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(Sittin' On)The Dock Of The Bay
Happy Song(Dum-Dum-De-De-De-Dum-Dum)
I Love You More Than Words Can Say
(Sittin' on) the dock of a bay
Sittin' in the morning sun I'll be sittin' when the evening comes watching the ships roll in and I watch them roll away again. Yeah (Chorus) [sitting on the dock of a bay watching the time roll away Sitting on the dock of a bay wasting time] I left my home in Georgia headed for the Frisco bay I have nothing to live for looks like nothing gonna come my way So I'm just [Chorus] Look like nothing is gonna change Everything still remains the same I can't do what ten people tell me to do So I guess I'll remain the same, listen Sittin' here resting my bones and this lonelyness won't leave me alone, listen Two thousand miles I roamed just to make this dock my home Now I'm just [Chorus]
Sittin' here thinking, about the times I roamed Different girls, that I have known Of all girls, that I have met You are the one girl that I can't forget, listen We had our time, now Good and bad, now I can't forget a man I sho' ain't gonna forget him, now Remember Side Stream Where we used to meet Making love, nobody but you and me Champagne and wine That's what you gonna get Champagne and wine What it's gonna be Just as long girl you see about me I'm gonna be, knocking on your door I want the same love, that I had before, listen I'm a man now Full grown man You got me eating from the tip of your hand I don't mind eatin', long as you feed me Good love and good ole sympathy Champagne and wine That's what it's gonna be Everyday, is gonna just be like sunday Everynight your gonna have stars in the sky Ou giving you Champagne and wine I'm gonna give it to you Ou, ou weeh Ou, na na na na na na na na na na Ou weeh baby Giving you champagne and wine I want you to love me, baby I really do need you, honey Really do wan't you baby...
It's early in the morning About a quarter till three I'm sittin' here talkin' with my baby Over cigarettes and coffee, now And to tell you that Darling I've been so satisfied Honey since I met you Baby since I met you, ooh All the places that I've been around And all the good looking girls I've met They just don't seem to fit in Knowing this particularly sad, yeah Butr it seemed so natural, darling That you and I are here Just talking over cigarettes and drinking coffee, ooh now And whole my heart cries out Love at last I've found you, ooh now And honey won't you let me Just be my whole life around you And while I complete, I complete my whole life would be, yeah If you would take things under consideration And walk down this hour with me And I would love it, yeah People I say it's so early in the morning Ou, it's a quarter till three We're sittin' here talkin' Over cigarettes and drinking coffee, now, lord And I'll like to show you, well I've known nothing but good old joy Since I met you, darling Honey since I've met you, baby yeah I would love to have another drink of coffee, now And please, darling, help me smoke this one more cigarette, now I don't want no cream and sugar 'cause I've got you, now darling But just let me enjoy Help me to enjoy This good time that we'll have, baby It's so early, so early in the morning So early, so early in the morning And I've got you And you've got me And we'll have each other And we don't, we don't want nothing but joy, y'all Nothing but joy...
