THE DOCK OF THE BAY

Sitting in the morning sun
I'll be sitting when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
And I watch 'em roll away again

{Refrain}
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I had nothin to live for
And look like nothing's gonna come my way

So I'm just...
{Refrain}

Look like nothing's 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

Sittin here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

Now, I'm just...
{Refrain}
(Whistle)

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

[This is for you]

Ooh she may be weary
And them young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
But when they get weary
[You gotta] try a little tenderness

[Tell you, might not believe it, but]
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating
The thing that she'll never, never, possess,no,no
But while [all the time] she's without it
Go to her and try just a little bit of tenderness
[Thats all you gentlemen gotta do]

Oh,but its one thing
It might be a bit sentimental yeah, yeah
She has - her greaves and care
But the soft words [they] are spoken so gentle
Yeah
But, oh, that makes it, makes it easier to bear, yeah

You wont regret it
No no,
Them young girls they dont forget it
[Cause] Love is their whole, whole happiness
Yes, yes, yeah

And its all so easy
Come on and try
Try a little
Tenderness
Yeah
Try
Just keep on trying

You've got to love her
Squeeze her
Don't tease her
Make love
[Get to her]
Hold her tight
Just, just try a little tenderness
Thats all you gotta do
Youve gotta hold her tight

One more time
You`ve got to love her
hold her
Don't tease her
Never leave her
Make love to her
Hold her, man

Try a little tenderness
[Just one time] God have mercy now

All you`ve gotta do
Love her
You've gotta hold her
Don't squeeze her
Never leave her
You gotta now,now,now

Watch it , tell everybody
Try
Try a little tenderness

You gotta make love
Don't tease her
Never leave her
Rub her down
Smooth her, soothe her
Move her
Love her
Rub her
Gotta gotta, zak it to her
Try some tenderness

Oh yeah
Tenderness
Little tendernes
Gotta, lord you gotta hold her
Squeeze her
Never leave her

HARD TO HANDLE

Hey there, here I am
I'm the man on the scene
I can give you what you want
But you got to come home with me

I forgot some good old lovin'
And I got some more in store
When I get to thrown it on you
You got to come back for more

Toys and things that come by the dozen
That ain't nothin' but drug store lovin'
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, gets around

Action speaks louder than words
And I'm a man of great experience
I know you got another man
But I can love you better than him

Take my hand, don't be afraid
I'm gonna prove every word I say
I'm advertisin' love for free
So, you can place your ad with me

Once it come along a dime by the dozen
That ain't nothin' but ten cent lovin'
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, gets around

Yeah, hard to handle, now
Oh, baby

Baby, here I am
The man on your scene
I can give you w
hat you want
But you got to come home with me

I forgot some good old lovin'
And I got some more in store
When I get to thrown it on you
You got to come runnin' back for more

Once it come along a dime by the dozen
That ain't nothin' but drug store lovin'
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, gets around

Hard, hard to handle, now
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah

Once it come along a dime by the dozen
That ain't nothin' but ten cent lovin'
Hey little babe, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, gets around

Yeah, so hard to handle, now
Oh yeah
Baby, good lovin'
Baby, baby, owww, good lovin'
I need good lovin'
I got to have, oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
So hard to handle, now, yeah
Um-um-um

ROCK ME BABY

Rock me baby, rock me all night long
I said rock me baby, rock me all night long
I said rock me baby, rock me all night long
I said rock me baby, like the way you will
Oh, rock me baby, like the way you will
I said rock me baby, just don't know how good you make me feel

I said rock me baby, rock me all night long
I said rock me baby, rock me all night long
I said rock me baby, rock me all night long
Won't you rock me baby, like the way you will
I said rock me baby, like the way you will
I said rock me baby, just don't know how good you make me feel

MR. PITIFUL

They call me Mr. Pitiful
Baby thats my name now
They call me Mr. Pitiful
Thats how I got my fame

But people just don`t seem to understand
How someone can feel so blue
They call me Mr pitiful cause I lost someone just like you.

The call me Mr. Pitiful
This everybody know now
They call me Mr. Pitiful
Most everyplace I go.

