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It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you wanna do

It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you wanna do
Yes when you were loving me, baby (woman)
At that time, little girl, i didn't love you

She used to make her own pay checks
And bring them all home to me
I would go out on the hillside, you know
And make every woman look i see

It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you wanna do
Yes when you were loving me, baby (woman)
At that time, little girl, i didn't love you


She said she was gonna leave me
She'd been running around with the boys
She said she was gonna leave me
Gonna be over in illinois

It's my own fault, baby
Treat me the way you wanna do
Yes when you were loving me, baby (woman)
At that time, little girl, i didn't love you

Yeah, you get off of my back, baby
Can't you tell you're choking me
Oh i ain't no pony, baby
Can't you tell you're choking me
Yeah, you just get off of my back, baby
Can't you see you're hurting me

Well, i don't mind helping you, baby
Every now, now and then
Yes, you ain't helped yourself, baby
Since god knows when
So you just get off of my back now, baby
Can't you see you're hurting me

Yes, i'm standing here telling you, baby
This is the end of the line
Yes, i'm tired of you riding me, baby
I declare i ain't lying
So you just get off of my back, baby
Can't you see you're hurting me

Well, you get off, get off, get off, baby
'cause you're a heavy, heavy load
Yes, you can catch yourself
Another ride, baby
Somewhere further down the road
You just get off, get off, baby
Can't you see you're hurting me

Everybody wants to know
Why i sing the blues
Yes, i say everybody wanna know
Why i sing the blues
Well, i've been around a long time
I really have paid my dues

When i first got the blues
They brought me over on a ship
Men were standing over me
And a lot more with a whip
And everybody wanna know
Why i sing the blues
Well, i've been around a long time
Mm, i've really paid my dues

I've laid in a ghetto flat
Cold and numb
I heard the rats tell the bedbugs
To give the roaches some
Everybody wanna know
Why i'm singing the blues
Yes, i've been around a long time
People, i've paid my dues

I stood in line
Down at the county hall
I heard a man say, "we're gonna build
Some new apartments for y'all"
And everybody wanna know
Yes, they wanna know
Why i'm singing the blues
Yes, i've been around a long, long time
Yes, i've really, really paid my dues

Now i'm gonna play lucille.

My kid's gonna grow up
Gonna grow up to be a fool
'cause they ain't got no more room
No more room for him in school
And everybody wanna know
Everybody wanna know
Why i'm singing the blues
I say i've been around a long time
Yes, i've really paid some dues

Yeah, you know the company told me
Guess you're born to lose
Everybody around me, people
It seems like everybody got the blues
But i had 'em a long time
I've really, really paid my dues
You know i ain't ashamed of it, people
I just love to sing my blues

I walk through the cities, people
On my bare feet
I had a fill of catfish and chitterlings
Up in downbill street
You know i'm singing the blues
Yes, i really
I just have to sing my blues
I've been around a long time
People, i've really, really paid my dues

Now father time is catching up with me
Gone is my youth
I look in the mirror everyday
And let it tell me the truth
I'm singing the blues
Mm, i just have to sing the blues
I've been around a long time
Yes, yes, i've really paid some dues

Yeah, they told me everything
Would be better out in the country
Everything was fine
I caught me a bus uptown, baby
And every people, all the people
Got the same trouble as mine
I got the blues, huh huh
I say i've been around a long time
I've really paid some dues

One more time, fellows!

Blind man on the corner
Begging for a dime
The rollers come and caught him
And throw him in the jail for a crime
I got the blues
Mm, i'm singing my blues
I've been around a long time
Mm, i've really paid some dues

Can we do just one more?

Oh i thought i'd go down to the welfare
To get myself some grits and stuff
But a lady stand up and she said
"you haven't been around long enough"
That's why i got the blues
Mm, the blues
I say, i've been around a long time
I've really, really paid my dues

Fellows, tell them one more time.

Ha, ha, ha. that's all right, fellows.
Yeah!

Baby, i don't wanna a soul,
Hangin around my house when i'm not home.
Oh, i don't want a soul, baby,
Hangin' around my house when i'm not home.
I don't want you to open the door for nobody, woman,
Oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone.

Your sister might wanna visit us,
But the little girl she talk too much.
If she just come by to visit us,
Tell her to meet us sunday, sunday, down at the church.
'cause i don't want a soul, baby,
Hangin' around my house when i'm not at home.
Yes, i don't want you to open the door for nobody, baby,
Oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone.

Your mother might wanna visit us,
But you tell you mamma i get home bout the break a day.
And that's too late to visit anybody, baby,
So, tell you mamma to please, please, please stay away.
'cause i don't want a soul, baby,
Hangin' around my house when i'm not at home.
Yes, i don't want you to open the door for anybody, woman,
Oh, when you're home and you know you're all alone.

You might feel a little sick, baby,
And you know you're home all alone,
I don't want the doctor at my house, baby,
You just suffer, suffer, suffer till i get home.
'cause i don't want a soul, baby,
Hangin' around my house when i'm not at home.
Yes, i don't want you to open the door for nobody, woman,
Baby, when you're home and all alone.
Yeah!

I done made up my mind baby
There just got to be a change
Whoah, i made up my mind
Baby, there's just got to be a change
Oh, i think you're cheatin' on me baby
Oh, because you been actin' too strange

When i leave home early in the mornin' you're smilin' baby
And your face is never sad
Oh, when i leave home early in the mornin' mama
Your face is never sad
Yes, but when i have the day off and stay at home
Oh, i do believe it makes you mad

Oh, i know you think you're smart baby
And you think you're puttin' something over on me
Oh, i know you think you're smart baby
And you think you're puttin' something over on me
Oh, but i done got wise to you baby
And i ain't the fool that i used to be

Oh baby
Babe, you know i go for you
Oh baby
Babe, you know i go for you
Aw, not because you dress so fine
Babe, but the little things you do

Oh, you're my all-day steady
Babe, you're my midnight dream
Oh, you're my all-day steady
Babe, you're my midnight dream
Oh, and without you, baby
Life ain't no good to me

I sit right here baby, baby, and sit down on my knee
Yes, right here darlin', baby, and sit down on my knee
I want to tell you babe
Abut the way you're treatin' me

You're the mean mistreater darlin'
And you don't mean no man no good
Yes, a mean mistreater
And you don't mean no man no good
Yes, i'm going to quit you darlin'
And live like a wise man should

Yes, i'm going away to leave you darlin', babe
And your cryin' won't make me stay
Well, i'm going away to leave you, baby
And your cryin' won't make me stay
Yes, i'm gonna leave you darlin'
Some day you will change your way

I've traveled for miles around
It seems like everybody wanna put me down
Because i'm a blues man
But i'm a good man, understand

I went down to the bus station
Looked up on the wall
My money was too light, people
Couldn't go nowhere at all
I'm a blues man
But a good man, understand

The burdens that i carry are so heavy, you see
It seems like it ain't nobody in this great big world
That would wanna help old b.
But i will be all right, people
Just give me a break
Good things come to those who wait
And i've waited a long time
I'm a blues man but a good man, understand

Are you getting the spirit in the dark
Are you getting the spirit in the dark
People moving, ah, tell me we're grooving
Just getting the spirit in the dark

Tell me, sisters, how do you feel
Tell me, my brothers, my brothers
How do you feel
(do you feel like dancing)
Get up there and let's start dancing
(get up and let's start dancing)
Start getting in the spirit
Oh, getting in the dark
(spirit in the dark)

Just like sally walker
Sitting in a saucer
That's how you do it
Just go on, get on up to it
Ride, sally, ride
Put your hands on your hips
Cover your eyes, and move
(come on get it)
Get in the spirit
(move with the spirit)
Come on and move, get in the spirit
(darling, move, move with the spirit)
Oh move, get in the spirit
Help me move
(move)
With the spirit
(spirit)

Are you getting the spirit
(spirit in the dark)
I wanna know, are you getting the spirit
(getting the spirit)
Getting it in the spirit
Are you getting the spirit
(getting the spirit)
Keep moving
Oh hey, we're rocking and grooving
Just getting in the spirit
(getting the spirit)
Oh in the dark

We're gonna do it one more time
It's just like sally walker
Sitting in that great big flying saucer
Hey, that's how you do it
Get down and get on up to it
(come on and get it)
Ride, sally, ride
Put your hands on your hips
Cover your eyes, and move
(move, move on)
Move with the spirit
I'm telling you to groove
(groove on)
Groove with the spirit
(on and on)
Go on and move
(move)
With the spirit
(spirit)
Come on and groove
(move it)
Groove with the spirit
(move on)

On and on
(yeah)
Help me, help me, help me
Help me move, move, move, move
Move, move, move, move
Move, move, move, move
Move, move, move, move
Give it up, give it up
Give it up, give it up
Give it up, give it up
Give it up, give it up
(you got it, you got it)
(you got the spirit)

Spirit

Feel it

I feel it, baby.
You know what i mean, baby?
Yes, i do.
Oh baby. you gotta feel the motivation.
I feel it, honey, i feel it.

