like this All of this good lovin' your gonna miss Think about it, baby, listen You really, really ought to think about it 'fore you leave You really ought to think about it Deep down think about it 'fore you leave me Do this for me honey Don't make me no lonely man Don't try to push me out of your plan Don't try to kick out love aside Just wait! Before you tell me goodbye Hmmm Yeah You really, really, really, really, really ought to think about it How I give it You really, really, really ought to think about it How I live it One million times I better stay up all night
You made a man out of me You make a man wanna just change his mind, girl And everything I do, baby, just right on time, girl You set me through, baby yes, a whole lotta change, yes And I love you for it, honey, just I, real man, girl, coz You made a big old man, girl, out of me, baby, yeah Big old man, you made out of me You made me do the things, girl You love me, baby, and you showed me what to do baby I can't explain, baby, what you did for me, now But I love you for it and I'll never forget you, now, coz You made a big old man, girl, out of me, babe You made a big old man You made a big old man out of me, baby I'm a sweet lil man, baby That's what you want me to be You gave me everything You just taught me everything I know And I love you for it, darling I'll never let you go, baby, coz You made a great big man out of me, baby Big old man, you made out of me A big old man, you made out of me A loving man, you made out of me A sweet lil man Baby what you did for me Showed me everything baby You just gave me everything large You just loved me when you wanted to be loved You made a great big man out of me A big old man...
*** Thanx a lot to Nadia for this one ***
A waste of time Hi there Should I've asked you what's your name? Should you've asked me the same? But dig Let's not be wasting our time Let's not lead each other blind If you don't want me My heart can't strain, yeah, another time There's only 24 hours in a day And that don't leave much time to play I don't dig that no way, honey Coz my heart can't take it, no, another day Listen to me honey I've been told by many different girls 'Otis I love you, oh boy' They tell me this from the bottom of their soul But they didn't mean it Listen, I... I've been let down, yo Hit the ground And called the biggest, the biggest fool Biggest fool ever walked on this ground Listen I can't stand it, no no no no, To be built up, way on up, and let down Being loved, yo, is home in my mind I don't like that I like for it to be from the heart And I found out later on I was wasting my time Just a waste of time yeah Somebody understand what I'm saying What I say It's just a waste of time If you don't want me mama Don't just leave me hanging Don't just let me waste my time, no no Somebody Somebody gotta get the message to me No I don't wanna...
Nobody's fault but mine I couldn't love you your way Yeah, and still you came to see me day by day But now I miss you all the time No heart can be as sad as mine Ain't nobody's fault but mine Ah, yeah, uh What will lie due tomorrow Burden down and suffer with my sorrows But crying ain't gonna help me knock I made a mistake anyhow It ain't nobody's fault but mine Oh, got to but... One day I got to pay for my mistakes, y'all It's gonna carry me straight to my grave Ooh I gotta tell you, now I wanna tell you sum'n Instead of you trying to spend my money Yet your favorite word was to call me honey But I was just a doggone fool Trying to be so doggone cool Ain't nobody's fault but mine I thought I didn't, oh I made a big mistake, y'all I did something wrong too, ah Nobody's fault but mine It ain't nobody's fault but mine I did the wrong thing to you girl Somebody help me now I need a little bit of help now...
Champagne And Wine Sittin' here thinking, about the times I roamed Different girls, that I have known Of all girls, that I have met You are the one girl that I can't forget, listen We had our time, now Good and bad, now I can't forget a man I sho' ain't gonna forget him, now Remember Side Stream Where we used to meet Making love, nobody but you and me Champagne and wine That's what you gonna get Champagne and wine What it's gonna be Just as long girl you see about me I'm gonna be, knocking on your door I want the same love, that I had before, listen I'm a man now Full grown man You got me eating from the tip of your hand I don't mind eatin', long as you feed me Good love and good ole sympathy Champagne and wine That's what it's gonna be Everyday, is gonna just be like sunday Everynight your gonna have stars in the sky Ou giving you Champagne and wine I'm gonna give it to you Ou, ou weeh Ou, na na na na na na na na na na Ou weeh baby Giving you champagne and wine I want you to love me, baby I really do need you, honey Really do wan't you baby...
Hard To Handle
*** Thanx a lot to John for this one ***
A fool for you I know you told me, long time ago That you didn't want me, yeah You didn't love me no more But I know it was something, oh, that made me blue But believe me, child, I've been a fool for you I've been a big fool for you I know you told me, yeah You didn't want me around And don't you have a big old man right there In a port, man, away across town And I know it's something that makes me blue Believe me child, I've been a fool for you I've been a fool for you Now did you ever wake up in the morning Just about the break of day, yeah, uh Reach over an feel your pillow, wow wow wow wow wow Where that lil fine f*** used to lay Ever since I was 5 years old, baby I've been a ... a fool for you Way down, deep down in my soul, oh I've been a fool for you Well I know it's something, oh, what makes me blue Believe me child, I've been a fool for you I've been a fool for you I've been a fool for you I've been a fool for you I've been a fool for you I've been just so bad, yeah I've been just so bad You don't know what you're doing to me Well, I just can't understand, yeah No no no, baby, yeah I've been a fool for you honey now I've been a great big fool for you, baby A fool for you mama...
