I'm A Midnight Mover
(Wilson Pickett/Bobby Womack)

I'm a midnight mover, all-night groover
I'm a midnight teaser, real soul pleaser
I'm a midnight hugger, all-night lover
Trust in me when you're down & out
I will always bring you out
They call me the midnight mover, oh yeah

I'm a midnight walker, sweet soul talker
I'm a midnight creeper, all-day sleeper
I'm a midnight rover, after lookin' things over
Leave your lovelight shinin' bright
Make me know that everything's all right

I'm a mover, groover, teaser, pleaser
Hugger, lover, walker, talker
Got to be a midnight mover
Got to be a midnight groover
Got to be a midnight teaser
Got to be a real soul pleaser
Got to be a midnight hugger
Got to be a midnight lover
Got to be a midnight walker
Got to be a midnight talker
Got to be a midnight creeper
...& fade

I Found A True Love
(Reggie Young/Bobby Womack)

I found a true love, I swear by the stars above
I know she's mine, mine, all mine
I found a true love, I call her Magnolia
I know she's mine, mine, all mine
One more, one more thing
She don't try to play the field; she got a love that's real
& that makes her mine, mine, all mine
She's got the kind of thing about her
That makes me can't do without her
& ah she's mine, mine, all mine

When I get up in the mornin' (do do do)
With all my might, lord have mercy
& I give her good lovin', do, yes I do, child
Soothe her all the time, oh yeah
She picked me up, oh yes she did
I'm a-fallin' on down, oh yeah
Ah she placed my feet, y'all, oh yeah
Placed 'em on solid ground
& I can shout about her, yeah (screaming & shouting)
& she's mine, mine, mine
Ah! Lord have mercy
...& fade

She's Looking Good
(Rodger Collins)

Huh, look a-here!
You've got the kind of lovin' make a man lose his mind
You've got that little somethin' that make me know that you're mine
Look here, you're lookin' good, you're lookin' so good
All right, you're lookin' good like I knew that you would

All right, look a-here!
When you call my name, baby, you call me Mr. Clean
I'm gonna give you lovin' that you ain't never seen
Hey you're lookin' good, you're lookin' so good
All right, you're lookin' good like I knew that you would

All right, look a-here!
When you wear your wigs, baby, you wear your dresses tight
You wear your 44, baby, when you step out late at night
You're lookin' good, oh so good
You're lookin' good like I knew that you would

All right, look a-here!
Mama get your mojo, papa get your gun
I'm gonna steal your daughter, I'm gonna be your son
She's lookin' good, ah lookin' so good, look here
She's lookin' good like I knew that she would

All right, look a-here now! Huh huh all right
One thing, she make me all right, make it all right
She make my heart high, hey hey hey
She make me feel good, she make me feel good, etc.
...& fade

A Man And A Half
(George Jackson/Raymond Moore/Larry Chambers/Melvin Leakes)

Let me tell you baby, I sure know how to please a woman, yes I do now
Now I can make you feel better than you've ever felt before, yes I can now
Now when I start lovin', women hate for me to stop
A whole lot of men envy me for what I've got
Ow! I'm a man & a half; that's what I am, a man & a half

Now look here
When I walk, the birds & the bees stop lovin' & look at me now, look here
When I talk, the whole wide world listen to my words, huh
I'm a man like any other man, I say without a doubt
Wow, what makes me different is the hand that knocks women out
I'm a man & a half; I'm trapped up in one; no brash, just facts

Only once in a lifetime a man like me comes along
Shakespeare wrote poems about me even before I was born
Thunder gave me a lift & lightnin' knocked on your door
Your chance in a lifetime, woman, might not have a number
To be loved by a man and a half, hey that's what I am, look here
A man, a camel went across the desert & there was no one in sight
Let me tell y'all one thing: the camel died tryin'
But your man & a half is here lovin' you tonight
Good God, I'm a man & a half, a man (shouting)
...& fade

Mini-Skirt Minnie
(Lindell Hill/George Jackson/Earl Cage/Steve Cropper)

Mini-skirt Minnie, lord have mercy, you're the baddest thing around
Mini-skirt Minnie, huh, look what you're puttin' down, look here
Now when you walk that walk, yeah baby, you know you look so fine
When you talk that talk, oh child, you know you just drive men out of their minds
You got me slippin' around, chippin' 'round, sneakin' 'round, peeepin' 'round
Oh baby, ow! The taste of your love

