Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Roy Orbison
Canonical path: /roy-orbison/what-d-i-say
Related lyric paths: 6
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What'd I Say
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What'd I Say
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Hey now mama, don't you treat me wrong
Come and love your daddy all night long
Alright, hey-hey alright
Mmm alright, hey-hey alright
See the woman with the diamond ring, yeah
She knows how to shake that thing
Alright, hey-hey alright
Alright, mmm alright
See the woman with the red dress on
She can bossa nova all night long
Alright, hey-hey alright
Alright, mmm alright
Alright
Yeah, tell your mama, tell your pa
Gonna send you back to arkansas
Oh-oh, alright
Alright, mmm alright
Tell me what'd i say, tell me what'd i say
Tell me what'd i say, tell me what'd i say
Tell me what'd i say, tell me what'd i say
Oh i wanna know, oh baby i wanna know
Yeah i wanna know, oh i wanna know
Well i wanna know, oh baby i wanna know
Get a little bit louder
Get a little bit louder
A little bit louder
A little bit louder
A little bit louder
Get a little bit louder
Tell me what'd i say, tell me what'd i say
Tell me what'd i say, tell me what'd i say
Tell me what'd i say, tell me what'd i say
Tell me what'd i say
Tell me what'd i say, hey-hey
Tell me what'd i say, yeah
Tell me what'd i say, hey-hey
Tell me what'd i say
Tell me what'd i say
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Roy Orbison performs "What'd I Say", and this lyric page sits inside the Roy Orbison catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to I'll Say It's My Fault and Blue Angel with a short reason for opening each page next.
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