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Artist: Lyle Lovett
Canonical path: /lovett-lyle/what-d-i-say
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What'd I Say
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What'd I Say
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Intro x6 (drum attack) organ x6
Hey Momma don't you treat me wrong
Come and love ya daddy all night long (Alright now-Hey Hey-Alright)
See the girl with the diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing (Alright now-Hey Hey)
Tell ya Momma
Tel Ya Pa
Gonna send ya back to Arkansas
Oh Yes Maam - If you don't do right - If you don't do right
When ya see me in a misery
Come o' here and sit by me (Oh Yeah Yeah - Alright - Alright)
(Instrumental passages - Country Style) high tansion drums & slide guitar
See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the "Birdland" all night long Yeah Yeah
- What I Say - Alright - Well
Tell me what I say "right now" (Back Vocals :Tell me what I say) x 6 times
Cos I wanna know (Back Vocals :Baby I wanna know )
Baby I wanna know (Back Vocals :Baby I wanna know )
Said that I wanna know (Back Vocals :Baby I wanna know )
Said that I wanna know (Back Vocals :Baby I wanna know )
Said that I wanna know (Back Vocals :Baby I wanna know )
Baby I wanna know (Back Vocals :Baby I wanna know )
Hey (Hey) - Oh (Oh) - Hey (Hey) - Oh (Oh)
Hey (Hey) - Oh (Oh) - shorter
Tel me one more time (Back Vocals :Just a one more time )
Tel me one more time (Back Vocals :Just a one more time )
Just a one more time, right now (Back Vocals :Just a one more time )
Tel me one more time (Back Vocals :Just a one more time )
Tel me one more time (Back Vocals :Just a one more time )
Tel me one more time (Back Vocals :Just a one more time )
Hey (Hey) - Oh (Oh) - Hey (Hey) - Oh (Oh)(etc..)
Hey (Hey) - Oh (Oh) - shorter
Maybe feel so good (Back Vocal:Baby feel so good)
Make me feel so good (Back Vocals :Baby me feel so good)
Make me feel so good (Back Vocals :Baby feel so good)
Make me feel so good (Back Vocals :Baby me feel so good)
Make me feel so good (Back Vocals :Baby me feel so good)
Make me feel so good (Back Vocals :Make me feel so good)
Baby Shake that thing (Back Vocal:Baby shake that thing)
Baby Shake that thing (Back Vocal:Baby shake that thing)
Baby Shake that thing (Back Vocal:Baby shake that thing)
Baby its alright (Back Vocal:Baby its alright)
(to abrupt end)
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