Otis Redding Album

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I keep singing them sad, sad songs, y'all
Sad songs is all I know
I keep singing them sad, sad songs, y'all
Sad songs is all I know

It has a sweet melody tonight
Anybody can sing it any old time
It touches your heart
Puts you in a groove
And when you sing this song
It'll make your whole body move

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Your turn
My turn
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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

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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

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Your turn
Everybody's turn, everybody
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One more time
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Worried in mind, y'all
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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, uh
My baby got me in a terrible shape
Lord, she got me sufferin' with a headache, yeah, uh

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, y'all
Heart's turning over
Beating like a drum, y'all

Tom tom tom, yeah
Heart's keep a beating, baby
Now what's wrong with me
Tell y'all I'm sick, y'all
Said I'm sick, y'all
Got me in a terrible shape
But somebody got me out this shape
Yeah honey, ooh

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...

I was dancing with my baby
To that Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened, happened to see
Well I didn't know I was going to see him

I introduced him to my baby
While, while they kept on playing
That friend stole my sweetheart
Away from me, yes he did

I remember, yeah, that night
Of that beautiful Tennessee Waltz
Oh you know, you'll never know
You'll never know just how much I've lost, ooh

I lost my baby, my sweet baby
While, while they kept on playing
That beautiful Tenne- Tennessee Waltz
Yeah, yeah, yeah, now

I remember, yeah, that night
Of that beautiful Tennessee Waltz
Oh you know, you know, you know
Just how much I've lost
Ooh honey, I lost too much, yeah

I lost my baby, my sweet baby
While, while they kept on playing
That beautiful, wonderful
That marvelous, yeah man that glorious
That cotton pickin' Tenne-
Tennessee Waltz

I lost my baby
My my my my baby

Hey Lorene girl, huh
Bring yourself home to me
You've got my mind
Messed up and shattered
I'm at the point
Where don't nothin' matter

You got me beggin', pleadin' and needin'
Oh sweet Lorene, girl, all right

The places that we used to go
I can't stand to go there no more
The smilin' faces we used to see
I bow my head 'cause they starin' at me, now

You got me scared, weepin' and moanin'
Oh sweet Lorene, girl, all right
Let me tell you about it

If you want my lovin', girl
You got to get it home to me, girl
I'm gonna kiss you from head to toe
Love you more and more
When you get here
I'm gon' sock it to you
Ooh, ha
Ooh yeah

Do it, do it
Ooh sweet Lorene, all right, yeah girl
You got to hurry, don't stay no longer
'Cause my need for you is gettin' mighty stronger, girl

Five long years I been sufferin'
Tryin' to tell you, girl, I ain't had nothin'
You got me beggin', pleadin' and weepin'
Oh sweet Lorene, girl, all right

You got to get ya
You got to see me baby
I gotta get to ya
I gotta to make it with ya baby

Oh, she may be weary
Young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeah
But when she gets weary
Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah

You know she's waiting
Just anticipating
For things that she'll never, never, never, never possess, yeah yeah
But while she's there waiting, without them
Try a little tenderness (that's all you gotta do)

It's not just sentimental, no, no, no
She has her grief and care, yeah yeah yeah
But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle, yeah
It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah

You won't regret it, no, no
Some girls they don't forget it
Love is their only happiness, yeah
But it's all so easy
All you gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, yeah
All you gotta do is, man, hold her where you want her

Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her
Get to her, try, try
Just try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah
You got to know how to love her, man, you'll be surprised, man
You've got to squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave
You've got to hold her and rub her softly
Try a little tenderness, ooh yeah yeah yeah
You've got to rub her gentle man, all you gotta do, no no
You've got to love her, squeeze her, don't tease her
Gotta try nah nah nah, try
Try a little tenderness, yeah, watch her groove
You've gotta to know what to do, man
Take this advice

She was a day tripper girl, now
She give me a one-way ticket there, y'all
It took me so, so very long, huh
I found out, I found out
I found out, I found out, children yeah