*** Thanx a lot to Nadia for this one *** Thousand miles away You are thousand miles away Ooh I miss you darling, yeah You are thousand miles away, yeah Sure enough I need you honey, yeah What's mine, baby, is yours I want you to have it honey, oh But you are thousand miles away, yeah yeah Ooh I can't give it to you honey What's yours I know is mine I want my share, give it to me now I'm a thousand miles away Ooh I can't get it from you, honey Yeah, oh Lord, I'm suffering now, hey Thousand miles away One thousand Lord, let me here from you, honey Ooh What's mine, baby, is yours I want you to get it baby But you're a thousand miles away One thousand Ooh I can't give it to you honey Yeah, uh Lord, you got me suffering baby Can't see you honey I don't wanna hear from you Don't call me on the phone baby I love you, I wanna see you girl
Amen Amen, uh, A-Amen, uh A-Amen, Amen, Amen, with the horns, now Amen, with the rhytm, now A-Amen, A-Amen A-Amen, Amen, Amen, everybody, now A-Amen, A-Amen A-Amen, Amen, Amen, he let me tell you This little life of mine I'm gonna let it shine This little life of mine I'm gonna let it shine, yeah, yeah This little life of mine I'm gonna let it shine Let it shine, let it shine To show my love One thing my papa used to say he said that Even in my home son, I said what dad I'm gonna let it shine, let me tell you Said even in your home son You got to let your little light shine, yeah huh Even in your home son, ha You got to let it shine Just let it shine, just let it shine To show your love And then I said daddy help me sing this line one time A-Amen, will you help me A-Amen, huh, with a feeling A-Amen, Amen, Amen, everybody together now A-Amen, little louder now A-Amen, everybody say A-Amen, Amen, Amen Amen
Dum-Dum-Dum (Happy Song) When I sing this song [I'm] Singing it for my baby She s the only one that can bring me joy Thats why, I sing these happy songs They go Dum dum baby de dum dum Dum dum baby de dum dum Dum dum baby de dum dum [Come on now] Happy song Happy song [now] On a cold rainy windy night She'd shut off the door She cuts off the light She holds me and squeeze me tight She tells me Big O, everythings gonna be all right Dum dum baby de dum dum Dum dum baby de dum dum Dum dum baby de dum dum [Come on now] Those Happy songs Happy, happy song [now] Come on... Bring my breakfast to the table When I go to work She knows I'm able Do my chore I come back in You wanna see my babys face [Laughing] Grin, grin grin grin Dum dum baby de dum dum Dum dum baby de dum dum Dum dum baby de dum dum Sing these happy songs Lovely lovely song Sweet soul song [now] It gives you such a feeling A lovely lovely feeling It makes you wanna shout In fact it knocks you out Those happy happy songs Those good old lovely songs Those sweet soul music songs Those good old happy songs
Love Man
I'm A Changed Man Learn how to love Learn how to walk Learn how to talk Like a baby talk Learn how to see See what I want Learn how a baby Does and I don'ts And I'm a changed man I've been baptised And I'm a changed man I'm a brand new guy, yeah, yeah, yeah Allright let me tell you, mama You put a feeling in my soul You make me fast that I had them holes You did this, baby You did that You little girl you showed me where I was at Now I'm a changed man I've been baptised And I'm a changed man I'm a brand new guy, yeah, yeah Allright, let me sing it Ja, Ja, Ja etc. Allright, you made a change in me, mama Bet you're a man Whose life is a blink So messed up, you know He couldn't even think But you came along Stopped my own going Gave me enough love To keep five minutes going And I'm a changed man I've been baptised And I'm a changed man I'm a brand new guy, yeah, yeah, yeah Allright, let me sing my song know Ja, Ja, Ja etc. You gave me love You gave me everything Gave me love Brought my heart sing You gave me pants You gave me clothes You gave me something to thin my holes, now Oughta, Ja, Ja, Ja etc...
