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What'd I Say (live version) 4:05
Ray Charles
(Ray Charles)
Live in Berlin, recorded at The Sportpalast - March 6, 1962.
The Band:
Marcus Belgrave, Wallace Davenport
Phillip Guilbeau, Johnt Hunt- Trumpets.
Henderson Chambers, James Harber
Keg Johnson, Dickie Wells- Trombone.
Hank Crawford, Rudy Powell- Alto Sax
David 'Fathead' Neman- alto and tenor saxophones, flute.
Don Wilkerson Tenor Saxophone, Leroy Cooper- Bariton Saxophone.
Sonny Forrest- Guitar. Edgar Willis- Bass. Bruno Carr- Drums.
The Raelettes (background vocals:
Gwen Berry, Margie Hendrix, Darlene Love, Pat Mosely.


Instrumental to 1:20

'Ooo mama, don't ya treat me wrong, well-alright
Come an' love your daddy all night long
Alright, darlin', yeah
Alright, yeah
Whoa alright, baby alright

When ya see me in misery
Come over baby see about me
Dar-dar-darlin', alright, yeah
Well, alright baby, alright

See the girl with the diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing
Alright, darlin', yeah
Alright, yeah
Well, alright, baby, alright now

'Play it one more time for me, son'

(Instrumental & piano)

'Oh, that's what I'm talkin' about'

See the girl with the red dress on?
She can Birdland all night long

Alright, baby
Alright, yeah
Well, alright, baby

I'm gonna
Tell your mama, tell your pa
Gonna send you back to Arkansas

Alright
Mama, you don't do right, yeah
Oh, you don't do right

Um-hmmm

What'd I say, now darlin'?
Tell me what'd I say (yeah)
Tell me what'd I say (little girl)
Tell me what'd I say (yeah)
Tell me what'd I say (little girl)
Tell me what'd I say

Whoa, I wanna know
Baby, I wanna know (little girl)
Ooh, I wanna know
(Whoa-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
Mama, I wanna know (whoa, yeah)
Whoa, wanna know-know, little girl
I wanna know-know, yeah

C'mon!

Um (aah)
Ooh (ooh)
Um (aah), Oh (ooh)
Um (aah), Oh (ooh)

Oh, it's alright
(Baby, it's uptight)
Baby, it's alright
(Baby, it's all right)

Say, it's alright
(Baby, it's alright)
Mama, it's alright
(Baby, it's alright)

Say it's alright
(Baby, it's alright)
Baby it's alright
(Baby, it's okay!)

Ha-ha
Thank you very much.



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What'd I Say (live version) 4:05   Ray Charles   (Ray Charles)   Live in Berlin, recorded at The Sportpalast - March 6, 1962.    The Band:   Marcus Belgrave, Wallace Davenport   Phillip Guilbeau, Johnt Hunt- Trumpets.   Henderson Chambers, James Harber   Keg Johnson, Dickie Wells- Trombone.   Hank Crawford, Rudy Powell- Alto Sax   David 'Fathead' Neman- alto and tenor saxophones, flute.   Don Wilkerson Tenor Saxophone, Leroy Cooper- Bariton Saxophone.   Sonny Forrest- Guitar. Edgar Willis- Bass. Bruno Carr- Drums.   The Raelettes (background vocals:   Gwen Berry, Margie Hendrix, Darlene Love, Pat Mosely.         Instrumental to 1:20      'Ooo mama, don't ya treat me wrong, well-alright   Come an' love your daddy all night long   Alright, darlin', yeah   Alright, yeah   Whoa alright, baby alright      When ya see me in misery   Come over baby see about me   Dar-dar-darlin', alright, yeah   Well, alright baby, alright      See the girl with the diamond ring   She knows how to shake that thing   Alright, darlin', yeah   Alright, yeah   Well, alright, baby, alright now      'Play it one more time for me, son'      (Instrumental & piano)      'Oh, that's what I'm talkin' about'      See the girl with the red dress on?   She can Birdland all night long      Alright, baby   Alright, yeah   Well, alright, baby      I'm gonna   Tell your mama, tell your pa   Gonna send you back to Arkansas      Alright   Mama, you don't do right, yeah   Oh, you don't do right      Um-hmmm      What'd I say, now darlin'?    Tell me what'd I say (yeah)   Tell me what'd I say (little girl)   Tell me what'd I say (yeah)   Tell me what'd I say (little girl)   Tell me what'd I say       Whoa, I wanna know   Baby, I wanna know (little girl)   Ooh, I wanna know   (Whoa-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)   Mama, I wanna know (whoa, yeah)   Whoa, wanna know-know, little girl    I wanna know-know, yeah      C'mon!      Um (aah)   Ooh (ooh)   Um (aah), Oh (ooh)   Um (aah), Oh (ooh)      Oh, it's alright    (Baby, it's uptight)   Baby, it's alright   (Baby, it's all right)      Say, it's alright   (Baby, it's alright)   Mama, it's alright   (Baby, it's alright)      Say it's alright   (Baby, it's alright)   Baby it's alright   (Baby, it's okay!)      Ha-ha   Thank you very much.            ~