Feel the spirit
In the dark
Get ready

Got a fine lookin' woman, lives way across the town
Yes, she's a fine lookin' woman, lives way across the town
Whenever i see that woman
My love comes tumbling down

She's a fine lookin' woman and she soothes my worried soul
She's a fine lookin' woman and she soothes my worried soul
Well, she put the lights out on me
Then i gave up all my gold

She's a fine lookin' woman and she shakes all the men
Yeah, fine lookin' woman and the meat shakes on the bone
Well, everytime she shakes mine
Then all my body's gone

Well i dream i heard you cry
Babe, but i heard you call my name
Well i dream i heard you cry, darling
Babe, but i heard you call my name
Well, it had to be you
Baby, to call so lonesome and plain

The other night when we were lovin'
Babe, i held you in my arms
Yes, when we were lovin', darlin'
Babe, i held you in my arms
Well, you told me that you love me
And no-one else would do me no harm

Well, you told me a lie
Babe, and you told me goodbye
Oh, you told me a lie
Darlin', and you told me goodbye
Well now, it's all your worry baby
And you have no need to cry

Oh just let me hold you baby
I'm trying to forget about the past
Yes, let me hold you baby
I'm trying to forget about the past
Yes, i know you've had a hard time baby
But remember troubles don't always last

Oh you tried so hard to tell me you love me
And i didn't believe a word you said
You tried so hard to tell me you love me, woman
And i didn't believe a word you said
But now i'm older and i'm wiser, baby
And now i can understand your ways

Oh, i'm at your mercy, woman
Do with me what you will to me
Yes i'm at your mercy, baby
Just do with me what you will to me
Yes i'm not asking for sympathy baby
Yes i was wrong and i must pay

Oh, i'm asking for just one more chance
Baby, to try to prove my love to you
Well, i'm asking you for just one more chance
Baby, to try to prove my love to you
You just say the word now baby
And i'll do anything you tell me to

Nobody loves me, but my mother,
And she could me jivin' too.

Nobody loves me, but my mother,
And she could me jivin' too.

Now you see why i act so funny, baby,
When you do the things you do.

Turn out the light, sleep won't come
I think about what's going wrong
Lying so close, so alone
Please turn to me, i'm almost gone

Hold on, i feel our love is changing
Hold on, please don't let me disappear
Hold on, there's time to rearrange things
Hold on, i'm not me without you here

Put out your hand, touch desire
Where there's a spark, could be a fire
Open your arms, let me see
If there's still love in you for me

Hold on, i feel our love is changing
Hold on, please don't let me disappear
Hold on, there's time to rearrange things
Hold on, i'm not me without you here

You took me way back in the country
You fed me on love and greens
You laid my head upon a feather bed
And i sure had some mighty sweet dreams

Don't you know we got something going on
You and me, me and you
Love can be a song if you like the tune
So sing to me, i'll sing to you
It goes ooh -
Just let the feelings flow
It goes ooh -
That's the way our love song goes

Mornings come easy in the country
Never had this feeling before
Ever since you found me
Love has been around me
And i'll never be lonely no more

Don't you know we got something going on
You and me, me and you
Love can be a song if you like the tune
So sing to me, i'll sing to you
It goes ooh -
Just let the feelings flow
It goes ooh -
That's the way our love song goes

Well, some people love mambo
And so do i
The dance is kinda hard
So i don't think i'll try
I'll do the boogie
Yes, i'll do the boogie
Well, i'll do the boogie
'cause i think it's much easier to do

Well , some people swing fast
Some swing it slow
It just knocks me out
To see my baby on the floor
I love to see her boogie
Yes, love to see her boogie
Well, i love to see her boogie
I think i'll try it a little bit too

Well, i swing her way out
Then pull her in close
I'm tellin' you, boys
That upsets me the most
I love to see her boogie
Yes, love to see her boogie
Well, it knocks me out to see her boogie
So, i think i'll try it a little bit too

Don't care when you go
How long you stay
Good time treatments
Bring you back someday
Oh but someday, baby
I ain't gonna worry my life any more

Ain't but one thing
Give me the blues
When i've worn a hole
In my last pair of shoes
Oh but someday, baby
I ain't gonna worry my life any more

I

We can't make it baby
We can't last another year
We can't make it baby
We can't last another year
Well i try to treat you kind baby
But it seems like you got the wrong idea

I give you all of my money baby
To buy those real fine clothes
I give you all of my money baby
To buy those real fine clothes
I bought you a home and everything baby
Now you're trying to put old me outdoors

When i first met you baby
You had to do it out in the street
When i first met you baby
You had to do it out in the street
I put clothes on your back, baby
I put shoes on your feet

It seems right to me baby
Since you got your feet up off the ground
It seems right to me baby
Since you got your feet up off the ground
You're a real big-shot woman now
You don't want old b. around

Well, my head's in misery
My heart's in a sling
I'm a walking doctor bill
People, my whole life is full of pain
Yes, i need my baby
People, i ain't signifyin'
Well, you know if i don't hurry up and find her
I believe i'm gonna lose my mind

Well, i walked my bedroom floor
Hung down my head and cried
I didn't exactly have the blues
I just want satisfied
Yes, i need my baby
People, i ain't signifyin'
Well, you know if i don't hurry up and find her
I believe i'm gonna lose my mind

Well, i can't sleep sound at night
I just cat-nap through the day
I can't hold out much lounger
People, livin' this-a-way, yeah!
Yes, i need my baby
People, i ain't signifyin'
Well, you know if i don't hurry up and find her
I believe i'm gonna lose my mind

I'm gonna leave here walkin' buddy
With my clothes in my hand
I got to find my big-legged woman
Before she gets her another man, yes!
Yes, i need my baby
People, i ain't signifyin'
Well, you know if i don't hurry up and find her
I believe i'm gonna lose my mind

She's a fine lookin' woman
Her shape is a dream
She's the lovin'-est female
People, i've ever seen, yes!
Yes, i need my baby
People, i ain't signifyin'
Well, you know if i don't hurry up and find her
I believe i'm gonna lose my mind

Take me in your arms
And never let me go
Whisper to me softly
While the moon is low
Hold me close and tell me
What i wanna know
Say it to me gently
Let the sweet talk flow
Come a little closer
Make love to me

Kiss me once again
Before we say good-night
Take me in your loving arms
And squeeze me tight
Put me in a mood
So i can dream all night
Everybody's sleeping
So it's quite all right
Come a little closer
Make love to me

When you're near
So help me, dear
Chills run
Up and down my spine
Don't you know
I love you so
I won't be happy
Till you're mine
When i'm in your arms
You give my heart a treat
Everything about you
So doggone sweet
Every time we kiss
You make my life complete
Baby don't you know
You swept me off my feet
Now's it's time to tell you
Make love to me

When you're near
So help me, dear
Chills run
Up and down my spine
Don't you know
I love you so
I won't be happy
Till you're mine
When i'm in your arms
You give my heart a treat
Everything about you
So doggone sweet
Every time we kiss
You make my life complete
Baby don't you know
You swept me off my feet
Now's it's time to tell you
Make love to me

From hollywood and vine
To the sunset strip
There's so much going on
You can lose your grip
From early in the morning
Until late at night
They'll do you so wrong
They'll do you so right

Back in l.a.
Waiting for the sun to shine
Back in l.a.
Living down a life of crime
Back in l.a.
Working on another line
Back in l.a.
To pick up the dime
You must do the time

From way up in the canyons
Where the hot winds howl
To the mean city streets
Where the night hawks prowl
I can feel the rhythm play
The whole night long
Guess i'll stay in l.a.
And listen to this song

Back in l.a.
Waiting for the sun to shine
Back in l.a.
Living down a life of crime
Back in l.a.
Working on another line
Back in l.a.
To pick up the dime
You must do the time

You must do the time

Back in l.a.
Waiting for the sun to shine
Back in l.a.
Living down a life of crime
Back in l.a.
Working on another line
Back in l.a.
To pick up the dime
You must do the time

To pick up the dime
You must do the time
To pick up the dime
You must do the time

.b. boogie darlin'
The b.b. boogie baby
Do the b.b. boogie, if it takes you all night long

Well i looked at the clock
The clock said four
My baby jumped up
She said, "b., let's go"

Do the b.b. boogie baby
B.b. boogie darlin'
Do the b.b. boogie, if it takes you all night long

Grabbed my bay turned her round and round
She said, "b.'s the boogiest man in town"

B.b. boogie darlin'
The b.b. boogie baby
Do the b.b. boogie, if it takes you all night long

I grabbed my baby and i held her tight
Me and my baby do the boogie all night

B.b. boogie darlin'
The b.b. boogie baby
Do the b.b. boogie, if it takes you all night long

I grabbed my baby and i held her tight
She said, "love me baby and squeeze me tight"

The b.b. boogie
B.b. boogie darlin'
B.b. boogie, if it takes you all night long

I

My woman's been accusing me
Of stepping out
Jealous rumors have her mind filled
With so much doubt
And i've gotta convince her
I'm not doing her wrong
Before she leaves me
Sad and all alone

So when the clock hits five
I'll be gone
There's a matter
That i'm gonna settle later on
So if the boss man talks
About overtime
I'm just gonna smile
And pay him no mind

I've got business with my baby tonight
We're gonna talk things over
And make things right
'cause i couldn't sleep at all
Since we had our fight
I've got business with my baby tonight