Groovin' Time It's groovin' time—that's what my baby told me If you can't groove me, boy, you might as well let me be It's lovin' time—that's what my baby told me If you can't love me, boy, you might as well let me be Now, she said she don't want me hanging in the street Don't want me going down seeing old Pete Hanging out on Broadway is not her stick Staying up late at night is not her kick Wants me to tease her all the time Wants me to love her later in the night That's what she told me If you can't do it, boy, you might as well let me be Baby, it's groovin' time—that's what my baby told me If you can't groove me, boy, you might as well let me be Said she don't want me shootin' no pool Running in the street, acting like a dog-gone fool Said she just want me to stay at home Just tend to my business—leave other people alone Said she don't want me hanging in them nightclubs All them Broadway funky, funky nightclubs That's what she told me If you can't do it, boy, you might as well let me be It's groovin' time—that's what my baby told me If you can't groove me, boy, you might as well let me be
Higher And Higher Your love keeps lifting me higher Than I ever been lifted before So give me love Which is my desire, honey I'm gonna be at your side Forever more Now, you know your love Keeps lifting me higher Than I ever been lifted before So give me love, oh Which is my desire I'm gonna be at your side Forever more Now, once down and broken hearted And dissapointment was my closest friend And than you, you came and heated hearted And you know he never showed his face again Now, you know your love Keeps lifting me higher Than I ever been lifted before So give me love, oh Which is my desire I'm gonna be at your side Forever more, hey, hey, hey Know your love Lifting me higher Than I ever been lifted before So give me love Which is my desire, ha I'm gonna be at your side Forever more Now, you know your love Keeps lifting me higher Than I ever been lifted before So give me love, oh Which is my desire, oh, honey I'm gonna be at your side Forever more Oh I got to tell you 'bout it Keep me, lift me all up, lift me lift me little higher, now Keep me going all up I wanna higher, higher, higher, higher Get me up there I gotta get on up there Lift me, lift me, lift me, oh lift me Up, up, up, up, up, up Gotta get on up Gotta, gotta, get on up there...
Your Feeling Is Mine I hurt your feelings And you hurt mine, girl But I still love you More than anything in this world You got me crying, girl I'm going blind, girl I'm going up, down, down, up Losing weight by the pound Here's my love—take it all, girl Here's my heart—take it all, girl Here's my lips—kiss them again And, baby, you'll be feeling That mine will never be hurt again So let's get clever And get together And, baby, where you go, I go, you stay, I stay Everything will be just great
That's A Good Idea You make me wanna just dance and sing You make me feel like I'm a naturel man You tell me when you want to come and go Make me say I want a little bit more, listen What you want How you want When you want Everytime you want it That's a good idea Yes it is, babe It's a good idea Let me tell you soemthin', now You make me spend my money That's a fact yes it is now, huh You little girl you show me where I'm at Yes you do mama now Won't you kick of your shoe little mama Throw 'em on the floor nowe baby Kick off your shoe little honey Throw 'em on your daddy's table 'cause What you want How you want When you want Everytime you want it That's a good idea Yes it is, babe Real groovy idea Let me tell you, huh, huh, huh You just ?pretty? as a movie star So sweet as a chocolat candy bar Let me tell you somethin' Won't you kick of your shoe little mama Throw 'em on the floor nowe baby Kick off your shoe little honey Throw 'em on your daddy's table 'Cause What you want How you want When you want Everytime you want it It's a good idea Yes it is, babe Real groovy idea If you wanna go to the movie It's a good idea Downtown, shoppin' It's a good idea If you wanna go to the drugstore It's a groovy idea If you wanna make love...
Got To Get Myself Together My baby wrote me a ten-page letter She said I'll be coming home, boy, and I hope for the better And you know that your mind it changes something like the weather And I'll be coming home, boy, and I hope for the better This is what she said Dark clouds hanging over your head Lightning and thunder For every drop of rain that falls I know you want to see your mama I said, baby, I got to get myself together ‘Cause you know my mind it changes something like the weather And I'm going to be coming home, boy, and I hope for the better This is what she said It's raining and there is snow on the side You got another woman by your side You got to stop playing them tricks You got to get that woman out there quick Dark clouds hanging over your head Lighting and thunder For every drop of rain that falls I know you want to see your mama I said, baby, I got to get myself together I said you know that my mind it changes something like the weather This is what she said I'll be coming home, boy, I hope for the better This is what she said I'm coming home…
I'll Let Nothing Separate Us I'll let nothing separate us I'll let nothing, no, no, separate us What you ask me, to do or say I'll tell you everything, lord, isa okay And I'll let nothing separate us I'll let nothing, no, no, no, worry or trouble in my When this whole world, comes to an end I'll be standing there Holding your trembling hand I won't let nothing separate us, oh now What you dream at night, honey I hope they'll all come true for you But the sweet dreams I dream at night baby They're all about loving you Wanting you and needing you, ooh darling, now I'll let nothing separate us I'll let no one, nobody, nothing separate us Honey, when this whole world comes to an end I'll be standing there holding your tremblin' hand And I won't let nothing, no, no, separate us Nothing in the world I won't let nobody, nothing, touch you I won't let nobody, nothing, just say anything And I'll just be right with you baby Darling 'till the end I'll be just standing there holding your...
