Ray Charles Lyrics
Night Time is the Right Time

[Ray/(The Raylettes):]
You know the night time, darling,
(Night and day.)
Is the right time,
(Night and day.)
To be,
(Night and day.)
With the one you love, now.
(Night and day.)
Say, now, oh, baby,
(Night and day.)
When I come home, baby, now,
(Night and day.)
I wanna be with the one I love, now.
(Night and day.)
You know what I'm thinking of,
(Night and day.)
I know the night time,
(Night and day, oh.)
Whoa, is the right time,
(Night and day, oh.)
To be wit'th' one you love, now.
(Night and day.)
I said to be with the one you love.
(Night and day.)

You know my mother, now,
(Night and day.)
Had to die, now.
(Night and day.)
Umm, and my father,
(Night and day.)
Left a po' chil' to cry.
(Night and day.)
And-a-whoah! Whoah, baby, now,
(Night and day.)
When I come home, baby, now,
(Night and day.)
I want you to hold my hand,
(Night and day.)
Yeah, tight as you can.
(Night and day.)
I know the night time,
(Night and day, oh.)
Whoah, is the right time,
(Night and day.)
To be wit'th' one you love, now.
(Night and day.)
You know what I'm thinking of,
(Night and day.)
Whoah! sing your song, Margie.

[Margie/(Ray & the Raylettes):]
Baby,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Baby,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Baby,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Oh, baby,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Do I love you?
(Night and day, Lo'.)
No one above you.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Hold me tight,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
And make everything all right.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
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Because the night time,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Oh, is the right time,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
To be with the one you love, now.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Oh yeah.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Tease me.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Squeeze me.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Leave me.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Ah, don't leave me.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Lawdy, baby.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Take my hand, now.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
I don't need,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
No other man.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Because the night time,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Ow, is the right time,
(Night and day, Lo'.)
To be with the one you love.
(Night and day, Lo'.)
Woh, yeah.
(Night and day, Lo'.)


[Ray/(The Raylettes):]
I said, baby,
(Night and day.)
Baby,
(Night and day.)
Baby,
(Night and day.)
Ohhh, baby, now, now.
(Night and day.)
Whoah! C'mon, baby,
(Night and day.)
Oh, come on, baby,
(Night and day.)
You know I want you by my side.
(Night and day.)
I want you to keep,
(Night and day.)
Oh, keep me satisfied, now.
(Night and day.)
I know the night time, now,
(Night and day.)
Everyday is the right time.
(Night and day.)
Yeah, to be wit'th' one you love, now.
(Night and day.)
Well, you know it's all right.
Yeah, yeah, now.


[(NIGHT TIME IS) THE RIGHT TIME]
[Written by: Ozzie Cadena, Napoleon Brown & Lew Herman]
[Performed by: Ray Charles with the Raylettes [1] [1a] -1958]
[Appears on: "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" (B-side: "Tell All the World
About You" Atlantic 45rpm #2010)-1958; Ray Charles at Newport-1958; The
Genius Sings the Blues-1961; Ray Charles Live-1973; Blues + Jazz
(1950-1959)-1993; Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection-1997 [2] ;
The Definitive Ray Charles-2001; 18 Geatest-2006; The Very Best of Ray
Charles: 40 Greatest Hits-2007; et al.]

[1] Originally recorded by Roosevelt Sykes (aka "The Honeydrip") April
1937. Also covered by: The Animals-1964; Graham Bond; Lester Bowie; Eddie
Boyd & His Blues Band-1967; Big Bill Broonzy-May 1938; James Brown-1983,
Nappy Brown-1957; Canned Heat (live performances 1972-1974) Rita Chiarelli;
Lip-synched by Bill Cosby's Huxtable faimily of "The Cosby Show," season 2,
episode 3-1985; Hank Crawford; Creedence Clearance Revival-1969; Adam
Faith; Aretha Franklin; John Lee Hooker; Etta James; Lulu-1965; Rockin'
Dopsie Jr.; The Rolling Stones (on their A Bigger Band Tour of 2005 &
2007); Joss Stone (for a Gap commercial)-2005; Rufus & Carla Thomas-1960; Tina Turner-1978; Noble "Thin Man" Watts; Sonny Boy Williamson; Steve Winwood; et al.

[1a] Features Raylette, Margie Hendricks.

[2] Transcribed from the track on this album.