Artist: B.B. King
Album: Individual Songs click for explanation
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Songs:
B.B. Boogie
Catfish Blues
How Blue Can You Get
Please Love Me
The Thrill Is Gone





B.B. Boogie
B.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 baby, turned her round and round
She said, "B.'s the booginest man in town."

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

Well, alright
Alright, get with it
Well, alright then

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

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

Well, alright then

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
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Catfish Blues
Well, I wish I was a catfish
Swimmin' in the deep, 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, I can't come in
Let me sit down in front of your door
I'll leave so early, your man won't know
Won't never know, won't never know

Oh, I know, I 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'm goin' 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
Your house no more, your house no more
Your house no more, your house no more
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How Blue Can You Get
I've been down hearted baby 
Ever since the day we met 
I said, I've been down hearted baby 
Ever since the day we met 
You know, our love is nothing but the blues, baby
Baby, how blue can you get 

You're evil when I'm with you, baby 
And you are jealous when we're apart 
I said, you're evil, you're so evil when I'm with you, baby 
And you are jealous when we're apart 
How blue can you get, baby 
The answer's right here in my heart 

I gave you a brand new Ford 
But you said, "I want a Cadillac."
I bought you a ten dollar dinner 
And you said, "Thanks for the snack."
I let you live in my penthouse 
You said it was just a shack 
I gave you seven children 
And now you wanna give 'em back 
I've been down hearted, baby 
Ever since the day we met 
Yeah, our love is nothing but the blues 
Baby, how blue can you get
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Please Love Me
I've been in love with you, baby
Honey, before I learned to call your name
Yes, I was in love with you, baby
Honey, before I learned to call your name
Yeah, the way you treatin' me baby
Honey, you gonna drive old me insane

Yeah, you know I love you
I'll do anything you tell me to
Yeah, you know I love you, baby
And I'll do anything you tell me to
Well there's nothing in this world, baby
Honey, that I wouldn't do for you

Well, if you love me baby
Honey, do everything I say
Yeah, if you love me baby
Honey, do everything I say
Yes, if you don't do what I tell you
You better get on your knees and pray

Well, I want you to be my girlfriend 
Baby, I'm gonna be your boy
Yes, be my girlfriend
Honey, and I'm gonna be your boy
Yeah, I'm gonna buy you a Cadillac car
Just to drive where ever you are
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The Thrill Is Gone
Thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
Thrill is gone, baby
The thrill is gone away
You done me wrong, baby
And you're gonna be sorry someday

Thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away from me
Thrill is gone, baby
The thrill is gone away from me
Although I'll still live on
But so lonely I'll be

Free, now, baby
I'm free from your spell
Oh, I'm free, free, now, baby
I'm free from your spell
And now that it's all over
All I can do is wish you well
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