Direct Me I done cried a river of tears This you may not believe But I've been crying for five long years Afraid of all my fears Love has got me now In a terrible bet I done lost the best little woman That I ever had So direct Me Straight to my baby's love Direct Me Straight to my woman's love Shame on me shame on me I made a big mistake When I see my babe again I'm gonna bake me her favorite cake Ten thousand dollar reward For the first the one that finds her When I get my hands on her, y'all I'm gonna just chain and bound her Somebody direct Me Straight to my baby's love Direct Me Straight to my woman's love, ou, ou Deputy sherrif On your trail The FBI, I know, They won't fail, they can't fail They gonna bring you back Somebody direct Me Straight to my baby's love Direct Me Straight to that woman's love I got the feeling I wanna feel it, y'all Say I gotta feeling girl Lord, I wanna feel it, now, now I really do, really do, really, really I really do Ou wi, I need your love, now Needda your lovin' now Somebody direct me, now...
Free Me Turn me loose There ain't no use Free me darling Don't hang me up Let me go from your love, now Just like a prisoner You got me chained and bound Unlock 'em, Let me go, let me go Get 'em from around Turn me loose There ain't no use Free me baby, Let me go, Turn me loose From your love, now You know I did love you, yeah Do anything in the world for you I try my best, I try my very best, yeah, please The way your treating me Keep me in misery I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry To walk away It's up to you To say we're thru Free me baby, let me go, turn me loose baby From your love I got to tell you, Listen this I know sometime I wonder do you really love me And if you don't, if you don't You got to let me know Let me go Your love is not shown Break these chains Make them tearing apart Let me love again Turn me loose There ain't no use Let me go, darling If you don't want me Free me Let me go Unchain me From your love
Love Man I'm a Love Man Call me the Love Man Oooh, baby I'm the Love Man That's what they call me I'm a Love Man Six feet one weigh two hundred and ten A Long hair... Real fair skin A long legs and I'm-a out-a sight There ain't no doubt I'm gonna take you out, 'Cause I'm a love man That's what they call me I'm the Love Man Make love to you in the mornin' Make love to you at night now Make love to when you think about it I' gonna bet you Everything's alright 'Cau...'Cau...'Cau...'Cau...'Cause I'm a love man Ooh baby I'm a love man That's what they call me I'm a Love Man Say there goes a love man Six feet one weigh two hundred and ten Long hair... Real fair skin I'm long legged and I'm-a out-a sight My, my babe I'm gonna take you out 'Cause I' a love man Ooh baby I'm a love man Take your hand; let me holler one time...AAWW! Love man that's all I am now I'm just a love man Ooh baby call me a love man Yes I am, I'm just a love man Let me tell you somethin' Which one of you girls want me to hold you? A Which one of you girls want me to kiss you? Which one of your girls wants me to take you out? Go on I got you, gonna knock you all night 'Cause baby I'm a love man All right, Ooh, baby I'm a love man Let me tell ya! I'm sayin' I'm just a love man, good ol' man I'm just a love man, fancy man I'm just a love man, good ol' man I'm just a...
A Lover's Question ( Brook Benton / Jimmy Williams ) Does she love me, with all her heart Should I worry, when we're apart It's a lover's question, I'd like to know. Does she need me, as she pretends Is this a game, well then will I win It's a lover's question, I'd like to know I'd like to know when she's not with me If she's still true to me I'd like to know when we're kissing Does she feel just what I feel, And how am I to know it's really real. Oh, tell me where, the answer lies Is it in her kiss or in her eyes It's a lover's question I'd like to know. I'd like to know when she's not with me If she's still true to me I'd like to know when we're kissing Does she feel just what I feel, And how am I to know it's really real. Oh, tell me where, the answer lies Is it in her kiss or in her eyes It's a lover's question I'd like to know.
