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Artist: Wilson Pickett
Canonical path: /wilson-pickett/engine-number-9
Related lyric paths: 6
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Engine Number 9
Read Engine Number 9 lyrics by Wilson Pickett on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Engine Number 9
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Engine, engine number 9
Get me, get me back on time
Move on, move on down the track
Keep that steam comin´ out the stack
Huh! keep on movin´
Keep on movin´, keep on movin´
Ooow! Uh!
Engine, engine number nine
Keep on movin´ down the line
Seems like I been gone for days
I can´t wait to see my baby´s face
Look-a-here, been so long
Since I held her
Been so long since I held her
Ooow!
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Been so long, since I held her
Been so long, since I kissed her
Ooow, engine engine, number 9
Move on, move on down the line
Seems like I been gone for days
I can´t wait to see my baby´s face
Move on, move on Wow! move on
Oow! Gotta get on, I gotta get there
Have to, ow, huh!
Oh, this soundin´ alright
I think I´m gonna hold it a little longer
I´m gonna let the boys do just a little bit. uh!
Ow! Oooooow, hey!
Keep on movin´
Keep on movin´, keep on movin´
Move on, move on, whoa, hey
Huh, uh, hey, got, got to get it
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Get it, ooow, hah!
Move on, Lord have mercy
Feel alright now, ooow!
Keep on movin´, keep on movin
Got to get to, gotta get, gotta get,
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta,
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta keep movin´
Ooow huh! alright, oh,oh, oh, huh
It´s alright, huh, alright
Oow, play your guitar for us
Alright, ooh, ow! get it!
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, get it, get it, get it
Get it, Ow! alright woow!
Sure, feel alright
Get me to my baby´s place
Gotta hold her in my arms
Oow, Wooow! alright, uh!
Oh, oh, ooo, oh
Gotta keep movin´
Gotta keep movin´
Gotta keep movin´
On down the, down the line
Ow, gotta keep movin´
Gotta move OOOOWWW
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