Cupid draw back your bow and you let your arrow go straight to my lover's heart for me nobody but me Cupid please hear my cry and let your arrow fly straight to my lover's heart its for me Now I don't need to bother you, but I'm in disstress There are dangerous of losing all of my happiness but just between the two of us our love is conceiled so help me if you will 1 So,Cupid draw back your bow and let your arrow go straight to my lover's heart its for me nobody but me 2 Cupid please hear my cry and let your arrow fly straight to my lover's heart its for me nobody but me Cupid if you make your arrow make it for me make it for me I promise I will love you to eternity but just between the two of us our love is conceiled so help me if you will Repeat 1 and 2
Happy Song(Dum-Dum-De-De-De-Dum-Dum)
When I sing this song Y'all, uh, oh sing it for my baby she's the only one who can bring me joy that's why I sing these Happy song they go Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum, come on now happy song happy song now on a cold rain and windy night she shut on the door she cut of the light she hold me and squeezed me tight she tells me "Big O, everything's allright" and I go Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum, play it again Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum, do it again Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum, come on now those happy song happy happy song now come on bring my breakfast to the table when I go to work she now I made up Do my job and come back again You ought to see my baby's face she just grins, grins, grins and I go Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum, play it again Dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum sing them happy song lovely, lovely song sweet soul song those good old happy song It gives you such a feeling a lovely, lovely feeling it makes you wanna shout it back's and knocks you out those good old lovely song those good nursery's song
Don't you know I got to find me a home right now in your heart I'll travel over miles and down the highways, babe through the valleys every byway just to find me a home right now in your heart I'll bring you to the music, refueling everything you wanna everything you need babe just to have me a home right now in your heart Baby I'll travel for you over miles and trough the valley babe down all the highways through the valleys honey just to find me a home right now in your heart I gotta, gotta, gotta have it baby gotta find me a home I've got to have a big beautiful home [ad lib] somewhere in your heart
I'll let nothing seperate us I'll let nothing, no, no, seperate us What you ask me, to do or say I'll tell you everything, lord, isa okay And I'll let nothing seperate us I'll let nothing, no, no, no, worry or trouble in my When this whole world, comes to an end I'll be standing there Holding your trembling hand I won't let nothing seperate us, oh now What you dream at night, honey I hope they'll all come true for you But the sweet dreams I dream at night baby They're all about loving you Wanting you and needing you, ooh darling, now I'll let nothing seperate us I'll let no one, nobody, nothing seperate us Honey, when this whole world comes to an end I'll be standing there holding your tremblin' hand And I won't let nothing, no, no, seperate us Nothing in the world I won't let nobody, nothing, touch you I won't let nobody, nothing, just say anything And I'll just be right with you baby Darling 'till the end I'll be just standing there holding your...
I've been lovin' you too long to stop it now you were tied and you want to be free my love is going stronger as you become a habit to me I've been lovin' you too long I don't want to stop it now With you my life has been so wonderful I can't stop it now you were tied and your love is growing cold my love is going stronger as I felt grow old I've been lovin' you, oh too long to stop it now I've been lovin' you a little too long I don't want to stop it now don't make me stop that I'm down on my knees please, don't make me stop that I love you, I love you, I love you with all my heart and I can't stop that please, please, please, please don't make me stop that
I've got dreams, dreams to remember I've got dreams, dreams to remember Honey I saw you there last night another man's arms holding you tight nobody knows what I feeled inside All I know, I walked away and cried I've got dreams, dreams to remember listen to me rough dreams I know you said he was just a friend but I saw him kiss you again and again these eyes of mine they don't fool me one day he hold you so tenderly I've got dreams, dreams to remember listen honey rough dreams to remember I still want you to stay I still love you anyway I don't want you to ever leave girl you just satisfy me, ou me I know you said he was just a friend but I saw you kiss him again and again these eyes of mine they don't fool me One day he hold you so tenderly I've got dreams, dreams to remember listen to me mama bad dreams rough dreams don't make me suffer don't let ... rough dreams bad dreams
I Love You More Than Words Can Say
Please, let me sit down beside you. I've got something to tell you, you should know. I just couldn't wait for another day I love you, for more than words can ever say Honey living without you is so painful I was tempted to call it a day. You've got me in your hand, why can't you understand I love you baby, for more than words can say I just can't sleep, when I lay down in my bed The thougths of you babe, just linger in my head Living without you is so painful I was tempted to call it a day You've got me in your hand, why can't you understand I love you honey, for more than words can say I love you honey, for more than words can say Yes, I do.
