((( THANK YOU )))

Lookin' at the devil, grinnin' at his gun

Fingers start shakin', I begin to run

Bullets start chasin', I begin to stop

We begin to wrestle I was on the top

I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Stiff all in the collar, fluffy in the face

Chit chat chatter tryin', stuffy in the place

Thank you for the party but I could never stay

Many things is on my mind, words in the way

I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Dance to the music

All night long

Everyday people

Sing a simple song

Mama's so happy

Mama start to cry

Papa still singin'

We can make it if we try

I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Flamin' eyes of people fear, burnin' into you

Many men are missin' much, hatin' what they do

Youth and truth are makin' love

Dig it for a starter

Dyin' young is hard to take

Sellin' out is harder

Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

I want thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin

*New Karaoke Song

NOTE:

Offhand, I can't think of a single baby boomer song
that transformed the face of soul music more than this one

Larry Graham gave birth
to slap-style bass playing with this song

I love to play the, slap-style, bass part as well

((( KNOCK ON WOOD )))

KNOCK ON WOOD

I don't want to lose you, this good thing

that I got 'cause if I do

I will surely,

surely lose a lot.

'Cause your love is better

than any love I know.

It's like thunder, lightning,

the way you love me is frightening.

I'd better knock, on wood, baby.

Well I'm not superstitious about you

but I can't take no chance.

You got me spinnin', baby,

Baby I'm in a trance.

'Cause your love is better

than any love I know.

It's like thunder, lightning,

the way you love me is frightening.

I'd better knock, on wood, baby.

Break

Ain't no secret, that woman

She fills my lovin' cup

She see's to it, that I get enough

Just one touch from her

You know it means so much

It's like thunder, lightning,

the way you love me is frightening.

I'd better knock (knock knock) on wood baby.

(knock knock)

Oh Yeah!

I think I'd better knock (knock knock) on wood

I think I'd better knock (knock knock) on wood

I think I'd better knock (knock knock) on wood

*New Karaoke Song

((( TIGHTEN UP )))

Hi everybody

I'm Archie Bell of the Drells

From Houston, Texas

We don't only sing but we dance

Just as good as we walk

In Houston we just started a new dance

Called the Tighten Up

This is the music

We tighten up with

First tighten up on the drums

Come on now, drummer

I want you to tighten it up for me now

Oh, yeah

Tighten up on that bass now

Tighten it up

Ha, ha, yeah

Now let that guitar fall in

Oh, yeah

Tighten up on that organ now

Yeah, you do the tighten up

Yeah, now

I said, if you can do it now

It sure would be tough

Now look here, come on now

Now make it mellow

Let's tighten it up now

Do the tighten up

Everybody can do it now

So get to it

We're gonna tighten up

Let's do the tighten up

You can do it now

So baby, get to it

Look to your left now

Look to your right

Everybody can do it

But don't you get too tight

Come on and tighten up

Let's tighten it up now

Let's tighten it up now

Tighten it up

Do the tighten up

Come and tighten it up

Tighten it up now

Come on now, Billy

Tighten it up

Oh, yeah

Sock it to me now

Tighten it up

Come on and tighten up that bass

Oh, yeah

Now look here

I want that guitar

To fall in on there

Tighten it up now

Oh, yeah

Now tighten it up, organ

Yeah

Now everybody tighten it up now

Now look here

We gonna make it mellow for you now

We gonna make it mellow now

Tighten it up

You can get it

Move to your left

Move to your right

Tighten it up now

Everything will be outta sight

Come on and tighten it up

Tighten it up now

You can do it...

*New Karaoke Song