Look At That Girl I saw her dancing, dancing In some old smokey place I bet I was the only one there to watch her face All night I never saw a smile there 'Cause she didn't even try You know for just a little while there I saw a tear in her eyes Come on Come on baby I love to see you now Ou wi One more time baby watch me swinging, huh I sit and watch her on the floor I said baby, baby, baby Come on baby just dance some more I wonder how it is to love her I toss it to her in my head The way she dance to the music She got me going out of my head Come on Watch One more time you fine foxy thing you Uh, yeah One more time just watch she do She do this Huh She walk the mellow-man a little bit Then she skate a little bit Then she boog a little bit Then she twist a little bit I gotta One more time I got to see her on the floor, now, now Gotta, gotta I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta see her now, now One more time Sweet little thing, sweet little thing, sweet little thing You sweet little Come on, watch that, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Tell The Truth
Demonstration I was born to be a Lover Cutest thing in this town I got some love I want to demonstrat you When you get this ? down Good loving is my occupution I want to suite you in inspiration Let me hear your little demonstration I wanna give you good demonstration Brass I can tease some good love and all Everytime some good love for you ... You don't have to give me no doubt, baby You don't have to pay me, whenn I get truth, you don't need it so ... Good loving is my occupation I want satisfy my situation Let me hear your good demonstration I wanna give you little demonstration Listen! I want you just rock and weel you mama! I gonna give you one good old feeling, lala Don't you please, you are mine over? Hit my love wanna see you for padder ? yes it is now. I was born to be a Lover Disappoint that I don't do I'm the best thing in town, girl I wanna demonstrat my love to you, yes I do, cause Good love is my occupution I want to satisfy your situation Let me hear your good demonstration I wanna give you good demonstration Brass Yes I do now, Uh I wanna, I wanna get it to you Some good loving Baby I got to demonstrat at you Let me give it to you Don't you Some good loving mama Uh wee! I got it? I got it all mama! Tell The Truth Tell the truth Tell the truth, girl, now You know you got me goin' everything crazy that you want me to do Yes you have girl Don't you, don't you, don't you know you gotta tell the truth, yeah huh Baby, baby, baby, babe why don't you tell me truth, now, uh You know you got me goin' everything crazy that you want me to do Yes you have, yeah watch it lovin' you is just a little bit easy started, so hard to stop Feel how could Baby, bay, you know I would I feel a strong all around If I thought that it would do any good, mama Tell me the truth, yeah Lit-lit-lit-lit-little girl just Tell me the truth now, yeah, huh You know you got me goin' everything foolish that you want me to do Oh play it Come on Steve, yeah Tell me, tell me, tell me the truth now Tell the truth now Lovin' you is easy to start, hard to stop But I'm gonna just tell you this, uh If I had to do it Baby you know I would I would feeling strong all around If I just thought that it would do me some good, aahhhh The truth now Tell 'em, tell 'em, tell 'em, tell 'em, tell, just tell me the truth now Just tell me the truth now Got to tell me no lie I wanna tell you the truth now Don't you, don't you tell me no lie, ah Just tell me the truth now Don't you, don't you tell me no lie girl, huh Just tell me the truth now... Wholesale Love Wholesale love, girl Wholesale love, girl Wholesale love, girl The way you used to call my name You make it sound sweet and plain The way you kiss and hold me so Make me love you more and more, yeah Yeah, with that wholesale love all right The way you touch me inside You bring the tears from my eyes You make my heart and touch my lips You make make heart go flippity flip, yeah Yeah, with that wholesale love all right I got some wholesale love, girl Wholesale love, girl Some good old wholesale love, girl Come on now The way you touch me inside You bring the tears from my eyes The way you kiss and touch my lips You make make heart go flippity flip, yeah Yeah, with that wholesale love all right The way you used to call my name You make it sound sweet and plain The way you kiss and hold me so Make me love you more and more, yeah Yeah, with that wholesale love all right I got some wholesale love, girl Wholesale love, girl Some lovely wholesale love, girl Come on now Get a job, I got it You can get it, I got it You can get it, I got it You can get it, I got it Good old wholesale love Good old wholesale love You can get it, get it, get it, get it, get it You can get it, get it, get it, get it, get it Good old wholesale love Good old wholesale love I Got The Will A boy I used to love, he up and left me now I'm tryin' to get him back but he won't accept me, no, no I got the will, I can't find the way now, no, no Let me tell you now, what my mama told me, the old sayin' is If there's a will, girl, there's got to be a way now Mama, I got the will but I can't find my way now, no, no This is what she told me now You got the will, girl, you got the power now You got everything, Lord have mercy na, na Every second, baby, every minute, honey Every hour now, I'm always thinkin' of you, baby I got the will but I can't find my way now, no, no Let me, let me tell you, honey I know you need me, baby, I know you love me, honey I really want you, I got to, got to see you now Baby, I got the will but I can't find my way now, no, no Let me, let me tell you now I got the will now, I got the power now I got