I've been missing you for so many days I keep wanting you, lord, in so many ways I can't get you off of my mind But true love is so hard to find I want yet another day Ooh, I need another day Darling, let me have another day And I can be anything that you want me to be, now, now, ooh The sweet things you used to do to me Sometimes, well, you used to say them to me I can't forget those lovely days, now But this is the price I'm about to pay Ooh I want another day, lord You can let me have just one more day, yeah Ooh I need one more day, yeah, lord And I will do anything that you want me to do, now, ooh my, ooh my, lord I will do anything that you want me to do, now Say anything that you want me to say, yeah, yeah Buy you anything you want me to buy And I can cherish you till the day I die If you let me have another day Please let me have one more day Ooh I want just one more day, lord And I can be everything that you want me to be Ooh, Ooh now, ooh Just one more day, now no You can let me have just another day, now Please I want this day And the day after and the day after And I want all the days I want all the days And I want you here And I want you here by my side And I don't want you do leave me
OR: Otis Redding CT: Carla Thomas OR: I don't wanna loose This good thing, Baby That I got If I do, now I would surely I gotta, I gotta loose a lot CT: Ooh, 'Cause your love is better Than any love I know OR/CT: I said it's like thunder No It's like lightning The way you love me is frightning I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock, knock on wood CT: I'm not superstitous... OR: About what? CT: About you OR: About what? CT: But I can't take no chance You got me spinnning Spinning Baby I'm in a trance OR: 'Cause your love is better, honey Than anything I know OR/CT: I said its like thunder Like lightning The way you love me is frightning I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock, knock on wood OR: It don't seem that women Talkin about colour To feel my love come up You got me seeing She really see That, that, that, that I get enough CT: Otis just one touch From you baby You know it means so much OR/CT: I said it's like thunder Tell you like lightning The way you love me is frightning I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock on wood I think I better knock, knock, knock, knock on wood [FADE OUT]
Call me Mr. Pitiful Baby thats my name now, ooh Call me Mr. Pitiful Thats how I got my fame But people just don`t understand, now What make a man feel so blue, now Ou, they call me Mr pitiful 'cause I lost someone just like you, now They call me Mr. Pitiful This everybody know, now They call me Mr. Pitiful Most everyplace I go But nobody seem to understand, now How can a man sing such a sad song, now Ou, when he lost everything When he lost everything that he had How can I explain to you That somebody can get so very blue, now How can I tell you about my past When all things won`t end Mr Pitiful Thats my name now They call me Mr. Pitiful Thats how I got my fame But nobody seem to understand, now what make a man can feel so blue, now They call me Mr. Pitiful 'cause I'm in love with you, now Can I explain to you Everything is going wrong I`ve lost everything I had And I have to sing this sad song To get back to her And I want you And I want you And I want you And I want you And I wanna tell you right now That everything is going through my mind And I want to sing And I want to sing And I want to sing And I want to sing this song to you And I wanna sing this song to everbody Cause I want them to understand what I talkin about I want you to understand what I`m sayin......
Pain in my heart she's treating me cold where can my baby be Lord no one knows. Pain in my heart just won't let me sleep where can my baby be Lord where can she be Another day, as again it is though I want you to come back, come back, come back, baby, 'till I get enough A little pain in my heart just won't let me be wake up at restless nights Lord and I can't even sleep Stop this little pain in my heart Another day as again it's rough I want you to love me, love me, love me, baby, 'till I get enough Pain in my heart, a little pain in my heart stop this little pain in my heart stop this little pain in my heart someone stop this pain someone stop this pain
What you want Honey you've got it And what you need Baby you got it All I'm asking Is for a little respect when I come home, ooh yeah Hey Hey Hey, yeah now, ooh yeah You can do me wrong Honey if you wanna But, ooh you can do me wrong Honey while I am gone But all I'm asking Is give it, give it when I come home, ou yeah Hey Hey Hey, yeah now Hey little girl, you're sweeter than honey And I wanna give you all of my money, now But all I'm asking Is give it when I come home, yeah now Hey Hey Hey, ou yeah now Hey little girl, you're so sweeter than honey And wanna give you all of my money But all I want you to do Just give it, give it, give it when I come home, ou yeah Hey Hey Hey Respect when I want Respect when I need Respect when I want Respect when I need Gotta, gotta have it We gotta have it Gotta, gotta to have it Give it to me when I want it Give it to me when I need it Give it to me Gotta, gotta give it Gotta, gotta give it
[Spoken] Hi, this is the big O, Otis Redding I was just standing here thinking about you Thought I'd write a song about you And dedicate it to you Take a listen [Sung] If you didn't go back to school this year your really not groovy Maybe you feel that school is a drag it's just don't moving But did you ever think about how square you look standing in an employment line because school didn't empty you You really ought to think about it Without an education you could only be a tramp Grow ?grain? shoes, no haircut, just plain ole country Don't worry 'bout the fellows gonna calling you green Because your heading no future condition You really ought to think about it And further motto than that Otis Redding saved you very wise Because you'll be at the top When they get that and if they make it When they get that and if they make it When they get that and if they make it You really ought to think about it Think about it Really ought to think about it
You make me wanna just dance and sing You make me feel like I'm a naturel man You tell me when you want to come and go Make me say I want a little bit more, listen What you want How you want When you want Everytime you want it That's a good idea Yes it is, babe It's a good idea Let me tell you soemthin', now You make me spend my money That's a fact yes it is now, huh You little girl you show me where I'm at Yes you do mama now Won't you kick of your shoe little mama Throw 'em on the floor nowe baby Kick off your shoe little honey Throw 'em on your daddy's table 'cause What you want How you want When you want Everytime you want it That's a good idea Yes it is, babe Real groovy idea Let me tell you, huh, huh, huh You just ?pretty? as a movie star So sweet as a chocolat candy bar Let me tell you somethin' Won't you kick of your shoe little mama Throw 'em on the floor nowe baby Kick off your shoe little honey Throw 'em on your daddy's table 'cause What you want How you want When you want Everytime you want it It's a good idea Yes it is, babe Real groovy idea If you wanna go to the movie It's a good idea Downtown, shoppin' It's a good idea If you wanna go to the drugstore It's a groovy idea If you wanna make love...
