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Blues Power
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soundclip
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by Albert King
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recording of 19
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from The Best Of Albert King (Stax 60-005 or Fantasy 60005), copyright notice
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(Spoken:
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This is blues power!
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Well
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Play it now)
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Ev'rybody understands the blues
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Are you listening?
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YEAH! [audience replies]
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I say ev'rybody understands the blues
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Ev'rybody from one day to another has the blues
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You take the little baby that's layin' in the cradle
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He can't get that milk bottle fast enough
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He go to kickin' an'cryin'
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An' goin' on, tearin' up the little baby bed
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He got the blues
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Can ya dig it?
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YEAH! [audience replies]
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Ha, ha, ha
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You take this girl that's got this main squeeze
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That's her boyfriend, that is, you know
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An' he just bought a brand new GTO
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You know she wanna be wit' him ev'rytime he cranks it up
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An' go around the corner to the soda fountain
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This is where she wanna go an'show it off
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Where all the girls and guys be
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You know what I mean?
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An' she get ready to go out this particular night
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An' her mother say, "Daughter you was just out last night
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You can't go out tonight, that's too many nights in a row"
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She go in the room an'fasten the door
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An' won't answer the phone, won't eat
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Won't talk to nobody
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She got the blues
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That's what's wrong wit' her
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Some people call them the reds, the pinks
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When ya get through
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It's the old-fashioned country blues
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That's right
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I haven't seen my main squeeze
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In ten long weeks, today
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You know I got the blues
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Can you dig it? ha, ha, ha
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YEAH! [Audience replies]
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Woo! Alright!
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Ah but wait, I don't think you're with me
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Let's ev'rybody get a thing goin' right here
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Yes, yes, yes
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Can you feel it?
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YEAH!
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I can't hear you, can you feel it?
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YEAH!
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Yes, yes
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Sounds awful good, keep it, keep it, right there chilin'
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Keep it right there, ha ha ha ha
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The blues!
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An' when you're doin' the blues
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They so strong, that's the reason there named
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They call 'em blues power, yeah
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An' would you believe I invented blues power?
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YEAH!
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Ha, ha
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Can you dig the blues power?
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YEAH!
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Let ev'rybody say "yeah"
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YEAH!
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Say it again, say "yeah"
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YEAH!
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Alright! Alright! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oh! Alright
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Ha, ha, ha! Well! Woo! Ha, ha, ha! Oh man! Hey!
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Ooh-oh!
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Woo!
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Thank you!
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Thank you very much!
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Thank you very kindly!
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Woo!
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Blues Power
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| Albert King |