We'll go out to dinner
At our favorite restaurant
I'll hold her hand
And tell her she's all i'll ever want
When we get home
I'll take her straight to paradise
And we'll still be loving
Till the morning light

I've got business with my baby tonight
We're gonna talk things over
And make things right
'cause i couldn't sleep at all
Since we had our fight
I've got business with my baby tonight

Now don't you start talking
About gossip or news
I'm warning you now
I'll put on my walking shoes
'cause to me nothing in this world
Is a big deal
When it's compared to the way
She makes me feel, all right

I've got business with my baby tonight
We're gonna talk things over
And make things right
'cause i couldn't sleep at all
Since we had our fight
I've got business with my baby tonight

B.b.'s got business tonight
We're gotta talk things over
And make things right
'cause i couldn't sleep at all
Since we had our fight
I've got business with my baby tonight

(from a tribute to curtis mayfield)

She may not be the best lookin' woman
I ever did see
Nor have the charms of the ladies
Of high society

But the woman's got soul
Worth all money and gold
And all the love that i have belongs
To the woman with soul

Now i'm just a regular fellow
I don't need much
I don't need a cadillac car
Or diamonds and such

But the woman that i hold
She's got to have soul
And then i'm richer than the richest gold
If the woman's got soul

I don't need a woman
That's got a whole lot of class
Because class in a woman
Don't mean she's gonna last
I need a kind of lady
That when i hold she fits up tight
And when she throws it on me
I give in without a fight

Then i know the woman's got soul
Worth all money and gold
And all the love that i have belongs
To the woman with soul
The woman's got soul
The woman's got soul
The woman's got soul

The woman's got soul
Worth all money and gold
And all the love that i have belongs
To the woman with soul
The woman's got soul
The woman's got soul
The woman's got soul

The woman's got soul
The woman's got soul
The woman's got soul

The woman's got soul
The woman's got soul

The woman's got soul

Oh you're gonna miss me baby
And i'll be so far away
Oh you're gonna miss me baby
And i'll be so far away
You know you better change now baby
Baby there's always another day

Oh your friend will always tell you baby
They'll say that you're going strong
Oh your friend will always tell you baby
They'll say that you're going strong
Well they'll smile and call you lover
Fool, don't you know you're doing wrong

Oh you better stop right now baby
You better stop now and draw the line
Yes you better stop right now baby
Baby better stop now and draw the line
Oh, i want you to tell me that you love me baby
And love all your no-good friends behind

Just this morning
I took a big long look around
I've lived it up and loved it up
And done it in this town
Life goes on
Look like it's time
For moving on

Good-bye, baby
I wanna thank you for the ride
We did a dance and took a chance
Nothing we ain't tried
C'est la vie
Time, you and me
Moving on

I'm moving on
I'll see you somewhere down the line
I'm moving on
We're looking good and feeling fine
I'm moving on
And you are yours and i'm mine
I'll see you somewhere in my dreams
I'm moving on
So thanks for all the memories
I'm moving on
And you can call me mr. breeze
I'm moving on
Life is full of mysteries
Nothing is ever what it seems

Might try vegas
And keep on playing till i win
Or take it out to hollywood
And fall in love again
Come what may
Night and day
I'm moving on

I'm moving on

I'm moving on
I'll see you somewhere down the line
I'm moving on
We're looking good and feeling fine
I'm moving on
And you are yours and i'm mine
I'll see you somewhere in my dreams
I'm moving on
So thanks for all the memories
I'm moving on
And you can call me mr. breeze
I'm moving on
Life is full of mysteries
Nothing is ever what it seems

Those happy hours
That we once knew
Though long ago
Still makes me so blue
They say that time
Heals a broken heart
But time has stood still
Since we've been apart

I can't stop loving you
I've made up my mind
To live in memories
All the lonesome time
I can't stop wanting you
It's useless to say
So i'll just live my life
In dreams of yesterday

Those happy, happy hours, baby
That we once knew
Though long ago
It still makes me blue
They say that time
Heals a broken heart
But time has stood still
Since we've been apart

I can't stop loving you, baby
I've made up my mind
To live in memories
All the lonesome time
I can't stop loving you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's useless to say
Useless to say
So i'll just live my life
In dreams of yesterday

Oh yeah, i've made up my mind
Made up my mind
So i'll just live my life
Live my life, yeah, yeah
I can't stop loving you
No, i can't
Baby, it's useless to say
Useless to say, yeah
So i'm gonna live my life
Live my life
In dreams of yesterday
Yesterday
I'm gonna, gonna live my life
Oh yeah, yes i am
In dreams of yesterday
Dreams of yesterday
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hey baby, baby please set a date
Hey baby, baby please set a date
Well, don't say tomorrow
'cause tomorrow is too far away

Now, when i want some lovin'
I really want it bad
But the way you've been doin' baby
You really makes me mad
Hey baby, baby please set a date
Well, don't say tomorrow
'cause tomorrow is too far away

Now, when i want some lovin'
My face gets full of frowns
Now baby, if you don't hurry
I'm going to leave your town
Hey baby, baby please set a date
Well, don't say tomorrow
'cause tomorrow is too far away

Now, when we first met, baby
We swore we wouldn't part
But the way you're doin' me lately
You're really breakin' my heart
Hey baby, baby please set a date
Well, don't say tomorrow
'cause tomorrow is too far away

Have you ever wanted someone
And you thought they didn't want you
Have you ever, ever wanted someone
And you thought they didn't want you
You know what you wanted
To say to them, people
But you were afraid she may walk away

Someone like you, baby
Someone like you i ain't never had
Oh someone, someone like you
Someone like you i ain't never had
Maybe i'm asking too much, baby
Oh but i want you, i want you so bad

Oh you look so good to me, baby
Baby, i just got to let you know
Yeah, you look so good
So good to me, baby
I just got to let you know
I wanna keep you forever, baby
I don't wanna ever let you go

So whatever you do, baby
Please leave me a way
To get in touch with you
Oh whatever, ever you do, baby
Please leave me a way
To get in touch with you
I need you so bad, baby
When you leave i'll be so sad

Oh, i'm so excited, think about you all the time
Yes i can't wait to see you baby
You really best of my mind
You're so fine, wanna hold you all the time

Oh, when you touch me baby, tears of joy i'm crying
Oh, when you hold me, chills run up and down my spine
You're so fine, think about you all the time

Yes, i'm so excited, i met peace with the world
Oh, can this love be real? i'm talking about my new, new love
You're so fine baby, wanna love you all the time

Hey, i'm so excited, don't know what you're doing myself
Oh, i'm so happy baby, don't need nobody else
You're so fine baby, think about you all the time

Yes, when i look in your eyes, you put me in a trance
Oh, i just shake all over baby, i feel like i wanna dance
You're so fine baby, wanna hold you all the time

How can this be a dream, can this really happen to me?
Oh, i surely loved at last, seems like a fantasy
You're so fine baby, wanna hold you all the time

I thought i've been in love, so many many times
Oh, but this new love, has really messed up my mind
You're so fine, think about you all the time

You're so nice and lovin', everything you do is right
I just can't wait, i can't wait baby
Can't wait for you hold me tight
You're so fine, wanna hold you all the time

You broke your promise, baby
You don't love, honor or obey
You won't do nothing i tell you
You go on mistreating me everyday
You're hardly acting your part, baby
You won't do nothing the preacher says

You don't love me, baby
You don't even wish me well
Honor's just a joke with you, baby
You don't love me, i can tell
Married life with you, baby
I'd rather be living in a cell

You deceive me, baby
You use me like a child
You tricked me into loving you, baby
I was loving you all the while
You played with my heart, baby
I said i was loving you all the while

There ain't no road too rough to walk
There ain't no talk too sweet to talk
Wherever you are, it's where i'll be
'cos that's how much you mean to me

All the money in the whole round world
Wouldn't be enough for you, little girl
Wish i could give you a money tree
'cos that's how much you mean to me

A girl like you needs some loving
Teasin', squeezin' and huggin'
Step right up and take my hand
I wanna be your great big hunk of man

Baby, i wanna have your picture
To put it in my, my storybook
While it out big so the world can see
'cos that's how much you mean to me

I don't mean to hurt you, baby and i'm sorry if i do
I don't really mean to hurt you, woman, and i'm sorry if i do
Why should i make myself miserable baby
Baby, you know i'm human too

Oh, please don't hate me
Because i know we just don't belong
Oh baby, please don't hate me
I know we just don't belong
I found me someone who wants me
Baby, won't you please set me free

I have to admit you've been an angel, baby
And i'm grateful for the wife you've been
Oh, i have to admit you've been an angel, baby
And i'm grateful for the wife you've been
Oh, but now my heart belongs to another
So to hold me baby, is really a sin

I want you to try to forgive me
Babe and please try to understand
I want you to please, please forgive me baby
Babe and please try to understand
You know i didn't make myself, woman
And it's not my fault there's somebody else

You know by now that i've been passed
Through an awful lot of hands
And all i have is what is left
From ten thousand one night stands

Sometimes i feel like i was there
When the blues began
With this crying guitar holding me
Like a woman holds a man

Let me make you cry a little longer
Let me make you high a little longer
Oh, i want to try a little longer
Make some woman sigh a little longer

At night sometimes i can still feel
Every place i've ever been
I feel it in my music
And it all comes back again