Took me out, yes she did
And then she teased me a little bit
She told me she would love me
Teased me a little bit, y'all, huh, yeah
But I'll take the easy way out, girl, huh
I said I got a good reason now, huh
I'm gonna take the easy way out, huh

She was a day tripper girl, now
She give me a one-way ticket there, y'all
It was so, so very long, baby, ha
I found out, I found out
Yes I did, ha

Listen to me, let me tell you about her
She give me a hard time
Everything about that girl is good reason, children
I'm gonna take the easy way out, y'all, huh
I said I got a good reason, girl, yeah, huh
I'm gonna take the easy way out, now

She was a day tripper girl, now, ha
I got a one-way ticket there girl
It took me so, so very long, y'all, huh
I found out, I found out
I found out, oh yeah

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Day tripper girl, yeah
She give me one-way ticket there, y'all
It took me so, so very long, huh
I found out, I found out
I found out, I found out
Ooh, Ooh baby

You gotta love me

This is my lover's prayer
I hope it'll reach out to you, my love
This is my lover's prayer
And I hope you can understand it, my love

My life is such a weary thing
But it might be old pressure bringing rain
You keep me wanting, waiting and wishing
When I know deep down that I'm not to blame

What you gonna do tonight
When you need some loving arms to hold you tight?
Tell me, what you gonna do tonight
When you need my heavy voice to tell you goodnight?

Honey but you can't let that be no problem
You've got to come home and help me solve 'em
Yeah, I won't be missing you
And honey, my lover's prayer would be all over, oh my

What can the matter be, now?
It can't be too serious we can't talk it over
Living in this misery, darling
You can't make my life all over

Honey, but don't you let that be no problem
Just come on home and help me solve 'em
Then I won't be missing you, I would keep kissing you
And my lover's prayer would be all over

It got to be all over
Honey, all over
Don't keep my life going 'round so many circles

This is my lover's prayer
Come on y'all
This is my lovers prayer
I'm singin' out to you
And I hope it reaches out to you
This is my lover's prayer
I hope it gets to you

Oh she put the hurt on me, y'all
Yes she did, she put the hurt on me, y'all
Oh she put the hurt on me
My baby socked it to me, put the hurt on me, y'all

Oh she put the hurt on me
Yes she did, she put the hurt on me, children
Oh she put the hurt on me, huh
My baby socked it to me, put the hurt on me, now

Wait a minute
I gotta tell you about it
She give me twenty two minutes of love
I had to think about it
She give me forty minutes
I had to talk about it
She give me sixty minutes
I can't do without it
She give me one hour of love, y'all
She give me that, yeah

Oh she put the hurt on me
Yes she did, she put the hurt on me, y'all, now
Oh she put the hurt on me, huh
My baby did it to me, put the hurt on me, y'all

Wait a minute
I gotta tell you about it
She give me twenty two minutes of love
I had to think about it
She give me forty minutes
I had to talk about it
She give me sixty minutes
I couldn't do without it
She give me one hour of love
Then knocked me on the floor y'all

Oh she put the hurt on me
Yes she did, she put the hurt on me, children
Oh she put the hurt on me, huh
Socked it to me, put the hurt on me, y'all

Oh she put the hurt on me
My baby did the thing to me, she did the-
Oh she put the hurt on me
My baby rolled me on my back, and uh

My baby nothing but a ton of joy
Children, yes she is one ton of joy
My baby nothing but a ton of joy
Love, love, love, love, love, lovely
Lovely ton of joy

The way she love me makes me know I'm a man
What she do for me you don't understand, children
Baby, you're a ton of joy
Lovely, lovely, lovely ton of joy

She's got what all men are trying to find
Drives a strong man practically out of his mind, children
She gives the blind man eyes to see, y'all
She knocks a preacher man straight on his knees, y'all