Mini-skirt Minnie, you know you really come on strong, yeah
You got a hold on me chasin' after you, baby
You've got the women cryin' & carryin' on, oh yeah
You know you wear your dresses so high
You stop the traffic when you walk by
& the way you twist & carry on, you know what?
You're gonna break up a lot of happy homes
You got me slippin' around, chippin' 'round, sneakin' 'round, peeepin' 'round
Oh baby, ow! The taste of your love

Mini-skirt Minnie, yeah, you know I'm gonna pull your mini-skirt down, yeah
Mini-skirt Minnie, yeah yeah, I dig what you're puttin' down, go on with your fine self
A taste of your love, that's all I want; just a taste of your love, I've got to have it
A taste of your love, child
...& fade

Toe Hold
(Isaac Hayes/David Porter)

All my life I've been a poor boy; it's been hard to get a dime
Everything I got I had to pay for it on time, but that's all right
Long as I got a toe hold, long as I got a piece of you
Long as I got a toe hold, I can make it through

Look here, I said I went to see a doctor, baby talk about his malnutrition
Now I don't try to be a fat man; I gotta look about my ambition, look here
Long as I got a toe hold, long as I got a piece of you
Long as I got a toe hold, I can make it through

A li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li toe hold, a li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li toe hold, hey!

So baby, if you're with me, let the whole world be against me
I don't expect to ever get rich, I'm doin' fine, me diggin' a ditch; that's all right
Long as I got a toe hold, long as I got a piece of you
Long as I got a toe hold, I can make it through

Ah, ooo baby, ow, good God!
(& other interjections, fading out)

She Said Yes
(Wilson Pickett/Mickey Stevenson/Don Covay/Johnny Nash)

Ooo ooo ooo yeah
La la la, la la la la la la la (x2)

A girl I wanted all my life
I asked her to be my wife
She said yes (she said yes)
I didn't have money for a wedding band
Still she went & took my hand
She said yes (she said yes)
La la la, la la la la la la la (x2)

Her folks had some other plan
For her to marry another man
She said no (she said no, she said no)
They didn't particularly care for me
But our love was meant to be
'Cause she said yes (she said yes, she said yes)
La la la, la la la la la la la (x2)
Ooo yeah

(instrumental)

Listen, I'm thankful for love I've found
Thank you for changin' my life around
Thank you for the love you gave me day by day, oh

Other love has come & gone
But our love seems to linger on
'Cause she said yes, oh yes she did (she said yes)
While other loves have faded away
Our love grows stronger day by day
'Cause she said yes (she said yes)
(repeat & fade):
La la la, la la la la la la la

Cole, Cooke And Redding
(Dick Holler)

(spoken):
A wonderful lady whom I admire very much, by the name of Moms Mabley, sung a song about a lot of great men
But you know, somehow I still feel that there's a lot of great men to be sung about
I've got some friends, ladies & gentlemen, who have gone home before me
& I hope you don't mind if I take a little time now to tell you about them

Anybody here seen my friend Nat King Cole?
Can you tell me where Nat has gone?
The last thing I heard him say, he was gonna look back over his life
& before he could do it, he was gone
Oh before he could do it, he was gone

& has anybody here seen my friend Sam Cooke
Can anybody tell me where Sam has gone?
The last thing he told me, that a change was gonna come
But before he could see it, he was gone
Oh before he could see it, he was gone

I've got another friend by the name of Otis Redding
Can anybody tell me where Otis has gone?
Last time I saw him, he was sittin' down by the dock of the bay
I looked around for Otis & he was gone
I looked around & my friend Otis Redding was gone

Hmmmm hmmmm oh I have to moan about it sometime, hmmmm
& that makes me know I've got to leave here one day
But I don't worry about it, for you know why
I've got friends, oh yes I have, waitin' on me
You know what they're gonna say when I get there?
They will say, "Come on in, Pickett. Sit down & rest awhile
I know you're tired; I know you came from a mighty long ways
I know you've had hard times, I know you had to give up life for long
Come on in, don't worry no more, we will stand by you, we will never let you down
Come on in, come on in, sit down, sit down"
...& fade

Get Me Back On Time, Engine #9
(Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff)

Engine, engine #9, can you get me back on time?
Move on, move on down the track
Keep that steam comin' out the stack
Keep on movin, keep on movin', keep on movin', ow!

Engine, engine #9, keep on movin' down the line
Seem like I've been gone for days
I can't wait to see my baby's face
Look here, been so long since I have, been so long, since I have

(instrumental)

Been so long since I have, been so long since I kissed her
Engine, engine #9, move on, move on down the line
Seem like I've been gone for days
I can't wait to see my baby's face
Move on, move on, ow! Move on, ow!
Get go on about it, gotta get there, ow hah! Ah!

Ah, that sounded all right; I think I'm gonna hold it a bit longer
I wanna let the boys do this a little bit!

