summertime


Summertime,
Child, you’re living easy.
Fish are, fish are jumping out
And the cotton, lord,
Cotton’s high, lord, so high.

Your daddy’s rich,
When your ma, oh honey thinks she’s mighty good-looking, babe.
I said she’s looking pretty fine to me right now,
Don’t you know she is.
Whoa, hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
No, no, no, no, no, don’t you cry.
Oh honey you’d better not cry
’cause they’re gonna kick you up if when you want to do nothing,
Take it from me!
Cry.

Whoa, one of these mornings,
Child, you’ll rise up singing, baby, oh.
I said you’re gonna wanna go, honey, spread your wings,
Yeah, child, you take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.

Until that morning,
Honey, no-no-no-nothing’s going to harm you, babe,
I said honey nothing’s ever gonna let you down,
’cause I just wouldn’t let them do it , no, no, no, no, no,
Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
No, no, no, no, no,
Don’t you cry, oh no,
Cry.

magic of love


Ooh! hey, hey, now!

Ooh! alright, alright!
You went away, had your chance to say,
I love you and I need you baby
Yeah, but even if
Honey, I told you that now
You wouldn’t believe me anyway, no, no, no.
Maybe you will now,
I’ve changed a lot somehow,
Let me prove what I say.

Come back and believe my love,
Please! now, come back, babe, and believe my love,
Come back, and believe the magic of love.

Hon, I want the light without the darkness
I want the sky without the sun, now!
When do the stars and the moon keep shining ?
When they see me alone without my loved one, yeah!

Oh, now baby, don’t you hear me,
Won’t-t-t-t-t-t-t you hear me I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta tell you,
Oh baby, baby, baby, baby,
Honey, I just gotta tell you now,
Honey, I wanna tell you that I want you to dig it!

Now if you believe in magic,
Don’t be afraid, afraid to use it, baby,
No, no, no, no, no, no, come on home
Dressed in the mystic silk
Or wearing rich rags and waste,
Darling, please!

Come on back to me
I know we can be
Part of a magic race.

Come back, and believe my love
Baby, come back, and believe my love,
Come back and believe the magic of love.

Hey! come back, babe, and believe my love
Come back, babe and believe my love,
Come back and believe the magic of love.

piece of my heart


Just let ourselves get together right now.

Ball and chain!!!

Yeah, I heard that, man. how are you, how, I mean, er, how are you out there ? are you are you ok ? you know that you stand stoned and you got enough water and you got a place to sleep and every
. what does that mean ? huh ? because, you know, because we ought, all of us, you know, I don’t mean to be preachy but we ought to remember that in that case it means promoters, too, that music’
Grooving, man, and music’s not for putting yourself through bad changes. you know, I mean you don’t have to go take anybody’s shit, man, just to like music, you know what I mean ? you don’t. so
So if you’re getting more shit than you deserve, you know what to do about it, man. you know, it’s just music. music’s... music’s supposed to be different than that.

Hey, come on, come on, come on, come on!

Didn’t I make you feel, oh honey, like you were the only man I ever wanted, that I ever needed ?
Oh ho, honey, didn’t I give you nearly everything that I ever had to give ?
Oh, you know I did!
But each time I tell myself that i, I think I’ve had enough,
Well, I’m gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough.

I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now, daddy daddy daddy,
You know you got it if it makes you feel good,
Yes indeed, whoaa.

You’re out on the streets, you’re looking good,
Honey, deep down inside I know you know it ain’t never been right,
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never hear me cry at night, oh!
Each time I tell myself that I can’t stand the pain,
But when you hold me in your arms, I’ll sing it once again.

Say come on, come on, yeah, come on, come on and take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby.
Break another little piece of my heart, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Have another little piece of my heart, baby, baby, baby,
You know you got it, if it makes you feel good.
I want you to feel good now, yeah!!!

Say come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
Break another little piece of my heart, darling, yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Have a, have another little piece of my heart, baby, baby, baby.
You know you got it ¡º alright!!!