everything, Lord have mercy, no, no Baby, baby, you know I need you now Baby, baby, you know I love you, love you now Oh baby, I got the will but I can't find my way, no, no Let me tell you now What my mama told me, the old sayin' is If there's a will, girl, there's got to be a way now Mama, I got the will but I can't find my way now, oh no This is what you told me now You got the will, girl, you got the power now You got everything, good gracious Lord, have mercy I got the will, I can't find my way I got the will now, I can't find my way now I got the power now, I got the will now You got the will now, I got the will now Can't find my way now, mama, mama I got the will now, I can't find my way now Johnny's Heartbreak Do you remember when we were cold? Do you remember when we were happy? Do you remember? Do you remember? Do you remember when we were lucky? We were livin' the life almost every night I would wrap you in my thin white arms Sit and watch the stars glide Yeah, do you remember when we were the losers? Do you remember when we were the lame? Do you remember when we were the lepers? Do you remember? Do you remember? Do you remember when we were strung out? Eatin' Top Ramen, macaroni and cheese We would get so lost in that basement room Let the Otis Redding sing us to sleep I wish I had one more life I don't wanna be wasted I don't wanna live inside this daydream anymore I just wanna be happy again I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind I don't wanna be wasted I don't wanna live inside this daydream anymore I just wanna be happy again I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind I wish I could be like all my heroes I wish I could be like all yours too I wish I could sing like Otis Redding I wish I could play this guitar in tune Do you remember when we were hungry? Do you remember when we were cold? Do you remember when we were happy in a way No one outside could ever know? I wish I had one more life How I wish I had one more life to live I don't wanna be wasted I don't wanna live inside of this daydream anymore I just wanna be happy again I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind I don't wanna be wasted No, I don't wanna live inside of this daydream anymore I just wanna be happy again I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be I don't wanna be wasted, I don't wanna be blind No, I don't wanna be blind No, I don't wanna be blind Do you remember when we were cold? Do you remember when we were happy? Slippin' and Slidin' Slippin' and a-slidin', peepin' and a-hidin' Been told a long time ago Slippin' and a-slidin', peepin' and a-hidin' Been told a long time ago I've been told, baby, you've been bold I won't be your fool no more Oh, big conniver, ain't nothin' but a jiver I done got hip to her jive Oh, big conniver, ain't nothin' but a jiver Done got hip to her jive Slippin' and a-slidin', peepin' and a-hidin' And I won't be your fool no more Oh, Miss. Melinda, she's a solid sender That girl, she'd better surrender Oh, Miss. Melinda, she's a solid sender You know you better surrender Slippin' and slidin', peepin' and hidin' And I won't be your fool no more You be slippin' and a-slidin', peepin' and a-hidin' Been told a long time a time ago Slippin' and a-slidin', peepin' and a-hidin' Been told a long time ago I've been told, baby, you've been bold I won't be your fool no more I said you, oh, Miss. Melinda, you ain't nothin' but a sender Better, better to surrender girl Oh, Miss. Melinda, ain't nothin' but a sender You know you better surrender You be slippin' and a-slidin', peepin' and a-hidin' I won't be your fool no more Slippin' and a-slidin', peepin' and a-hidin' I won't be your fool no more The Match Game Come on honey let's play the match game You strike me and I'll be the flame Girl you start the biggest fire When you touch me I'm like a likewire You burn a tattoo on my arms I can't feel the fire But your kisses is warm And it's the match game Now, now I'll tell you it's the match game Huh, come on Honey the match game is really in Strike me the light a cigarette Your love keeps me burning up Give me so much I can't get enough My burns can burn down a building But my kind of fire Gives you that lovely good feeling It's the match game Baby, I'll tell you it's my match game Hard is my momma's turn to free Oh, your just ties me up in the sea Don't you know I like it momma Really do, love it, huh, come on Come on honey let's play the match game You strike me and I'll be the flame Girl you start the biggest fire When you touch me I'm like a likewire You burn a tattoo on my arms I don't feel the fire But your kisses is warm Now it's the Light me up, come on and light me up Can't get enough Now, I tell you, it's the match game Strike me baby, strike, strike me momma Lord it's the match game Come on and, come on honey Baby cake... A Little Time If you don't think I'm loving you enough Oh, you got to tell me so And I bet you five dollars and a quarter I'm gonna love you just a little bit more Give me just a little time All I need Got to have a little time, yeah baby Mornin', noon and night Every time I think is right I'm gonna hold you, kiss you Roll you and squeeze you And make sure every thing alright Give me just a little time All I need, now Got to have a little time, yeah baby Come on, mama Gotta, gotta, gotta give it all to you now Late in the mornin' Lovin' you is my destiny So you got to help me cop this plea And I'll make sure that you'll need nobody Do the thing that you want me to do for you Give me just a little time All I need, aot to have a little time, yeah baby Just give me just a little time I'll take five minutes Give me just a little time Give me twenty minutes Go to take a little time, yeah baby I got to, got to, got to Come on, girl, oh give it Give me just a little time, yeah baby Give me just a little time, yeah baby
