GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
NIGHT OR DAY
THEY'RE NOT MATCHIN'
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO
KEEPS ME FEELIN' BLUE
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
(December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984),
was an American
singer and songwriter
of Blues
and
R&B/Soul
The Encyclopedia of
Pop,
Rock and Soul
described Thornton
by saying:
"Her booming voice,
sometimes
200-pound frame,
and exuberant
stage manner
had audiences
stomping their feet
and shouting
encouragement
in R&B theaters
from coast to coast
from the early 1950s on".
THERE'S A HIGH FLYING BIRD
FLYING WAY UP IN THE SKY
AND I WONDER
IF SHE EVER LOOKS DOWN
AS SHE GOES ON BY ?
MANY GUYS HAVE COME TO YOU
WITH A LINE THAT WASN'T TRUE
AND YOU PASSED THEM BY
(PASSED THEM BY)
SO, YOUR'E IN THE CENTER RING
AND THEIR LINES
DON'T MEAN A THING
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME TRY
(LET ME TRY)
OH, WHAT A NIGHT
TO LOVE YOU DEAR
OH WHAT A NIGHT
TO HOLD YOU NEAR
OH WHAT A NIGHT
TO SQUEEZE YOU DEAR
THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU SO
BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN
BEEN DOWN SINCE
I BEGAN TO CRAWL
IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD LUCK
YOU KNOW,
I WOULDN'T
HAVE NO LUCK AT ALL