Say! whoaa, have another little piece of my heart now, daddy,
Break it, break it, break it, I want you to want it, take out the inside of me,
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, baby, baby.
You know you got it, if it makes you ¡º
I want you to feel good, lord, alright!!!
Yeah!!

trust me


Trust in me, baby, give me time, gimme time, um gimme time.
I heard somebody say, oh, the older the grape,
Sweeter the wine, sweeter the wine.

Oh, my love is like a seed, baby, just needs time to grow,
It’s growing stronger day by day, yeah,
That’s the price you’ve got to pay.

Trust in me, baby, give me time, gimme time, please, a little more time.
Takes a road runner just a little bit uh-longer, dear,
Oh, to make up my mind, I gotta make up my mind.
Oh, my love is like a seed, baby, just needs time to grow,
It’s growing stronger day by day,
That’s the price that we both got to pay.

I gotta know, know that I’m ready, oh ready to settle down,
’cause I think too much of your loving, baby,
Yeah, I don’t wanna mess your life around!

So if you love me like you tell me that you’re doing, dear,
You shouldn’t mind paying the price, any price, any price.
Love is supposed to be that special kind of thing,
Make anybody want to sacrifice.
Oh, my love is like a seed, baby, just needs time to grow,
It’s growing stronger day by day,
That’s the price we both gotta pay.

Trust in me baby, trust in me baby,
Trust in my love, in my heart.
Keep the faith, baby, keep the faith in me, dear, in my arms, in my love.
Don’t turn your face away from me, dear, oh you leave a lost girl,
Oh, don’t turn your love away, no no no no no no no,
You gotta believe in me, baby, yeah, trust me dear, oh...

trouble in mind


Trouble in mind, I’m blue
But I won’t be blue always,
’cause that sun is gonna shine in my back door someday.

Now all you men’s the same
But now I’m old enough to change my name.
Lord, that sun’s gonna shine in my back door someday.

I’m gonna lay my head
On that lonesome railroad line
And let the 2:19 ease my troubled mind.

Trouble in mind, I’m blue,
But I won’t be blue always.
Child, that wind’s gonna come and blow my blues away!

cry baby


Cry baby, cry baby, cry baby,
Honey, welcome back home.

I know she told you,
Honey I know she told you that she loved you
Much more than I did,
But all I know is that she left you,
And you swear that you just don’t know why,
But you know, honey I’ll always,
I’ll always be around if you ever want me
Come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby,
Oh honey, welcome back home.

Don’t you know, honey,
Ain’t nobody ever gonna love you
The way I try to do ?
Who’ll take all your pain,
Honey, your heartache, too ?
And if you need me, you know
That I’ll always be around if you ever want me
Come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby,
Oh daddy, like you always saying to do.

And when you walk around the world, babe,
You said you’d try to look for the end of the road,
You might find out later that the road’ll end in detroit,
Honey, the road’ll even end in kathmandu.
You can go all around the world
Trying to find something to do with your life, baby,
When you only gotta do one thing well,
You only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world, babe.
You got a woman waiting for you there,
All you ever gotta do is be a good man one time to one woman
And that’ll be the end of the road, babe,
I know you got more tears to share, babe,
So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,
And cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby.

And if you ever feel a little lonely, dear,
I want you to come on, come on to your mama now,
And if you ever want a little love of a woman
Come on and baby baby baby babe babe baby now
Cry baby yeah.

the last time


Make it the last time, make it the last time
Make it the last time, oh darling please.

But I don’t understand why you always pick the time
When I’ve just talked to you with your love on my mind.
To see a distant light, to hear a far-off horn
To leave me one more time, I can’t stand no more.

Say no more, well no more,
Well no more, darling, please.

And every time you leave I make the very same vow
That when you come back I ain’t gonna love you no how.
But when you return you look so fine to me
I can’t stand no more, my darling, it’s just got to be

I said the last time, oh the last time,
Oh the last time, darling, please.

Don’t you understand me, don’t you understand me ?
Honey, don’t you understand my word ?

