Big Chief Medley

Lyrics Big Chief: Instrumental Tipitina: Instrumental The Olde Professor: Thank you Lord For this very special man And thank you for letting me be around to see One as great as he Thank you Lord 'Twas in your plan I trust He was sent for few of us So now that he's gone his way What can I say I remember Tuts, 'Fess and me Oh and the pianos three(?) Oh what fun we had How his presence filled the air everywhere Thank you Lord 'Twas in the plan I trust He was sent for few of us So now that he's gone his way What can I say But thank you Lord For Professor Longhair

Credits Big Chief written by: Earl King Tipitina written by: Henry Roeland Byrd The Olde Professor written by: Allen Toussaint Musicians: Allen Toussaint - piano, vocal Not really an Elvis Costello performance at all, Big Chief Medley was a solo spotlight for Allen Toussaint during The River In Reverse tour. A live performance from 2006-07-03 is included on the Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade DVD. The exact content of the medley varied from show to show. Some performances included Tipitina And Me (the minor-key variation of Tipitina which Toussaint recorded for the 2005 album Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album For The Gulf Coast and Elvis reworked into Ascension Day). Some performances did not include The Olde Professor.

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