Non Albums Tracks
I Can't Turn You Loose [Huh]I cant turn you loose now If I do I'm gonna loose my life [Ooh]I can't turn you loose now If I do I'm gonna loose my life I can't turn you loose to nobody I love you baby, yes I do Give shakin' mama, I told ya I'm in love with only you [Gotta] Baby do it baby why don't ya I'll give ya everything you want Gotta, gotta Keep on holdin on Never gonna turn you loose I can't turn you loose Gotta gotta Keep on holdin on I cant turn you loose now I'm in love with the prettiest thing I never, never turn you loose now Because of all the sweet love she brings I can't turn you loose to nobody I love you baby, yes I do Give shaking mama, I told ya I'm in love with only you Gotta, do it baby why don't ya I'll give ya everything you want Gotta gotta Keep on holdin on Never gonna turn you loose I can't turn you loose Gotta keep a grip on you Gotta gotta keep on holdin on [I know you think I'm gonna stop now but we ain't gonna stop it now one more time] Gotta gotta keep on holdin on Never gonna turn you loose I can't turn you loose Gotta gotta keep on holdin on Gotta gotta keep on holdin on Never gonna turn you loose I can't turn you loose Gotta gotta Keep on holdin on Everybody want it Everybody can have it Gotta, gotta Gotta, gotta S oo, soo Hold on, I'm comin Gotta, gotta, gotta Get a grip Can't turn you loose Hold on, I'm comin Gotta, gotta, gotta Get a grip Can't turn you loose Hold on, I'm comin Hold on, I'm comin Gotta get a grip on you baby Gotta, gotta gotta Gotta, gotta gotta We're groovin, groovin Gotta gotta keep on holdin on Never gonna turn you loose I can't turn you loose Gotta gotta Keep on holdin on Gotta get a grip Can't turn you loose
I'm Depending On You I'm depending on you Everything that you do I'm depending on you To see me through You know that I love you And there is nothing I can do But depend on you I'm depending on you This is our last chance And I'm depending on you To try to save our romance Because you're the only girl That I understand When you tell me I'm your man Promise me that you will never leave me Promise me that you will never say goodbye Promise me that you will never break my heart And now you're making me cry I'm depending on you This is our last chance I'm depending on you Just to try to save our romance Because you're the only girl That I understand Honey, tell me I'm your man
Loving By The Pound Got some loving That I wanna give you, babe Got it by the pound, girl Yes I have, now, huh When you get it It's such a strong love It's gonna knock you down, girl Yes it is, now, huh I got some love I can't control it, baby It's like a hot wire runnin' on the floor, baby I got some loving by the pound and by the hundreds, honey Loving by the pound And by the hundred Got some I wanna tell you baby Got a mastermind, girl Yes I have, now, huh Now, when I get to you I won't give it to you I got to take my time, girl Yes I have, now, huh I got some love And I can't control it, baby It's like a hot wire runnin' on the floor, baby I got some loving by the pound and by the hundreds, honey Loving by the pound And by the hundred, baby, yeah Allright, I got it I got some loving by the pound and by the hundreds, babe Loving by the pounds And by the hundreds, honey Loving by, loving by the hundred I got it, I got it by the ounce I got it by the pound I got it by the ton Got it by the hundreds, honey Got some strong love When I get to you, baby Got to take my time I got to give it to you Such a strong love, baby good, good lovin' And I want to give it to you good, good lovin', honey Baby, you got it, honey I want to give it to you Baby, you gotta, gotta, gotta get it You got to have it, honey...
Mary's Little Lamb Mary had a little lamb His bleeks was white as snow everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go He followed her to school one day And that was against the rules He made the children laugh and play You've seen that lamb Oh that lamb in school Oh Mary Listen let me tell you something Ever since I was four years old I hated a silly rule Ever since they ran Mary's lamb Oh all the way home from school You should have seen Mary cry When she waved to her lamb goodbye The teacher said Mary come inside Come on and dry, oh, dry your eyes Oh, oh, oh Mary Wait a minute Mary don't you be so blue And bring that lamb back to school And Mary don't you be no fool You see the lamb daily thru When you go, oh, home today You and your lamb can play You can even do the twist And then it goes Something like this oh, oh, oh Mary oh, oh, oh Mary Come on Mary Don't you be such a moaner Don't moan no more Hey, hey, hey Mary, hey, hey Come on Mary, oh Come on Mary...
Merry Christmas Baby Merry Christmas baby Sure do treat me nice Merry Christmas baby Sure do treat me nice Bought me a diamond ring for Christmas I feel like I'm in paradise I feel mighty fine, y'all I've got music on my radio Feel mighty fine, girl I've got music on my radio, oh, oh, oh I feel like I'm gonna kiss you Standing beneath that mistletoe Santa came down the chimney Half past three, y'all Left all them good ole presents For my baby and for me, ha, ha, ha Merry Christmas baby Sure do treat me nice You bought me all those good ole presents I love you baby rest of my life Merry Christmas, girl Merry, merry, merry Christmas baby Sure do treat me nice Merry Christmas baby I said you sure do treat me nice You bought all those lovely things, yeah I feel like I'm in paradise I wish you a merry Christmas baby Happy new year, ha A merry Christams, honey Everything here is beautiful I love you, baby For everything that you give me I love you, honey...