Well, you told me that you love me, I believed you, darling,
But you lied, you know it’s true.
Hold on to my heart, I’ll believe it till you’re leaving
Then I’ll cry.

Oh darling, oh darling,
Oh darling, make up your mind

Oh, I can’t stand your loving, honey, it’s tearing me apart,
You done got my soul, but now you’re after my heart.
Well, don’t hurt me, darling, now you know how to do it so well
I got one consolation, I just wail

It was the last time
It was the last time
It was the last time, darling, please.

When you told me that you love me I believed you, darling,
But you lied, you know it’s true.
Hold on to my heart, I’ll believe it till you’re leaving
Then I’ll cry.

Well no more, well no more,
Well no more without you, please!

If you wanna love me, honey, please stay home,
If you don’t wanna love me, baby, please stay gone.
Don’t you understand me, don’t you understand me ?
Don’t you understand my words ?

Say no more, oh no more,
Well no more, oh, darling, oh!

You told me that you love me I believed you, darling,
But you lied, you know it’s true.
Hold on to my heart, I’ll believe it till you’re leaving
Then I’ll cry, yeah.

nobody knows you when you're down & out


Well, once I lived the life of a millionaire
Spending my money, no, I didn’t care
Takin’ my friend john out for a mighty good time
Buyin’ high-priced liquor, champagne and wine.

Then I began to fall so low,
Didn’t have a friend, nor no place to go.
If I get my hands on a dollar again
I’m goin’ to hold on to it until the eagle grins.

Soon as I get back up on my feet again
Everybody wants to be my long-lost friend.
It’s might strange, without a doubt
Nobody wants you when you’re down and out.

Lord, soon as I get up on my feet again
Everybody wants to be my long-lost friend
It’s mighty strange, without a doubt
Nobody wants you when you’re down and out.
That’s what I mean ¡º when you’re down and out.

I need a man to love


Whoa, I need a man to love me.
Oh, don’t you understand me, baby ?
Why, I need a man to love.
I want me someone to hold me when i, I call out for aid.
Someone to be around me so I won’t be afraid.

Because it can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be this loneliness
Baby, surrounding me.

No, no, know it just can’t be
No it just can’t be, oh lord
Oh baby baby baby it just can’t be, no no no.
No it just can’t be, no
Whoa, it can’t be
No it just can’t be
Alright.
Yeah!

Whoa, won’t you let me hold you ?
Honey, just close your eyes.
Whoa, won’t you let me hold you, baby ?
Hey, hey, I want to just put my arms around ya, like the circles going ’round the sun.
And let me, let me hold you daddy, I said, at least until the morning comes.

Because it
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be this loneliness
Baby, surrounding me.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No it just can’t be, no
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, just can’t be, no
No it just can’t be no more
Whoa, it can’t be
No it just can’t be
Alright, go on play it!

Hey!
Yeah, hey!

Whoa, I need a man to love me,
Oh, can’t you help me, please.
Why, lord, I need a man to love.
Hey, I want me someone to hold me when I call out for aid
And someone to be around me so I won’t be afraid.

Because it
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be now
Can’t be this loneliness
Baby, surrounding me.

No, no, no, it just can’t be
No it just can’t be no more
Oh, daddy, daddy, daddy, it just can’t be, no no no.
No it just can’t be
Whoa, honey it can’t be
No it just can’t be

a woman left lonely


A woman left lonely will soon grow tired of waiting,
She’ll do crazy things, yeah, on lonely occasions.
A simple conversation for the new men now and again
Makes a touchy situation when a good face come into your head.
And when she gets lonely, she’s thinking ‘bout her man,
She knows he’s taking her for granted, yeah yeah,
Honey, she doesn’t understand, no no no no!

Well, the fevers of the night, they burn an unloved woman
Yeah, those red-hot flames try to push old love aside.
A woman left lonely, she’s the victim of her man, yes she is.
When he can’t keep up his own way, good lord,
She’s got to do the best that she can, yeah!
A woman left lonely, lord, that lonely girl,
Lord, lord, lord!