If I was a salmon way up there I go with love most everywhere I'll be the moon when the sun goes down Just to let you know that I'm still around That's how strong my love is, ooh That's how strong my love is That's how strong my love is, baby, baby That's how strong my love is I'll be the weeping willow drowning in my tears And you can go swimming when you were here And I'll be the rainbow after the tears are gone To wrap you in my colors and keep you warm That's how strong my love is, darling That's how strong my love is, baby That's how strong my love is, ooh That's how strong my love is I'll be the ocean so deep and wide And catch all the tears whenever you cry I'll be the breeze after the storm is gone To dry you out and love you once more That's how strong my love is, baby That's how strong my love is, now That's how strong my love is, darling That's how strong my love is, again now That's how strong my love is, so deep and wide [ad lib]
These arms of mine They are lonely Lonely and feeling blue These arms of mine They are yearning Yearning from wanting you And if you Would let them Hold you Oh how grateful I will be These arms of mine They are burning Burning from wanting you These arms of mine They are wanting Wanting to hold you And if you Would let them hold you Ohh how grateful I will be Come on, come on baby Just be my little woman Just be my lover, ohh I need me somebody Somebody to treat me right Ohh I need your arms, loving arms to hold me tight And I, I, I need your, I need your tender lips to Hold me, hold me
Does she love me With all of her heart And shall I worry When we're apart That's a lover's question I'd like to know, Oh Oh, I like to know Does she needs me, yeah As she pretend Or is it a game But I wanna win That's a lover's question I'd like to know, Oh Oh man, I gotta know, ha I'd like to know when she's not with me, yeah Baby are you still true to me, oh I'd like to know when you kiss me, yeah Ha, you feel just what I feel How am I to know you really real Baby, tell me where, oh Oh, the answer lie Is it in your kiss, honey, ah Or tell me is it in your eyes that's a lover's question I'd like to know, Oh Oh, I like to know And you got to tell me baby, gotta I wanna know, yeah And You gonna tell me baby I got to know, honey Oh now yeah I'd like to know when you're not with me, yeah Are you still true to me, oh now I'd like to know when you kiss me, oh now you feel just what I feel How am I to know you really real You got to tell me where, ha Oh the answer lie Is it in your kiss honey, ha, ha Or is it in your eye Somebody's got to tell me baby Where my answer lie I wanna know honey, now,ha I wanna know baby, gotta You got to tell me, hee You got to tell me baby I wanna know now, I gotta I wanna know baby Somewhere down the line
MMMMM, I want me somebody to hold my hand Somebody to love me and understand I want me a woman, I want a lover, I want a friend, ouh I want me somebody to share my love Lovin' is something I gotta have I want me a woman, I want a lover, I want a friend IIII don't want a fancy gal, powder and paint And I don't want me a woman who thinks she's a saint I'm lookin' for someone who's not make believe And doesn't mind giving so that she may receive I want me somebody somewhere around That's looking for someone TEE pound for pound Oooh, I want me a woman, I want a lover, I want a friend Yeah I want this little girl right now I Want to run away now Want her really how now AAHH, baby Come on baby Need you right here by my side now I need you to protect me I need you to stand right by me And I want you And I want you to just Come on baby And I want you I want you I want you I want you I want you I want you I want you I want you I want you
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa I keep singing them sad songs, y'all Sad songs is all I know I keep singing then sad songs, y'all Sad songs is all I know It has a sweet melody tonight Anybody can sing it any old time I touches your heart Puts you in a groove And when you sing this song It'll make your whole body move It goes - Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn - My turn Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn now - All my life I've been singin' sad songs Tryin' to get my message to you, honey But that's the only song, y'all I can sing And when you get through singin' My message will be to you It goes - Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn now It's a lovely song, y'all Sweet music, honey It's just a line, oh but It tells a story, baby You got to get the message A stone message, honey A lovely line, baby I'm worried in mind, watch me Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Your turn - Everybody's turn, everybody - Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa One more time Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa Worried in mind, y'all...
