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Artist: John Lee Hooker
Canonical path: /john-lee-hooker/i-m-in-the-mood-version-2
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I'm In The Mood (Version 2)
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I'm In The Mood (Version 2)
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John Lee Hooker / Bernard Bessman)
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love, yes I am
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love
I'm in the mood, in the mood, I'm in the mood for love, Lord, Lord
Hooked on you, I say, hey!, night time is the right time, be with the one you love
But night 'n, night come baby you're so far away, away, 'way
I'm in the mood for love, Lord, Lord I'm in the mood, in the mood, mood,
I'm in the mood for love
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood, oh Lord, I'm in the mood for love
Bonnie Raitt!
Yeah, yes, my daddy told me,
(i know he did)
Leave that man alone
Yes he did
But my daddy didn't tell me, Lord, what that man was puttin' down
(hmmm, puttin' down, down, down down,down)
In the mood, baby,
(no he didn't)
I'm in the mood for some of your love
(baby)
I'm in the mood, I'm in the mood for love
(oh, love, ah!)
All right John Lee, play it, play it, play it baby!
(yeah)
Lord love you, Bonnie Raitt
I don't want be with no, no, no, one else
I can't get my thrill, babe, hon', unless I be with you, you, you
'cause night, night time is right time
Oh Lord, oh Lord, to be with the one you love
I'm in the mood, in the mood baby
Oh Lord, I'm in a mood for love
Lord have mercy on me
Have mercy on me, on me, on me
Ha!, have mercy on me, on me, on me,. on me
Lord, Lord, I'm in the mood for you babe, the mood for you babe
An' now, now, Bonnie, now Bonnie, now Bonnie
What can I do, what can I do baby?
(hmm, hmm)
I, I love you, I love you, I love you, you
(hmm, hmm, I hear you knock)
I love you, I love you, Bonnie
What can I do, what can I do?
(hmm, hmm, hmm, I hear you call)
I'm in the mood
Some of your love, some of your love, ha!
(i'm in the mood)
Some of your love, some 'o your love
(i'm comin' on)
I'm in the mood, hmmm
I'm in the mood, baby, yeah
(ha, ha, ha!)
I'm in a mood for some love
(no, no)
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