But nobody seems to understand now,
How can a man sing such a sad song
When he lost everything that he had.

How can I explain to you
How somebody con get so very blue
How can I tell you about my past
If all things won't end.

Mr Pitiful
Thats my name now
They call me Mr. Pitiful
Thats how I got my fame

But nobody seems to understand
what make a man can feel so very blue
They call me Mr. Pitiful cause I'm in love with you

Can I explain to you
Everything is going wrong
I've lost everything I had
I have to sing this sad song
To get back to her
And I m gonna sing this song to you
And I want you

And I want you

And I want you

And I want you

[And I wanna tell you 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 with you
[And I wanna sing this song to everyone]
Cause I want them to understand what I talkin about
I want you to understand what I'm sayin......

THESE ARMS OF MINE

RESPECT

What you want

Honey you've got it
And what you need
Baby you've got it

All I'm asking
Is for a little respect when I come home

Do me wrong
Honey if you wanna
You can do me wrong
Honey while I am gone

But all I'm asking for
Is for a little respect when I come home

Hey little girl, you're so sweeter than honey
And I am about to just give you all my money

All I'm asking for
Is a little respect when I come home

Hey little girl, you're sweeter than honey
And I am about to give you all my money

But all I want you to do
Just give it, give it
Respect when I come home

Respect is what I want
Respect is what I need
Respect is what I want
Respect is what I need

Got to, got to have it
Got to, got to have it
Gotta, got to have it
Gotta, got to have it

I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG

I've been loving you too long to stop now
There were time.. and you want to be free
My love is growing stronger, as you become a haven to me
[Ohh] I've been loving you [a tiny bit] too long
I dont wanna stop now

[PAUSE]
[SPOKEN:This is the soulful part]
With you my life [huh]
Has been so wonderful
I can't stop now

There were times.. and your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger as our affair [affair] grows old
I've been loving you [about that much] too long
To stop now

ohh, ohh, ohh

I ve been loving you a little bit too long
I don't wanna stop now

No, No, No

Don't make me stop now
No baby
I'm down on my knees
Please, don't make me stop now
I love you, I love you, I love you with all of my heart
And I can't stop now
Don't make me stop now
Please, please don't make me stop now
[Good god of mine]I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you in so many different ways...
I love you in so many different ways....
[FADE OUT]

JUST ONE MORE

I've been missing you for so many days
I keep wanting you [lord} in so many ways
I cant 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 more day
And I can be anything that you want me to be, now

The sweet things you used to do to me
Sometimes you used to say them to me
I can't forget those lovely days
But this is the price I am about to pay

Ooh I want another day
You can let me have just one more day
Ooh I need one more day
And I will do anything that you want me to to

I will do anything that you want me to do, now
Say anything that you want me to say
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 it can be anything that you want it to be

Ooh no,
Ooh
Just one more day now
You can let me have just another day, now
Please I want to stay
And the day after and after
And I want all the days
And I want all the days
And I want you here by my side
And I don't want you do leave me
And You can let me have one more day And I can love you long for the rest of my life
I can cry, cry, cry

Please,Let me have just one more day
Just another day
Let me have all my days
Let me have
Let me have all the days
I gotta,
I Gotta
I gotta have just all the days

FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (SAD SONG)

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa

I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all
Sad songs is all I know
I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all
Sad songs is all I know

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

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Your turn
I'll turn
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Your turn, now

All my life I've been singing these sad songs
Trying to get my message to you
But this is the only song [y'ALL] I can sing
And when I get to singing my message to you
It goes

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Your turn

Its a lovely song
Sleeps you in honey
Its just alive
It tells a story
You've got to get your message
A strong message
I'm worried alive
I'm worried alive
[Watch me]

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Your turn
Everybodys turn
Everybodys turn
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
One more time
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
Worried alive
[FADE OUT]

MY LOVERS PRAYER

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

My life is such a weary thing
But it might be so fragile bringing it around (?)
You keep 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
What you gonna do tonight
When you need my heavy voice to tell you good night