Standin' outside, y'all It's raining, children Gettin' soaking wet And it's raining, y'all Been put out, y'all Nowhere to go, children People all ask me, son Tell me what's wrong with you Tell 'em I've been sick, y'all, yeah Yes, I've been sick, children, yeah My baby got me In a terrible shape Lord, she got me sufferin' With a headache, yeah Lord, pain in my heart workin' Dragging my feet, y'all Twelve long days, children Had a bite to eat now Y'all wanna know, yeah Tell me what's wrong with me Said I've been sick, y'all, yeah Tell you I'm sick, y'all, yeah Now no doctor's medicine Will do me no good Lord have mercy, children I wished it would, yeah Somebody, sick, bad shape Pain, children, tremblin', y'all Legs are tremblin', Lord Hands are tied Feel like I got a headache Right here in my side Heart's turning over Beating like a drum, y'all Tom tom tom, yeah Heart's keep a beating, baby Now what's wrong with me Tell y'all I'm sick, y'all Said I'm sick, y'all Got me in a terrible shape Yeah honey Sufferin', children Lord, I'm tired of it, honey Rain is cold, children Burnin' my side, y'all Standing on the outside Water in my shoes, children She got me suffering, baby Oh that's bad news, man She got me moaning, y'all Troubles out calm, yeah She got me startin' to think Where did I come from, y'all Tell you I've been sick, y'all Yeah, I've been sick, y'all Everybody wanna know...
Wait! Before you walk out that door Hang your clothes in the closet You're forgetting one thing I'm the one who saved you From a long lonely life I'm the one who gave you You're first taste to paradise Look how you payin' me back Look how you pack in your bag Please don't do me like this, honey All this good love you're gonna miss Think about it, honey You really ought to think about it 'fore you leave me Dig this I'm the one who showed you How to live when you wanted to die I'm the one who taught you How to laugh when you wanted to cry But look what you're doing to me Look how you're hurting me Please don't do me like this All of this good lovin' your gonna miss Think about it, baby, listen You really, really ought to think about it 'fore you leave You really ought to think about it Deep down think about it 'fore you leave me Do this for me honey Don't make me no lonely man Don't try to push me out of your plan Don't try to kick out love aside Just wait! Before you tell me goodbye MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Yeah You really, really, really, really, really ought to think about it How I give it You really, really, really ought to think about it How I live it One million times I better stay up all night
I was dancing with my baby To that Tennessee Waltz When an old friend I happened Happened to see Well I didn't know I was going to see him I introduced him to my baby While, while they kept on playing That friend stole my sweetheart Away from me. yes he did I remember, yeah, that night Of that beautiful Tennessee Waltz Oh you know, you'll never know You'll never know just how much I've lost, ooh I lost my baby, my sweet baby While, while they kept on playing That beautiful Tenne- Tennessee Waltz Yeah yeah yeah now I remember, yeah, that night Of that beautiful Tennesse Waltz Oh you know, you know, you know Just how much I've lost Ooh honey, I lost too much, yeah I lost my baby, my sweet baby While, while they kept on playing That beautiful, wonderful That marvelous, yeah man that glorious That cotton pickin' Tenne- Tennessee Waltz I lost my baby, my my my my babyBack to index page