Baby, baby, you're a ton of joy
Girl, I love, I love your ton of joy

Children, the way she loves me makes me wanna learn
You sets me on fire, but I'm willing to burn, children, ooh
Baby, you're a ton of joy
A lovely, lovely, lovely ton of joy

Children, the way she loves me makes me wanna learn
You sets me on fire, but I'm willing to burn, children, ooh
Girl, you just a ton of joy
A lovely, lovely, lovely ton of joy, gotcha

You love girl, I love you, baby
No matter what you do, girl
I'm gonna keep loving you
No matter what you say
You got one hundred tons of -
One hundred ton of joy, baby
You don't weigh but a hundred
But I just love you
Don't weigh but a hundred
I love the way you look, now

You're gone away and you done left me alone, yeah
I've got nobody to call my own
I believe it's bye bye, baby, yeah
I wish you a lot of luck, darling
But you're still my baby
My, my, my baby

Told you I love you, honey, yes, I did
And then many, many, many times again, yeah
I've always played a losing hand
But it's bye, bye, bye, baby
That's what you're telling me
I wish you a lot of luck, darling
But I'm letting you know you're still my baby
Ooh yeah

You may be, yes you may be
A thousand miles away, yeah
No matter how far or you may be
Looking at me somewhere
Right here in this town, Lord, Lord
But tell me all I, all I, all I want to know, know
Tell me, tell me what did I do, honey?
Why, why, why did you put me down?
Darling, darling

Somebody, somebody help me out of all this pain, yeah
But I've always played a losing game
But it's bye bye, baby, yeah
That's what you tellin'
Lots of luck, darling
But I want you to know
That you're still my baby, my baby, my baby, yeah
You're still my baby, yeah
I want you to know
No matter where you go
No matter where I see you
I want you to be my baby
No matter what in the world you do
Honey, I want you to be my baby
No matter how big you get
I want you to be my baby
No matter what road you take
You can always come back and be my baby

I'm a hawg for you, baby
I'm gonna root all around your door
I'm a dirty hawg for you, baby
And I'm gonna keep on rootin'
All around your door, baby, now now
I'm gonna keep on rootin', baby
Till I can't root no more

I got rockin' pneumonia, asiatic flu
I got something I'm gon' tell you, baby
I wanna sock it to you
Hawg for you, baby
And I'm gonna rock all around your door
Keep on rootin', rootin'
Rootin', root, baby, yeah
Till I just can't root no more

Hawg for you, baby
Hawg for you, honey

Take ya anywhere, buy you any airplane
Fly you all over the world
I'm gon' be your loving man
Hawg for ya baby
And I got where you wanna go
Keep on rootin'
Lord, till I just can't root no more

Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord
Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord
Hawg for ya baby

Love have mercy, yeah, on my soul
How many kisses, y'all, have I stole
From other girls they didn't belong to me
That's why the payback is just misery, yeah

Love have mercy, y'all, Lord
Love have mercy on me now

Love have mercy, y'all, on my heart
For this young girl is just tearing it apart
It's got me weak, oh don't ever let me go
'Cause I couldn't stand to reap what I've sown now

Love have mercy, y'all, huh
Love have mercy on me, yeah

This feeling, Lord, is killing me
All the things I did wasn't right
And now I'm just sittin' like a duck
Sittin' here on that dynamite, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooh wee, now, lord, somebody help me
Comin' loose y'all

Love have mercy, yeah, on this man
All the wrong I did, now I understand
I broke a lot of hearts before I got to her
And now this suffering just like they were, tell me 'bout it

Love have mercy, yeah, ooh
Love have mercy on poor me, ha

Love have mercy
Yeah, got to tell you about it
You got me sufferin'
Lord, just like they were

Don't make me suffer
Don't make me, love have mercy on me
Don't make me suffer, no no no no no no

Love have mercy, mercy, mercy
Love have mercy, mercy, mercy
Love have mercy on me
No don't do it to me

You got me doin' the things I don't wan' do
You got me suff'rin' just like the girls were
Sorry 'bout that
Sorry 'bout that