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

What can the matter be [now]?
It can't be to 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 it
[Dear] I won't be missing you
And my lovers prayer would be all over
It got to be all over
Honey all over
Don't keep my life going round so many circles

I won't be missing you
I won't be missing you
And my lovers prayer won't be all over

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

KNOCK ON WOOD

OR: Otis Redding CT: Carla Thomas

OR:
I dont' wanna loose
This good thing [Baby]
That I got
If I do, now
I would surely
I got to, I got to loose a lot

CT:
Cause your love is better
Than any love I know

OR/CT:
I said its like thunder
Its like lightning
The way you love me is frightn'in
I think I better knock, knock, knock on wood

CT:
I'm not superstitous...
OR:
About what?
CT:
About you
But I can't take no chance
You got me spinnning
Spinning
Baby I'm in a trance

OR:
Your love is better
Than anything I know

OR/CT:
I said its like thunder
Its like lightning
The way you love me is frightn'in
I think I better knock, knock, knock on wood

OR:
I dont see that women
[Talkin about colour]
To feel my loving colour
You got me seeing
She can really see
That I can't get enough

CT:
Its just one touch
From you baby
You know it just means so much

OR/CT:
I said its like thunder
Its like lightning
The way you love me is frightn'ing
I think I better knock, knock, knock on wood

I think I better knock, knock, knock
on wood
I think I better knock, knock, knock
on wood
I think I better knock, knock, knock
on wood

[FADE OUT]

I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE

[Huh]I cant turn you loose now
If I do I'm gonna loose my life
[Ooh]I can't turn you loose now
If I do I'm gonna loose my life
I can't turn you loose to nobody
I love you baby, yes I do
Give shakin' mama, I told ya
I'm in love with only you
[Gotta] Baby do it baby why don't ya
I'll give ya everything you want

Gotta, gotta
Keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta
Keep on holdin on

I cant turn you loose now
I'm in love with the prettiest thing
I never, never turn you loose now
Because of all the sweet love she brings
I cant turn you loose to nobody
I love you baby, yes I do
Give shaking mama, I told ya
I'm in love with only you
Gotta, do it baby why don't ya
I'll give ya everything you want

Gotta gotta
Keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta keep a grip on you
Gotta gotta
keep on holdin on

[I know you think I'm gonna stop now
but we ain't gonna stop it now
one more time}

Gotta gotta
keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta
keep on holdin on

Gotta gotta
keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta
Keep on holdin on

Everybody want it
Everybody can have it
Gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta
Soo, soo
Hold on, I'm comin
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Get a grip
Can't turn you loose
Hold on, I'm comin
Gotta, gotta, gotta
Get a grip
Can't turn you loose
Hold on, I'm comin
Hold on, I'm comin
Gotta get a grip on you baby
Gotta, gotta gotta
Gotta, gotta gotta
We're groovin, groovin

Gotta gotta
keep on holdin on
Never gonna turn you loose
I can't turn you loose
Gotta gotta
Keep on holdin on
Gotta get a grip
Can't turn you loose

DUM-DUM-DUM (HAPPY SONG)

When I sing this song
[I'm] Singing it for my baby
She s the only one that can bring me joy
Thats why, I sing these happy songs
They go

Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
[Come on now]
Happy song
Happy song [now]

On a cold rainy windy nicht
She'd shut off the door
She cuts off the light
She holds me and squeeze me tight
She tells me big O, everythings gonna be all right

Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
[Come on now]
Those Happy songs
Happy, happy song [now]

Come on...

Bring my breakfast to the table
When I go to work
She knows I'm able
Do my chore
I come back in
You wanna see my babys face
[Laughing] Grin, grin grin grin

Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
Dum dum baby de dum dum
Sing these happy songs
Lovely lovely song
Sweet soul song [now]
It gives you such a feeling
A lovely lovely feeling
It makes you wanna shout
In fact it knocks you out

Those happy happy songs
Those good old lovely songs
Those sweet soul music songs
Those good old happy songs

SHAKE

Shake!

[Everybody say it!] Shake!

[Early in the morning] Shake!