You know i've played for city lights
And for stars above
And every note i ever play
I always play for love

Let me make you cry a little longer
Let me make you high a little longer
Oh, i want to try a little longer
Make some woman sigh a little longer

Come by here, baby, come by here
Come by here, baby, come by here
Come by here, baby, come by here
Oh baby, won't you come by here

I love you baby, come by here
I love you baby, come by here
I love you baby, come by here
Oh baby, won't you come by here

I want you baby, come by here
I want you baby, come by here
I want you baby, come by here
Oh baby, won't you come by here

We'll get married, come by here
We'll get married, come by here
We'll get married, come by here
Oh baby, won't you come by here

Come by here good-looking, come by here
I need you, come by here
Come by here good-looking, come by here
Oh baby, won't you come by here

When the evening, the evening sun goes down
You gonna find me somewhere hanging around
The night life, people, it ain't no good life
But it's my life, yeah

All the people just like you and me
Everybody's dreaming
Dreaming about their old used to be
The night life, hey, it ain't no good life, people
Oh but it's my life

Yes listen to the blues, people
Listen to what they're saying
Yes listen to the blues, people
Listen to the way they're playing

Heaven please send to all mankind
Understanding and peace of mind
If it's not asking too much
Please send me someone to love, someone to love

Show the world, show them how to get along
Peace will enter when hate is gone
If it's not asking too much
Please send me someone to love
Please send me someone to love

Nights i lay awake and ponder world's troubles
And my answer is always the same
Unless man put an end to this damnable sin
Hate will put the world in a flame, what a shame

Just because i'm, because i'm in misery
Oh i don't beg, i don't beg for no sympathy
But if it's not asking too much
Please send me someone to love, yeah

Oh the night life, people it ain't no good life
But it's my life, yeah
So please, please, please, please, please, please
Please send me someone to love
Someone to love

(yes! well, excuse me.)

If you would let me love you, baby
There is nothing in the world i wouldn't do for you
Yes if you would let me love you, baby
Ain't nothing in the world i wouldn't do for you
I would even try to walk on water, woman
If you would just say,
"baby i love you too"

If you let me love you, baby
I'll buy you a car made of gold
I'll even give you a fountain of youth, baby
So you will never grow old
Just let me love you, woman

Ain't nothing i wouldn't do in this world
I want you to call me your boy, woman
Baby, and i'm gonna call you my girl

Yeah, i'l lhire you a teacher, baby
To read you storybooks
I'll make you a talkin' mirror, woman
Just to tell you how good you look

Ain't nothing i wouldn't do in this world
I want you to call me your boy, woman
Baby, and i'm gonna call you my girl

Yes, i'm gonna fall on my knees
Would even call the lord
Just to seed the dimple, baby
In your cheeks when you smile

Let me love you
Ain't nothing in the world i wouldn't do for you
I say i would try to walk the water, baby
If you say that you love me too

Well now i've got a girl
Her name is ruby lee
I'm tellin' you boys
She's alright with me
She's my baby
Yes, she's my baby
Well, she's my baby
'cause she seems to be true to me

Well, i woke up this mornin'
I didn't know what to do
I turned on the radio
And the tune remaind me of you
You're my baby
Yes, you're my baby
Well, you're my baby
For you seem to be true to me

Well, she never takes my money
She never leaves me alone
She's the type of woman that
I would love to have in my home
She's my baby
Yes, she's my baby
Well, she's my baby
'cause she seems to be true to me

Well, you know my secret
I'm tellin' you the reason why
So don't bother my baby
And please don't try
She's my baby
Yes, she's my baby
Well, she's my baby
'cause she seems to be true to me

Yes i'm changing my ways baby
I ain't gonna be like i used to be
My past is behind me baby
I ain't gonna be like i used to be
I used to give you all of my money woman
And i wouldn't save a dime for me

You used to treat me like a fool baby
Still i loved everything you done
I was just your fool, i was your fool baby
And i worshipped everything you did like a king
Yes if you ever, if you ever loved me woman
Yes i tell you baby you must have kept it hid

Yes you can go...out of your tears
And get that mistreated look off your face
Yes you know i feel what i feel baby
I tell you i just won't be no more
And then that you realise woman
Everybody's jumpin' down the...
Comin' down the...

Missed the saturday dance
I heard they crowded the floor
It's awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore

I thought i'd visit the club
Got as far as the door
I just couldn't bear it without you
I don't get around much anymore

Darling i guess
My mind is more at ease
But nevertheless
Why stir up memories
Been invited on dates
I might have gone, but what for
I just couldn't bear it without you
I don't get around much anymore

Don't get around much anymore...

All of your affection is gone baby and your love is growing cold
I've said all of your affection is gone baby and your love is growing cold
Hey, i've got a new story to tell you this evening, baby
One that ain't never been told

I went to work the other day
But i thought that i would double back
And that car i saw sitting in front of my door
Looked like a brand new, a brand new cadillac, yeah!

I ain't got none now baby
I think you've been cheating on me
I believe to my soul baby, that you've given me some outside help
That i don't think i really need

The iceman came by this morning
And you know he didn't leave no ice
The postman came by later baby
And he didn't even ring twice

I think you've been cheating on me
I think you're running out on me
I believe to my soul baby, that you've given me some outside help
That i don't think i really need

Now, i want you to tell the iceman
The next time he'd better leave some ice
And i want you to tell the postman
He'd better ring more than twice

And when i come home from work in the morning
Better still be some groceries on the shelf.
I want to tell that slick insurance man
That he'd better write some insurance on his self.

Yes, i think you've been cheating on me
I think you're running out on me
I believe to my soul baby, that you've given me some help, some help
Some help, i don't really need

You got to give a little
Take a little
And let your poor heart
Break a little
That's the story of
That's the glory of love

You've got to laugh a little
Cry a little
Until the clouds
Roll by a little
That's the story of
That's the glory of love

As long as there's the two of us
We've got the world
And all its charms
But when the world
Is through with us
We've got each other's arms

You've got to win a little
Lose a little
And always have
The blues a little
That's the story of
That's the glory of love

As long as there's the two of us
That's right, b.
Yeah, we've got the world
And all its charms
And when the world
Is through with us, baby
We've got each other's arms

You've got to win a little
And lose a little
And always have
The blues a little
That's the story of
That's the glory of
That's the story
The glory of love
That's the story of
That's the glory of love

Oh, baby you done lost your good thing now
Oh, baby you done lost your good thing now
Well the way i used to love you baby
Baby that's the way i hate you now

You used to say that you loved me
But baby i believe you've changed your mind
You used to say that you loved me
But baby i believe you've changed your mind
Well i don't blame you baby
Because you ain't what you used to be

Let me love you just one more time
Yes let me love you just one more time anyway
Oh, let me love you, let me love you, let me love you
One more time baby
Let me love you just one more time anyway
Oh you can't quit me now baby
Because you didn't mean me no good anyway

Well you know where i'm from baby
So please don't try to mistreat me
Yes you know where i'm from baby
So please don't try to mistreat me
Yes because i'll make your mother a present
Baby of you and your casket too

Oh you once said you loved me
And you would do anything i said
Oh you once said you loved me baby
And you would do anything i said
Oh but the way you treat me now baby
I just soon rather be dead

Oh, baby you done lost your good thing now
Oh, baby you done lost your good thing now
The way i used to love you
Baby that's the way i hate you now

Girl, you're my sunshine
You chase away the raindrops
Make it all worthwhile
Make all the pain stop
Just like a river you keep love flowing
Don't let our world stop, keep it growing

Oh i like you just the way you are
Honey, don't change on me
Don't change on me
Please don't change on me
Girl, you're my lucky star
Don't change on me
Don't change on me
(please) don't ever change

I used to wonder where would i find
Some kind of happiness and peace of mind
I was living in darkness
Oh but then you came
Bringing in the sunlight
And easing my pain

Oh i like you just the way you are
Honey, don't change on me
Don't change on me
Please don't change on me
Girl, you're my lucky star
Don't change on me
Don't change on me
(please) don't ever change

If there's a heaven
Then this is my prayer
Lord knows i want to know you
If we ever should meet there
And then forever we'll walk together
Nothing but sunshine
And no more stormy weather

Oh i like you just the way you are
Honey, don't change on me
Don't change on me
Please don't change on me
Girl, you're my lucky star
Don't change on me
Don't change on me
(please) don't ever change

You shouldn't have left me, baby
Baby, you shouldn't have gone away
Oh, you shouldn't have left me, baby
Baby, you shouldn't have gone away
Oh, you left the one that love you, woman
Cryin' every night and every day

Someone that you love more, baby
Made you break my heart in two
Someone that you love more, baby
Made you break my heart in two
I want you to remember, baby
The same thing could happen to you

When the pain's in your heart, woman
Make you feel like you could die
Oh, when the pain's, the pain's in your heart, baby
Make you feel like you could die
Oh, you'll know then that you shouldn't have left me, woman
Baby, and how it feels to say goodbye

I was born and raised down in alabama on a farm way back up in the woods. oh
I was so ragged folks used to call me "patches". papa used to tease me about
It, but deep down inside dad was hurtin' 'cause he'd done the best he could.

