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by Big Joe Turner
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I got a girl, lives up on the hill.
I got a girl, lives up on the hill.
Tryin' to quit me, Lord, but I love her still.
Got eyes like diamonds, they shine like Klondike gold.
I like diamonds, they shine like Klondike gold.
Every time she loves me, she makes my blood run cold.
Body beautiful, but you've got to die someday.
Body beautiful, but you've got to die someday.
All I want's a little lovin', just before you pass away.
Roll 'em boy, gonna jump for joy.
Yeah, man, happy as a baby boy.
Baby boy needs a brand new choo-choo toy.
Aww! Aww!
Instrumental break.
That's right, Jimmy!
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/Cd5tInstrumental break continues.
Aw, baby, you'all could be teachin' me how to rhyme.
Aw, baby, you'all could be teachin' me how to rhyme.
Sit quiet in the middle and daddy will light your fire.
Well, Rebecca, Rebecca, get your big legs offa me.
Well, Rebecca, Rebecca, get your big legs offa me.
I gave you away, 'cause you wore the hell outta me.
I said, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Fade.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
The following verse is heard on some versions of the song.
Pretty baby, I'm goin' away and leave you by yourself.
Pretty baby, I'm goin' away and leave you by yourself.
You've mistreated me, now you can mistreat somebody else.
I got a girl, lives up on the hill.
Tryin' to quit me, Lord, but I love her still.
Got eyes like diamonds, they shine like Klondike gold.
I like diamonds, they shine like Klondike gold.
Every time she loves me, she makes my blood run cold.
Body beautiful, but you've got to die someday.
Body beautiful, but you've got to die someday.
All I want's a little lovin', just before you pass away.
Roll 'em boy, gonna jump for joy.
Yeah, man, happy as a baby boy.
Baby boy needs a brand new choo-choo toy.
Aww! Aww!
Instrumental break.
That's right, Jimmy!
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/Cd5tInstrumental break continues.
Aw, baby, you'all could be teachin' me how to rhyme.
Aw, baby, you'all could be teachin' me how to rhyme.
Sit quiet in the middle and daddy will light your fire.
Well, Rebecca, Rebecca, get your big legs offa me.
Well, Rebecca, Rebecca, get your big legs offa me.
I gave you away, 'cause you wore the hell outta me.
I said, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Fade.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
The following verse is heard on some versions of the song.
Pretty baby, I'm goin' away and leave you by yourself.
Pretty baby, I'm goin' away and leave you by yourself.
You've mistreated me, now you can mistreat somebody else.
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Big Joe Turner Roll 'Em Pete Recording details & track overview
[ROLL 'EM PETE]{1}
Written by: Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
Performed by: Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson{2}{3}
First released{4}:
Single: 1938
Album: 1956
{1}As 1938 came to a close, Turner and Johnson (see note 2) recorded "Roll
'Em Pete" for the Vocalion label. It is an up-tempo number punctuated by
Johnson's crashing piano. Turner would re-record it many times over the
decades.
{2}Turner, whose powerful physique certainly matched his vocal might, was a
product of the swinging, wide-open Kansas City scene. Even in his teens, the
big-boned Turner looked entirely mature enough to gain entry to various K.C.
night clubs. He ended up tending bar and singing there before he hooked up
with boogie-piano master, Pete Johnson, during the early '30s. Theirs was a
partnership that would last for 13 years.
{3}Covered by:
1. Mildred Anderson,
2. Long John Baldry,
3. Count Basie,
4. The Blasters,
5. Frank Capp,
6. Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham,
7. The Buck Clayton All Stars,
8. M.....MORE.....(all Roll 'Em Pete track/recording details) ←
Big Joe Turner biography
Born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., on May 18, 1911, Big Joe Turner was a relevant figure in the history of music. Known as both [The Boss of the Blues,] and [Big Joe Turner] (due to his 6'2," 300+ lbs stature), Turner was born in Kansas City and first discovered his love of music through involvement in the church. His popularity spanned the blues, boogie-woogie, and even went into the first wave of rock & roll. He was a product of the swinging, wide-open Kansas City scene in the early '30s and even in his teens, he looked mature enough to get into the various K.C. night clubs. During this time, Turner was tending bar and singing when he met up with boogie-piano master, Pete Johnson. The pair performed together for the next decade plus, and appeard with the likes of Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, the Golden Gate Quartet, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Count Basie, to name a few.
As 1938 came to a close, Turner and Johnson recorded the thundering &.....MORE.....(full Big Joe Turner biography) ←
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