(nearly 4 minutes of screams, shouts, "keep on movin'," "move on", etc.)

Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You
(Jerry Akines/Johnnie Bellmon/Victor Drayton/Reginald Turner)

Girl, try to remember when we didn't have no shoes
We stuck together, just me & you
It took a long time to get what we got today
Now you wanna give it all up for another guy

Don't let the green grass fool you
Don't let it change your mind

It's gonna be hard for me, baby, to live my life all over
'Cause baby, you've got the love that I really need
'Cause if you leave, leave me this way, baby
You know what? I may not live to see a brand new day

(repeat & fade):
Don't let the green grass fool you
Don't let it change your mind
It may be greener on the other side
But right in my arms is where you belong

Don't Knock My Love
(Wilson Pickett/Brad Shapiro)

If my love won't pull you up
& my kisses won't check your stuff
Don't be afraid to let me know
'Bout other places, baby, that I can go

CHORUS:
If you don't like it, don't knock it
Somebody help, & don't rock it
If you don't need it, don't waste it
Somebody help, & don't erase it

Oh baby, oh baby
It's for real, don't turn you on
& my will is much too strong
Don't waste my time with your foolish ways
I've got other things to do with my days

Goin' up, movin' down
Goin' up, all the way around town
Up for once that turn you on
I'm the same one to leave you alone
Don't knock my love, don't knock my love
Don't knock my love, baby, don't knock my love
Good goin', fine, it's all right
Don't knock my love, don't knock my love
...& fade

Call My Name, I'll Be There
(Willie Martin/Dave Crawford/Brad Shapiro)

See, the sun is shinin' hot up above
Rain'll follow you & you're in love
You may wonder, I get lost in the tide
But think of me, darlin', when you're hurtin' inside

Call my name & I'll be there
& I'll follow you everywhere
Call my name & I'll be there
& I'll follow you everywhere

Nights will never get too dark
Days will never get too long
Winds won't ever blow too strong
I'll be there to wrap you in my lovin' arms

(x2):
Call my name & I'll be there
& I'll follow you everywhere
Let your lovelight shine on me, baby
I'll be there to love you endlessly

(repeat verse 2, then fade)

Fire And Water
(Andy Fraser/Paul Rodgers)

Every single day, I've got a heartache comin' my way
I don't wanna say goodbye, but look at the tears you made me cry
I don't wanna say goodbye, but look at the way you made me cry
Every wait is nice, you've got a heart that's made of ice
That's why I know...

Fire & water must've made you their daughter
You got what it takes to make a poor man's heart break
Oh babe oh babe

Woman, you turn me on, as quick as a flash your love is gone
Baby I'm gonna leave now, but I've got to make you grieve somehow

Fire & water must've made you their daughter
You got what it takes to make a poor man's heart break
A poor man's heart break

(instrumental)

I don't wanna say goodbye, but look at the way you made me cry
Every wait is nice, you've got a heart that's made of ice
That's why I know...

(repeat & fade):
Fire & water must've made you their daughter
You got what it takes to make a poor man's heart break

(Your Love Has Brought Me) A Mighty Long Way
(Jackie Avery/Earl Simms/Carlton McWilliams)

CHORUS:
Your love has brought me a mighty long way
Your love has brought me a mighty long way

Once I was down & broken hearted
Lyin' down the side of the road
You came along & picked me up
Eased my heavy load; that's why...

(chorus)

My friends asked me why I dedicated
A minute my life with you
All I can say, I can justify, baby
I just don't know what to do

(chorus)

I'm thankful, oh yes I am
Thank you, baby, oh yes I do, child, yeah

(repeat chorus & fade)

Funk Factory
(Wilson Pickett/Luther Dixon/Brad Shapiro)

I was born in a funk factory, born in a funk factory
Workin' hard like a slave, y'all, comin' up short on my pay, y'all
Some men are stockers, came on the go, yeah
But all I will see in my lifetime, y'all
Was a bass, a drum, my funky home
(Born in a funk factory, born in a funk factory)

Born in a funk factory, workin' like a slave
Comin' up short on my pay
Somebody tell me what's goin' on wrong
All I've known to do in my lifetime
Was to scream, gripe, grump & groan
(Born in a funk factory, born in a funk factory)

(instrumental)

Some men are stockers, came on the go, yeah
But all I will see in my lifetime, y'all
Was a bass, a drum, my funky home
(Born in a funk factory, born in a funk factory)

Oh I'm gonna tell you
I'm satisfied, y'all, I'm satisfied, y'all
(repeat & fade):
(I was born in a funk factory)

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