[Late in the evening] Shake!
[In the midnight hour] Shake!

[When the time's going bad, now] Shake!

Shake with the FEELING!

Shake with the FEELING!

Listen while I'm talkin' to you now
Tell you what I'm gonna do now
There's a new thing going around now
I'll tell what to put down now

You move your body all around
And just shake
Thats the way you do it Shake, Shake, Shake it baby
Shake it like a bowl of soup
Let your body loop de loop
Put your hands on your hip
Come on and let your backbone slip
Move your body like your hip
And just shake!

Shake early in the morning

Shake early in the evening

A Ring-A-Ling-a-Ling
Honey, Shakin' is the greatest thing
But if you really roll Gotta do the thing with SOUL!

Shake shake with all your might now
If you do it, do it right now
Put your hands on your hip,yeah
Come on and let your backbone slip
Move your body like your hip
And just shake

[God have mercy now!]
Early in the morning
Early in the evening All night long, y'all!

If you really want to roll
Gotta do the thing with SOUL!
Shake shake with all your might
If you do it, do it right
Let your body loop de lite
Shake!
Everybody say it, Shake!
One more time, Shake!
Everybody louder, Shake!
One more time, now, say Shake!
Everybody a bit louder, Shake!

I'VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER

I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I've got dreams Dreams to remember

Honey I saw you there last night
Another mans 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] I've got dreams, rough dreams Dreams to remember

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
Why did he hold you so tenderly?

I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
[Listen honey] I've got dreams
Dreams, rough dreams
Dreams to remember

I still want you to stay
I still love you anyway
I still don't want you to ever leave
Girl, you just satisfy me! [Ooh-Wee!]

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
Why did he hold you so tenderly?

I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
[Listen to me mama]
I've got dreams
Dreams, bad dreams
Dreams, rough dreams
To remember
Don't make me suffer
Dreams, bad dreams
Dreams, rough dreams
To remember

OLE MAN TROUBLE

Ole Man Trouble
Go find you someone else to pick on
I live my live now you see
Ole man trouble
Please stay away from me, now

Ooh yeah,
Yeah

Oh I look like I'm down in my luck
Please send faith to help pick me up
I've lived this way so many years Ole man trouble

Please wash away all my fears
Help me

Sometimes
Sometime I get - I get a little worried
ole man trouble Please Please

Stay away from me
Ole man trouble
Stay away from me
You're nothing but trouble
Stay away, stay away Please

THE GIRL

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

I've got so much honey the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooooh.

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, mt girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl.

I've even got the month of May
With my girl

CHAIN GANG

That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang

All day long they work so hard
till the sun's comin' down
workin on the highways and biways
and wearin a frown

I hear them moanin' their lives away
and then you hear somebody say

(chorus)

Hear someone sayin'
whoa I work, work so hard
See my woman, who I love so dear,
but I, I've got to work right here.

(chorus)

My, my, my, my, I work so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty
Whoa I, I work so hard

You hear them moanin' their lives away,
and then you hear somebody say

THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS

If I was the sun way up there
I'd 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, oh
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
You can go swimming when you're here
I'll be the rainbow when the sun is gone
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, oooh,
That's how strong my love is.

I'll be the ocean so deep and wide
I'll get out the tears whenever you cry,
I'll be the breeze after the storm is gone
To dry your eyes and love you warm

That's how strong my love is, baby,
That's how strong my love is,
That's how strong my love is, darling,
That's how strong my love is,

That's how strong my love is, so deep in,
Well, that's how strong my love is
So much love, yes so much love, oohh,
Yes so much love, yes so much love,
Anything that I can do, I'll be good for you,
Any kind of love you want, I'll be with you....

WHITE CHRISTMAS

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleighbells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

DAY TRIPPER

Got a good reason for taking the easy way out
Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now

She was a day tripper, a one way ticket yea
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there
She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there now

Tried to please her, she only played one night stands
Tried to please her, she only played one night stands now

She was a day tripper, a Sunday driver yea
Took me so long to find out, and I found out

Day tripper
Day tripper yea