My papa was a great old man
I can see him with a shovel in his hand
Education that he never had
But he did wonders when the times got bad
The little money from the crops we raised
Barely paid the bills we made

Oh life whipped him
Down to the ground
When he tried to get up
Life would kick him back down
On the day papa called me
To his dyin' bed
Placed his hand on my shoulders
And in tears he said

Patches
I'm depending on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

Two days later papa passed away
And i became a man that day
Everyday i had to work the fields
'cause that's the only way
We got our meals
See, i was the oldest of the family
And everybody was depending on me

Now the years have passed
And everybody's grown
Mama's been livin'
In a brand new home
Lord knows it took
A lot of sweat and tears
And my daddy's voice
To help us through the years
He said -

Patches
I'm depending on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

Daddy had been sick for a long time, flat on his back. every evenin' after
We'd finish our chores and eat our dinner, we'd all go into papa's room to
Cheer him up a little. and this particular day dad was in good spirits,
Sittin' on the side of the bed, tellin' mama how good she looked. when all
Of a sudden, papa had a pain in his chest. i was too young to understand,
Talkin' about a heart attack here. mama rushed us all out of the room into
The hallway. about ten minutes later she came out with tears in her eyes.
She called out to me, "patches, patches, get in here, boy. your daddy wanna
See you." i went runnin' into papa's room, there papa lay. daddy had tears
In his eyes. i knew something was wrong, daddy was a poor man, but all of my
Life he'd been a proud man. i knelt down on one knee beside the bed, papa
Put his hand on my shoulder. he said, "patches, patches, boy, the hammer of
Life done beat your old papa down to the ground, and i ain't got nobody to
Turn to to take care of mama and the younger. so what i want you to do is
Promise me, son, is that you're gonna do your best to help your mama as much
As you can." i said, "papa, i'm gonna do my best." but little did i know
Then like i know now, that tryin' to climb life's mountains searchin' for a
Top where there ain't no top, sometimes you find yourself frustrated, lazy.
But every time i feel like i can't live my life like i want to, my mind goes
Back to that day when i see those tears in my daddy's eyes. but most of all
I remember his words, "patches, i'm dependin' on you, boy." every time i
Feel like givin' up, i hear his voice. "patches, patches, patches, patches -"

I'm depending on you, son
I've tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest

Patches
I'm depending on you, son
I've tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest
Patches
I'm depending on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you

Three days of snow in birmingham
Thought you would wonder where i am
Rang our number all night long
It's no comfort on the telephone
Ran out and caught a midnight flight
Thought a little love would make everything all right
The landlord said, "you moved away"
And left me all your bills to pay"
Look out baby, you might have made your move too soon

Left me with a keno card
This life in vegas sure ain't hard
I ran it up to about fifty grand
Cashed it in and held it in my hand
That kind of word can get around
And make a lost love come up found
I hear you knocking baby at my door
But you know you ain't living here no more
It's too bad
I think you made your move too soon

I've been from spain to tokyo
From africa to ohio
I never tried to make the news
I'm just a man who plays the blues
I take my lovin' everywhere
I came back, and they still care you know
One love ahead
One love behind
One in my arms and one on my mind
It's one thing baby
I never make my move too soon

I've been from spain to tokyo
From africa to ohio
I never tried to make the news
I'm just a man who plays the blues
I take my lovin' everywhere
I come back, you know they still all care
One love ahead and one behind
One in my arms you know, one on my mind
And it's one thing people
I never make my move too soon

Learn to love or leave me
Either one you wanna do
Learn to love or leave me
Either one you wanna do
Because strange things are happening
And something may happen to you

Well, if you know you don't want me baby
Why in the world would you let me be
Yes if you know you don't want me baby
Tell me why would you let me be
Because it's better to live without you baby
Than to live on in misery

Yeah, midnight finds me crying
Oh daylight finds me crying too
Yes midnight finds me crying
Daylight finds me crying too
You better straighten your mind pretty baby
Because something may happen to you

Gone are the days i'm holding you tight
Gone are the times i thrill with delight
Oh how i've missed you and your tender kiss
I've been a fool too long

I took your love then broke your heart
Can you forgive me, we'll make a new start
Guess life ain't worth living if you are not giving
I've been a fool to long

I've played the field but could not conceal
The way i feel about you
Everyone guessed i had no happiness
Loving you the way i do

You carried my heart around in your hand
Yes i still love you, please understand
Life ain't worth living if you are not giving
I've been a fool to long

I got a boogie-woogie woman
Boogie-woogie all the time
I got a boogie-woogie woman
Boogie-woogie all the time
If she keep on boogyin'
She bound to lose her mind

Well, she boogies in the mornin'
And she boogies all night long
Well, she boogies in the mornin'
And she boogies all night long
Yes, and the...come
She's still goin' strong

Well, she boogies in the mornin'
And she boogies late at night
Well, she boogies in the mornin'
And she boogies late at night
Well, i don't mind her boogyin'
'cause her boogyin' is all right

Well, she's a bogie-woogie woman
And she boogies all the time
Well, she's a bogie-woogie woman
And she boogies all the time
Well, if keep on boogyin'
She bound to lose her mind

Yes, you thought
You had a good thing, baby
You could do what you wanted to do
Yes, but you'd better
Find you another thing, baby
Because this thing
Is cutting out on you
I'm tired of you putting me down
I think i'll do like a mole
And move underground

I tried to do
Everything for you, baby
Tried to give you everything
Even the stars above
Oh but you wanted someone
To play with, baby
And i needed me someone to love
I say i'm tired of you
Putting me down
I think i'll do like a mole
And move underground

Yes, i can't be a winner, baby
Because i was born to lose
I go to bed every night
With troubles, baby
Because i wake up
Thinking about you
I'm tired of you
Putting me down, baby
I think i'm gonna do like a mole
And move underground

Oh i paid the cost, baby
I even sing the blues
I've done everything to please you
And i'm tired of paying my dues
And i'm tired of you
Putting me down
That's why i'm gonna do like a mole
And move underground

The way you wear your hat
The way you sip your tea
The memory of all that
No, no, they can't take that away from me

The way you smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No, no, they can't take that away from me

We may never, never meet again
On that bumpy road to love
Still i'll always, always
Keep the memory of

The way you hold your knife
The way we dance till three
The way you've changed my life
Oh, no, they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away

We may never, never meet again
On that bumpy road to love
Still i'll always, always
Keep the memory of

The way you hold your knife
The way we dance till three
The way you've changed my life
No, no, they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away
They can't take that away
They can't take that away from me

These lyrics are currently unavailable and we are working with the publisher to get the license for this song.

Come back to me, baby
I feel so all alone
It rained last night
And things ain't right
Without my baby home

Every time it rains
I think of you
And that's the time
I feel so blue
When the rain starts falling
My love comes tumbling down
And it's raining
Teardrops from my eyes

If you see clouds
Here in my eyes
It's just because
You said good-bye
Although the sun is shining
There's no more summer skies
`cause it's raining
Teardrops from my eyes

Remember the night you told me
Our love would always be
I wouldn't be blue and lonely
If you'd come back to me
Every single cloud
Would disappear
I'd wear a smile
If you were here
So baby, won't you hurry
Because i miss you so
And it's raining
Teardrops from my eyes

Remember the night you told me
Our love would always be
I wouldn't be blue and lonely
If you'd come back to me
Every single cloud
Would disappear
I'd wear a smile
If you were here
So baby, won't you hurry
Because i miss you so
And it's raining
Teardrops from my eyes

Well, baby, baby, baby look at you
Yes, i said baby, baby, baby, baby look at you
Well, you want to jump on me and hurt me
'cos i won't let you tell me what to do

Well, when i first met you baby
You didn't know what love is about
You were standin' on the streets beggin'
And ragged as a barrel of sauerkraut

Baby, baby, baby look at you
Well now, you want to jump on me and hurt me
'cos i won't let you tell me what to do

Well, you said once that you loved me
I would always be your own
And now you got your hands on some money, baby
And you're drivin' b.b. away from home

Well, you said that you loved me
I always would be your man
Now you thrown me outdoors
And said "go and do the best you can"

I ask you where you're goin'
And you tell me where you been
I can tell you been doin' me wrong, baby
From the shape you're in
You better open up you're eyes baby
Cause fools do get wise

Your late up and sleep all day
You jumb and you ramble all night
Well the fool that i am baby
I can tell you ain't doin' me right
You better wake up and realize
That fools do get wise

Yeah, when the cat's away
I know the rat 's gonna play
But i can't tell what you're puttin' down
Woman you play when the cat 's around
You better try this one on for size
I tell you fools do get wise

I'm through being you're fool baby
I ain't gonna give you another red cent
Gonna tell the rentman to padlock the door
Cause i ain't gonna pay your rent no more
You better open up you're eyes woman
Fools do get wise

I don't even know your name
But i love you just the same
If you let me hold your hand
Then i think maybe i can make you understand

If you only, only knew
Just how much i love you
Loving you the way i do
Then you'd take the night to love me too

I'd like the picture on the wall
So please don't let me fall
It's my heart i'm thinkin of
So please, please accept my love

If you let me be your slave
Your love i'll cherish to my grave
And if you should die before i do
I'll, i said i'll, i'll end my life to be with you

Yes i will!