My girl
( The Temptations Cover )
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it's cold outside I've got the month of May. I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way? My girl (my girl, my girl) Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl). I've got so much honey the bees envy me. I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees. I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way? My girl (my girl, my girl) Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl). Hey hey hey Hey hey hey Ooooh. I don't need no money, fortune, or fame. I've got all the riches baby one man can claim. I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way? My girl (my girl, mt girl) Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl). I've got sunshine on a cloudy day With my girl. I've even got the month of May With my girl
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag ( James Brown )
Come here sister Papa's in the thing Ain't you hip, of that new green thing It ain't no drag Papa's got a brand new bag It's gone beserk He's going to fly Don't playing cheap You know he's not shy Imagnitate her, the alligator Jump back Jack, see you later alligator Come here sister Papa's in the thing Ain't you hip, now, of that new green thing, ha Ain't no drag Papa's bought himself a brand new bag Au, come on, hey hey, come on It's out of sight He's uptight, come on and groove Know you're out of sight Papa, got it, got it, soul man, soul, groove He's uptight, Mr. Pity that's my name Got it, yeah He's gonna twist He's doing the fly Don't playing cheap You know he's not shy Imagnitate her, the alligator Jump back Jack, see you later alligator Come here sister Papa's in the thing Ain't you hip, of that new green thing Ain't no drag My man has got a brand new bag Come on, hey hey, come in Come in, got it
Shout bamalama He's down in alabama Shoutin' bamalama Way down in louisana Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down Lord have mercy on my soul How many chickens have i stole One last night and the night before I'm going back and tryin' to get 10, 11 more Startin' to get 'em and i I love a chicken, baby Shoutin' bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down 9 feet, 10 feet we're goin' for the build 9 feet left on a 10 feet of hill 10 feet turn around a 9 feet fence His teeth fell out, but his tongue stayed in It's gettin' said so... He got the chicken, baby Shoutin' bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down Leo demarket rode a line one day Bad little fella comin' down the way We were talkin' 'bout the family, its a cryin' shame He tell ya, "mother is workin' on the chain gang" She busts his britches now She's good at workin' hard Shoutin' bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down The preacher and the deacon were prayin' one day Along come a bear comin' down that way The preacher told the deacon to say a prayer He said, "lord, a prayer wont kill this bear" I gotta make it, baby Shout bamalama I gotta run for it Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down
Stay In School Hi, this is the big O, Otis Redding I was just standing here thinking about you Thought I'd write a song about you And dedicate it to you Take a listen If you didn't go back to school this year your really not groovy Maybe you feel that school is a drag it's just don't moving But did you ever think about how square you look standing in an employment line because school didn't empty you You really ought to think about it Without an education you could only be a tramp Grow ?grain? shoes, no haircut, just plain ole country Don't worry 'bout the fellows gonna calling you green Because your heading no future condition You really ought to think about it And further motto than that Otis Redding saved you very wise Because you'll be at the top When they get that and if they make it When they get that and if they make it When they get that and if they make it You really ought to think about it Think about it Really ought to think about it
White Christmas I, I'm dreaming, dreaming of a white, white Christmas, y'all Just like the one that I used to know, oh Honey, it's where the treetop, treetop listen Little bitty, litle bitty, little bitty children should They try to listen To hear, before the sleebells that are ringing through the snow I wanna tell you one more time what I'm thinking about I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, yeah With every Christmas, call that I write you, oh now I want you to know May all your days, May all your days Be so very merry, merry and bright Darling I wished all of them One more thing And may all, all of your Christmasses And be all, and be all of your Christmasses Baby may your days, may your days Be so merry, merry, merry and bright Lord have mercy, I wished all of them honey And may all your Christmasses Be so wide Dreaming of a white, dreaming of a white Christmas Dreaming, dreaming of a white, white Christmas Baby, baby, oh I'm dreaming, dreaming of a white Christmas...
You Left The Water Running 1, 2, 3, play You left on the water running When you left me behind, baby now You left all the water running It's running from these eyes of mine Baby now that You turned out the light of love You left with another guy, honey that me You turned off all your love for me But you forgot to turn off the cry Ooh, forgot to turn off the cry Baby now that You pull the shades way down low And disconnect the telephone But baby these tears are running from my eyes I can't turn 'em off and on Now baby now that You left on the water running When you left me behind, let me tell you That you left all that water running It's running from these eyes of mine And now you go You locked the door And then you throw the key away, baby now that You'll regret, baby, you'll be upset, now When you get your water bill to pay, ooh When you get that water bill to pay Honey now that You left all the water running When you left me behind, let me tell you That you left, ooh, the water running It's running from these eyes of mine Baby now that You left, ooh, the water running Running from these eyes of mine, baby now that You left all the water running When you left me behind...