Hold that train, conductor
Please don't let that engineer start
Hold that train, conductor
Please don't let that engineer start
Well, i wanna ride your train this morning
Just to ease my achin' heart

Yes, for the last few mornings lately
Before i get out of my bed
Yes, for the last few mornings lately
Before i get out of my bed
Well, i hear your whistle moanin'
And it almost drives me out of my head

I'll pay my fare when we starts rollin'
All your money's right here in my pants
I'll pay my fare when we starts rollin'
All your money's right here in my pants
Well, i know i should back and buy a ticket
Yes, but i'm afraid to take the chance

Oh, don't stop this train, conductor
Till this old state is out of sight
Yes, don't stop this train, conductor
Till mississippi is out of sight
Well, you know i'm going to california
Where i, i know my baby will treat me right

Whenever i try to hold my baby,
She just stand there for a while
No matter how i try to please that woman,
She won't even crack a smile
Lord, maybe you in heaven can help me,
'cause this is one evil child
Oh, i say maybe, maybe somebody can help me,
Because this is one evil child

When i buy her flowers or candy she just looks at me and growls,
She say, "you must be guilty or have a guilty conscience buddy",
Because i'm convicted without a trial
She just grunts when i call baby, hmm one evil child
I said, "lord, maybe you can help me, because she's a strange and evil child"

Still, i'm tryin' to please my woman but she 'bout to drive me wild
I buy her hundred dollar dresses, people,
Still she complains about the style
Won't somebody give me a suggestion?
Help me with this evil child
Oh, maybe the lord in heaven above can help me

You go out when you get ready
And you come home when you please
You just love me when you want me baby
And you think it outta be all right with me

When i try to talk to you baby
And let you know just how i feel
You tell me if i don't like it
You know someone else will

Oh, but i done got wise to you baby
You're not the only bird in the sky
Oh so don't ask me no questions now baby
And i, i won't tell you no lies

Because i like to feel arms around me
And lips close, close to mine
So i don't have to beg you to love me
I don't have to beg you all the time

Oh, but i done got wise to you baby
You're not the only bird in the sky
So now don't ask me no questions baby
And you know i won't, i won't tell you no lies

Yes you can love me if you want me
Or you keep on flaying the field
Because i know if you don't love me
I know there's somebody else that will

Darlin', darlin' you know i love you
I love you, for myself
But you're gone, gone and left me for someone else

I think of you, think of you every morning
I dream of you, every night
And i'd love to be with you always

When night began to fall
I cry, cry alone
And i wish, i could hold you in my arms tonight

Darlin', darlin' you know i love you
I love you, for myself
But you're gone, gone and left me for someone else

I'm cryin' please, baby, honey, please remember me
I'm cryin' please, baby, please remember me
Well, it fills my heart with great consolation, darlin'
To know that you will remember me

Well, i want you to love me, baby
Like the snow falls on the cold, cold ground
Yes, i want you to love me, baby
Like the snow falls on the cold, cold ground
Lord, with your love like that, darlin'
I know you'll never let me down

Well, alright
Just talk to me, baby
Yes, alright

Well, when you were leavin', baby
Well, i could see the smile on your face
Oh, yes, when my baby was leavin'
People, i could see the smile on her face
Well, you know i'm so glad, people
There is no-one can take my place

she's a ghetto woman, waitin for her man to come home
Oh poor ghetto woman waitin for her man to come home
She's just a ghetto woman waitin for her man to come home
To come home

A rat run cross the floor, a roach turn up the wall
Everything is noisy around her, that don't seem to bother her at all
Cause she's a ghetto woman, sittin there all alone
She's just a ghetto woman waitin for her man to come home
To come home

Yes, the tv's on, radio blastin' the news
Somebody down the hall, playin the low down dirty blues
My ghetto woman, she's all alone
She's just a ghetto woman, waitin for her man to come home
To come home

Cause she's a ghetto woman, said she's a ghetto woman
Oh, ghetto woman, what's on your mind
Sometimes i look in your face, can't help but cry.

Me and my baby
Keeps falling out
Let me tell you
What it's all about

She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
But that'll never do

It used to be hers
But she gave it to me
Why she wanna sell him
I just can't see

She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
But that'll never do

She wanna know
Why we don't get along
She don't realize
She's doing me wrong

She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
But that'll never do

I have to hang around
Every day and night
I can't trust the girl
Out of my sight

She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
She wanna sell my monkey
But that'll never do

When i was a young man
Just gotten out
I didn't know
What this world was all about
I was lied to, i was cheated
I played all kinds of fools
It didn't take me long
To learn the rules

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me

Lady swore she loved me
Loved through and through
And then my pal said
She said she loved him, too
And the milkman and the postman
And in a dream
I saw her with the local
Football team

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Fool me once
Do me as bad as you can do
Shame on you
Shame on you
Fool me twice
I'll be as mad as i can be
Shame on me
Shame on me

Banker took my money
Bought him a stake
The banker swore that one day
We'd both feel great
Then the 80's turned to the 90's
And my money can't be found
Banker's on a long trip
Out of town

Fool me once
Do me as bad as you can do
Shame on you
Shame on you
Fool me twice
I'll be as mad as i can be
Shame on me
Shame on me

I may go and move to the jungle now
Way out in the woods
Yes, i think i'll move to the jungle people
Move way out in the woods
Yes, because the way things are here now
Well, i ain't doin' myself no good

I work hard everyday
From monday to friday night
The wages that they pay me
I swear that they're very light
The take out a little for the state
A little more for uncle sam
How can i ever catch up
And get myself out of this jam
Yes, i think i'll move to the jungle
Move way out in the woods
Yes, because the way things are here now
Well, i ain't doin' myself no good

I go to town on saturday
Just to pay my bills
I better make it early
Or the collector will come where i live
I got to church on a sunday
I get on my knees to pray
Preacher takes up collection
And say brother what will you pay
I think i'll move to the jungle
Move way out in the woods
Yes, because the way things are here now
Well, i ain't doin' myself no good

I can hear my name ringin'
Ringin' all up and down the line
Yes i can hear my name ringin'
Ringin' all up and down the line
I don't believe my woman loves me
I believe i'm just messin' up my time

Yes, i have the blues before sunrise
With the tears gettin' to my eyes
I have the blues before sunrise
And the tears gettin' to my eyes
Yes, i get that funny feeling
It's the feeling i do despise

Yes, last night as i laid there dreamin'
I was layin' there by myself
Yes, last night as i laid dreamin'
I was layin' there by myself
I was just thinkin' if my woman don't love me
I hope she's not in love with nobody else

You're throwing it all away
Everything we've been living for
All the promises that were made
They all have gone and flown away

You locked me out
And let your new love come in
Now you are making it
With my closest friend
Fussing and fighting, baby
Where have you been
Yeah, i get the message
That you clearly send

You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean

I saw you at the place
Where we used to go
Showing it off
With the lights down low
Telling your lover about eternity
How soon you forget
That's what you once told me

Your sweet talking
Made me go for it
Now you've got someone else
At the top of your list
Like the wind
That's blowing free
Suddenly you've changed
Turned your back on me

You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean

Your sweet talking
Made me go for it
Now you've got someone else
At the top of your list
Like the wind
That's blowing free
Suddenly you've changed
Turned your back on me

You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean

When i come home in the morning
And i knock on the door
I don't get that glad-to-see-you welcome
The glad-to-see-you welcome any more
Oh but to me
It's just like it used to be, baby
Because you are still my woman

You know a change have come
And i guess i'll blame it on fate
The thing that once was love
It now seems to turn to hate
Oh i guess it's too late
For me now, baby
But you are still my woman

You know i tried to be
The man you wanted me to be
But whatever i do, baby
It seems to add to your misery
Oh you can do
What you want to, baby
But you are still my woman

You know i'm still hoping and praying
That someday i'll find
Someone to love me
So i can have love and peace of mind
Oh i still love you
Like i did before, baby
Because you are still my woman

Your friends are all telling you
That i'm a no good so-and-so
They say that love and affection
Have now turned to a heart
A heart that's old and cold
It's the same old story
Same old story that's so often told

You are still my woman

I keep on tryin' to get ahead, i'm doin' the best i can
But every time i try to pull up
They pull me right back down again
You got me down now and i hope you're satisfied
Oh, it's so hard to try to keep my head up
Yes, when you're puttin' pressure on me
From every side, every side

Even uncle sam say
I owe a lot of money way back from nineteen fifty six
Now, how could i owe him anything
When that whole year i was sick
They won't let me make my money
Won't even let me buy my clothes
Oh, it's so hard to get something to eat
Yes, and now they want to throw me outdoors
Throw me outdoors

Yes, everybody's laughin' at me
I can see the joy in their eyes
They're glad because i'm down now
Just look at the devils in disguise
And i have no-one to turn to
No-one to lend me a helpin' hand
Oh, i'm tellin' you, shakes has really got me now
Yes, i'm a lonely, lonely man

I don't have to know your name
Unless you really want me too
All i really want to know
Is what you want to do
Hope there's something you like
In something that you see
I don't have that much to say for me

I've always been lonely
But don't be afraid
I've always been lonely
Like a song never played
I've always been lonely
But if you come with me tonight
And stayed
At least we'd know
It wasn't loneliness we made

You don't have to know my past
It's much too much for me and you
If the sadness has to show
I guess i'll let it through
We can go till it's gone
And give it all we've got
Sometimes anything can mean a lot

Yeah, you won't listen to nothing i tell you, woman
You keep on doin' as you please
Yeah, you won't listen to a thing i tell you, baby
You keep on doin' as you please
But i've taken it as long as i can, baby
When is this foolishness gonna cease

I worried myself crazy, baby
Cried both night and day
I worried myself crazy, woman
I cried both night and day
You didn't believe me, baby
When i told you i'm gonna leave one day

Yeah, you told me that you love me, woman
But action speaks louder than words
Well, you said that you love me, woman
But action speaks louder than words
I won't be foolin' around no more
That's a line everybody has heard

If you don't change for the better, baby
You better do it real soon
If you don't change for the better, woman
And you better do it real soon
Or you will wake up one of these mornings, baby
And find yourself in a empty room

Well, i wish i was a catfish
Swimmin' in the deep blue sea
I'd have all you women
Fishin' after me
Fishin' after me
Fishin' after me

Well, i'm broke and i'm hungry
Ragged and i'm dirty too
Well, if i clean up, baby, can i
Stay home with you
Stay home with you
Stay home with you

If i can't, can't come in
Let me sit down front of your door
I'll leave so early, your
Mom won't know
Won't never know
Won't never know

Oh, i know, know my baby
Well, she's going to jump and shout
When my train pulls in and i
I come walkin' out
Come walkin' out
Come walkin' out

Yes, i'm goin', babe i'm goin'
And your crying won't make me stay
Oh, the more that you cry, baby
More i'll go away
More i'll go away
More i'll go away

Well now i know, i know you don't want me
Why in the world won't you tell me so?
Then i won't be caught, baby, 'round
Your house no more
Your house no more
Your house no more

Yes, i want to write a letter
But i don't know just where to begin
Yes, i want to write a letter, people
But i don't know just where to begin
Well, i tell you, it's a sin, people
The way i've been treated by my so called friends

Yes, if i got a dollar
They want to borrow half a buck
Whoa, and if i want to gamble
They wanna jinx me and give me bad luck
So, i tell you it's a sin, people
The way i've been treated by my so called friends

Yes, they say friends
They're the greatest thing in the world
Yes, they say close, close friends
They're the greatest thing in the world
But i think that's all wrong people
Because my best friend have taken my girl

Oh my darling i was so lonely
Searching for you and for you only
Oh my darling i love you so

Oh my darling my love is true
Longing for you, no one else will do
Oh my darling i love you so

When i first saw you dear i knew you were alone
I said to myself that i'd make you my own
Your brother caught us kissing
I though he would surely tell
Until he started playing those wedding bells

Now my darling i'm yours forever
Don't ever leave me, leave me never
Oh my darling i love you so

Oh yes it's true, now i have you
And best of all i know now
That i'll never have to be blue
Oh baby, i love you so

I mean you, baby

From the little town i ran from
To the city where i strayed
There's been some good time living
And some good music played
And some good loving made
I like it
I like it just that way

I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel the beat go on
I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel it till it's gone
I wanna roll roll roll forever
And live from song to song
Right there in the music
Is right where i belong

When i meet my maker
With my music in my hand
He'll smile down when he sees me
And ask about the band
I know he'll understand
He knows life
And life can be so grand

I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel the beat go on
I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel it till it's gone
I wanna roll roll roll forever
And live from song to song
Right there in the music
Is right where i belong

Yeah, you never know how you hurt me, baby
How bad i feel inside
Oh, you never know how much you hurt me, woman
How bad i feel inside
I believed you when you said you loved me
Oh, but i know you lied

Oh, when i lay down in darkness
I keep hearin' your sweet voice
When i lay down in darkness, baby
I keep hearin' your sweet voice
And i remember you at chuch, woman, oh, and how i rejoice

I know the people are talkin', baby
But i don't care what they say
I realise that people talkin', baby
But i don't care what they say
I know i still love you, woman, and i want you home to stay

Yeah, if you ever change your mind, woman
Won't you please come on home
Oh, if you ever change your mind, baby
Won't you please come on home
Yes, i'm not good without you, baby
And you're not good to me gone

Well, early in the morning i wake with the rising sun
Yes, early in the morning i wake with the rising sun
It's my daily motto and the people all calls it fun

Yes, i'm looking for a better future and forgetting about the past
I'm looking for a better future and forgetting about the past
Now i'm so glad that troubles don't always last

Yes, have fun whilst you can 'cos fate's an awful thing
Well, have fun whilst you can 'cos fate's an awful thing
You can't tell what may happen that's the reason i love to sing

When i first met you we burned like a flame
Now it's gettin' colder and you know that's a same
Love's out there somewhere but you know it won't come in
So let's remember baby how sweet all this has been
But when two real good lovers start bein' real good friends
You know that's the beginning of the end

I make you sparkle like strawberry wine
And when i felt bad you make me feel fine
Oh it's good when it's goin' and gone when it's gone
We both know enough to leave well enough alone
When two real good lovers start bein' real good friends
Baby can't you see that's the beginning of the end

The cool of the morning the heat of the night
The loving was good (but you know) it just wasn't right
Someday when you wake up and call out my name
Don't feel bad about it i'll probably do the same
But when two real good lovers start bein' real good friends
Baby don't ya know that's the beginning of the end

I got a fine looking woman
I call her "that gal of mine"
Yes, she's a fine looking woman
I call her "that gal of mine"
Yes, the reason i love her
Because she's dressed so fine

Well, she's a fine looking woman
And she lives across the town
Well, she's a fine looking woman
And she lives across the town
Yeah, my baby's trying to leave me
She's trying to put me down

Hey, it's bye bye baby
Bye bye and fare you well
Hey, it's bye bye baby
Bye bye and fare you well
Well, what i'm gonna do now
Baby, it's hard to tell

Yeah, it's bye bye
Bye bye baby bye
Well, bye bye baby
Bye bye bye baby bye bye
Yes, since you're gonna leave me
I have no need to cry

Ah, because i'm not crazy, jealous, baby
It don't mean that i don't care
Ah, because i'm not crazy, jealous, baby
It don't mean that i don't care
Yes, because if you keep messin' up with me, darling
I tell you, they're gonna miss you around here

Yes, because i try to play cool, baby
Yes, you seem to think that i'm a fool
Yes, because i try to play it cool, woman
You seem to think that i'm a fool
Yes, but i'm gonna tell you my dear
Oh baby, they gonna miss you around here

Yes, you might as well stop your horses
Turn your wagon around
I know what's on your mind
And i ain't goin' for what your puttin' down
Oh, i played it cool, baby
And you seem to think i'm a fool
Yes, but i'm gonna tell you my dear
That they gonna miss you around here

Yes, stop your horses, turn your wagon around
I know what's on your mind
I ain't goin' for what your puttin' down
Because i play it cool, baby, don't mean that i'm a fool
Yes, i'm gonna tell you, baby
They gonna miss you around here

There's a change in your loving
Strange kind of loving
A change in your loving
You are cold to the touch
Change in your loving
Strange kind of loving, baby
A change in your loving
Once you loved me so much

You started a fire
Inside of me
My burning hot body
Was a hundred and three
But lately i'm feeling
A drop in temperature
You're cooling down, baby
And i'm begging for more

There's a change in your loving
Strange kind of loving
A change in your loving
You are cold to the touch
Change in your loving
Strange kind of loving, baby
A change in your loving
Once you loved me so much

With you i was feeling
So secure
When i was down and had the blues
You had the cure
Now things are so different
But i believe i understand
I may be sharing your lips
With another man

Change in your loving
Strange kind of loving

A change in your loving
You are cold to the touch
There's a change in your loving
Strange kind of loving, baby
A change in your loving
Once you loved me so much

A change in your loving
A change in your loving

Love me tender, love me sweet
Never let me go
You have made my life complete
And i love you so

Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For my darling, i love you
And i always will

Love me tender, love me dear
Tell me you are mine
I'll be yours through all the years
Till the end of time

Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For my darling, i love you
And i always will

I play the street life
Because there's no place i can go
Street life
And it's the only life i know
Street life
And there's a thoundand parts to play
Street life
Until you play your life away

You let the people see
Just who you want to be
And every night you shine just like a super star
That's how the life is played
A ten cent masquerade
You dress, and walk, and talk you're who you think you are

Street life
You can run away from time
Street life
For a nickel and a dime
Street life
But you better not get old
Street life
Or you're gonna feel the cold

There's always love for sale
A grown-up fairy tale
Prince charming always smiles behind a silver spoon
And if you keep it young
Your song is always sung
Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon

Ain't no need to worry about it
Won't do you one bit of good
If you don't treat your baby
Treat your baby like you should
There's been a change in the weather
And it's so plain to see
So plain to see
Everybody's welcome to try
Try and get my airplane running
You're the only one can make it fly

You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit

Don't be listening to no jealous friends
When they start slinging mud
And don't let nobody come between
'cause i've got you in my blood
I wanna start dealing, dealing
Dealing in reality, reality
I'm just trying to survive
And keep my head above the waterline
So i won't get buried alive

You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit

Not so very long ago
There was nothing you could say
That ever would
Have convinced me, darling
I couldn't turn and walk away
You got me stung out, baby
Stung out on the end of your line
Yeah, and the hook's in deep
Got the kind of love
Kind of love i wanna keep
Everybody's welcome to try
Try and get my airplane running
You're the only one can make it fly

You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit to me
You've become a habit

No matter how hard i try
I just can't break free
You've become a habit to me
'cause you're my honey and i'm your bee
A habit to me
I said -

You've become a habit to me
Habit to me, habit to me

Did you ever love a woman
And you loved her with all your might
Did you ever love a woman
And you loved her with all your might
Well, and you knew all the time
That the woman wasn't treating you right

You fix her breakfast in the morning
Stay at home everyday
Even wash the dishes
If she has to go away
You send the children to school
Even mend their hose
Stay up all nights with the babies
Even wash their dirty clothes

Did you ever love a woman
And you loved her with all your might
Yes, and you knew all the time
That the woman wasn't treating you right

But when it's time to go to bed
The woman grabs you in her arms
She holds you real tight
She hugs you with all her charms
She calls you a lot of sweet names
Then she turns out the light
She sets your soul on fire
And you say, "baby, everything is all right"

Did you ever love a woman
And you loved her with all your might
Yes, and you knew all the time
That the woman wasn't treating you right

Hello baby, i'm so glad to be back
I got the blues for you, baby, that's a natural fact
Now since i'm back let's get into our act

I love you, baby, more than words can say
You know i've missed you while i was away
Now, since i'm back, baby, now it's time to play

Let's rock, roll, while i sing
For you my love i'll do anything
You got to shake your boogie
I'm gonna shake mine too
You're a sweet little angel
Got a whole lot of loving for you

Come on let's swing
Let's have a ball
If you shake it, you can make it
Let's dance

Hot town summer in the city
Back of my kneck gettin' dirty and gritty
I been down isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around people lookin' half dead
Walkin' down the sidewalk out of their match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find the girl
Come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it will be allright
And baby don't you know that you forget it
The day can be like the night
In the summer in the city
In the summer in the city
Cool town evening in the city
Dressed so fine and look so pretty
Cool cat lookin' for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till i reason like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the roof top
But night is a different world
Go out and find the girl
Come on come on let's dance all the night
Despite the heat it will be all right
And baby don't you know that you forget it
The day can be like the night
In the summer in the city
In the summer in the city
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find the girl
Come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it will be allright
And baby don't you know that you forget it
The day can be like the night
In the summer in the city
In the summer in the city
Summer in the city
Hot town summer in the city then again a cool town
Evening in the city
Than the back of my kneck gettin' dirty and gritty
Livin' in the city
In the summer town day
A cool town
A cool girl
Have fun
Evening in the city

When i first met you baby
Honey you were almost out of school
When i first met you baby
Honey you were almost out of school
You were real wild then woman
Honey, but you were nobody's fool

I was so in love with you baby
And i tried to get you to love me too
I was so in love with you baby
And i tried to get you to love me too
I thought you had no time for me then woman
Wouldn't do anything i asked to

Oh, sweet thing
You are all i want to see
Oh, sweet thing
You are all i want to see
I having so much trouble baby
I wonder what's gonna happen to me

I woke up this morning and looked at my life
Filled with so much sorrow and grief
And in my troubled mind
I could see through all my strife
That time is only a thief

Yes time is a thief
That will steal your tomorrows
And leave you only yesterday
Yes time is a thief
That will rob you of your years
Your youth the only ransom you can pay

So treasure each little moment
Don't let a single minute slip away
Because time is a thief
That will rob you of your years
And never return one yesterday

Oh time is a thief
That will rob you of your years
And never return one yesterday

You don't know how much i love you
You don't know how much i care
You don't know how much i need you
Without you life i can't bear
You don't know
You don't know baby
You don't know how much i love you
And you can't know just how i feel

The flame is still burnin'
Burnin' deep down in my soul
When i think of your love and kisses
It makes my blood run cold
You don't know baby
You don't know baby
Yes you don't know how much i love you
And you can't know just how i feel

All my friends call me crazy
For acting the way that i do
But i just can't help myself
'cause i'm so in love with you
You don't know
Yes baby you don't know
You don't know how much i love you
And you can't know just how i feel

You don't know
You don't know
You don't know baby
You don't know
You don't know
You don't know baby
You don't know

Yes you don't know how much i love you
And you can't know just how i feel

I'm not feeling like i usually do
I think it might have something
To do with you
Every time you're near me
My body gets hot
Don't need a doctor
I know what i've got

Caught a touch of your love
It came on overnight
I must have held you too tight
Last night
Caught a touch of your love

Your affection has affected me
I'm feeling kind of dizzy
And weak in the knees
I've been in love before
But never so bad
You're in my system
And it's driving me mad

The fever from your kisses
Tears me apart
It starts from your lips
And goes straight to my heart
No use pretending
'cause baby, i'm sure
There's no cure
And i've just gotta have more

You say you're leaving, you've shattered my dreams
All of our plans dear, forgotten it seems
Yes, it had to happen
I'm not surprised, but i'll, i'll survive

Your friends have shown you a much better way
All of my loving you baby, all of those years, ended today
Yes, you go on darlin'
I'll dry my eyes, but i'll, i'll survive

Go on! may god bless you
It was fun. while it was fun
Baby, i hate to lose you
I say i hate to lose you baby
It's all over! what's done is done

Hey! you go on darlin', seek your fortune and fame
All your good luck or bad luck
Your friends must take the blame
Oh! i can't beg you no more baby
I've got too much pride, but i'll, i'll survive

Oh, go on! may god bless you
Oh, it was fun. while it was fun
Oh baby, i hate to lose you
I say i hate to lose you baby
It's all over! what's done is done

Hey! you go on baby, seek your fortune and fame
All your good good luck or bad luck
Friends must take the blame
Oh! i can't beg you no more
I've got too much pride, but i'll, i'll survive

Oh! i'll, i'll survive
Baby, i'll survive

No one ever tells you
What it's like to love and lose
How it feels to waken
And have breakfast with the blues
How to go on living
How to face another day
No, no one ever tells you the way

No one ever tells you
How it feels to walk alone
Listening for those footsteps
Through the echo of your own
Suddenly it hits you
All those dreams weren't worth a dime
'cause no one ever tells you in time

Long before
The icy winds of winter
Autumn tells the swallows
Time to fly
So why do we pretend
Till the bitter end
Till it breaks our hearts
To say good-bye
Well -

No one ever tells you
That it's just another fling
No one ever warns you
When your heart begins to sing
Someone tells you later
All is fair in love and war
But no one ever tells you before

Long before
Our love boat's torn asunder
We can hear the thunder
Of the falls
So why do we go on
Sailing madly on
Till all we had is gone
Beyond recall
Beyond recall

No one ever tells you
That it's just another fling
No one ever warns you
When your heart begins to sing
Someone tells you later
All is fair in love and war
But no one ever tells you before

It never comes easy
'cause no one
No one, no one
Ever tells you
Tells you
No one ever tells you before
No one ever tells you before

Yes your talkin?about your woman
Wish to god, man, you could see mine
Your talkin?about your woman
Wish to god, man, you could see mine
When she start lovin?
She brings eyesight to the blind

Her daddy must have been a millionaire
I can tell by the way she walks
My baby's daddy must have been a millionaire
I can tell by the way she walks
When she start walkin?
The deaf and dumb begin to talk

I remember one friday morning
We were layin?down across the bed
Man was in the next room dyin?
Knelt down and raised up his head
And said ain

Well, i wanna tell the story about a hard luck guy
Nobody seems to love me, i guess that's the reason why

Just dreams, dreams all night long and through the day
Yes, and it's so sad, oh, to break my heart this way

Yes, i'm not handsome or romantic, i don't have wavy hair
Won't you girls please have mercy
The way you treat me ain't fair

Why does bad luck follow me
Oh, dreams, seems that's all that's left for me

Well, i just can't get no place with a doggone thing i plan
Every girl i try my luck on belongs to some other man
Where, where, where is the one i'm dreaming of
All gone, gone with last night's dreams of love

Yes, last night as i lay sleepin', i dreamed about a queen
And it hurt me so bad, people
To wake up and find out it was just a dream

Dream, dream is all i can do
Oh, i'm so tired dreamin' dreams, dreams
That won't come true

Sugar mama sugar mama
Sugar mama please come on back to me
Sugar mama sugar mama
Sugar mama please come on back to me
Yes, bring me back my sugar, baby
Please ease my misery

Yes, i'm crazy about my sugar sugar mama
Ain't nobody else got but you
Yes, i'm crazy about my sugar sugar mama
Ain't no-one else got but you
Well, you got that granulate sugar sugar mama
You done made me love you too

Yes, they braggin' about your sugar sugar
Baby they been braggin' about it all over town mama
Yes, they braggin' about your sugar baby
They been braggin' about it all over town
Well, the bootleggers want to buy it to make liquor baby
But you don't want to sell them about four or five pounds

Yes i'm crazy about my coffee sweet in the morning
Same thing with my tea at night
I love my coffee sweet in the morning baby
Same thing with my tea at night
Well, if i don't get my sugar three times a day
Oh yes, i don't feel right