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PLAY SOMETHING SWEET (BRICKYARD BLUES)
<noinclude>{{Lyrics for|Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)}}</noinclude>
(written by Allen Toussaint)
Well, I tried to run my game<br>
 
She said "Man, that's the same old thing I heard before"<br>
 
And I'm too tired to go for your show<br>
 
And she started to explain<br>
She said "Man, that's the same old thing I've heard before"
She said "Man, I ain't saying what you're playing just can't make it<br>
And I'm too tired to go for your show (again and again)
But I just can't take it anymore"<br>
 
<br>
And she started to explain
Play something sweet, play something mellow<br>
She said "Man, I ain't sayin' what you're playin' just can't make it
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello<br>
But I just can't take it anymore"
Play something I can understand<br>
 
Play me some Brickyard Blues<br>
Play somethin' sweet, play somethin' mellow
Play something sweet, now make it funky<br>
Play somethin' I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey<br>
Play something I can understand
Play something I can understand<br>
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Play me some Brickyard Blues<br>
 
<br>
Play somethin' sweet and make it funky
Well, I started to sweat<br>
Just let me lay back and grin like a monkey
She said "Don't get upset 'cause you just might break a string<br>
Play something I can understand
And that won't do a thing for your show, don't you know"<br>
Play me some Brickyard Blues
So I said to myself<br>
 
I said "Self, do you see what is sailin' through my soul?"<br>
Well, I started to sweat
And I gotta have some more, don't you know<br>
She said "Don't get upset 'cause you just might break a string
<br>
And that won't do a thing for your show
Play something sweet, play something mellow<br>
 
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello<br>
So I said to myself
Play something I can understand<br>
I said "Self, do you see what is sailin' through my soul?"
Play me some Brickyard Blues<br>
And I gotta have some more, don't ya know
Play something sweet, now make it funky<br>
 
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey<br>
Play somethin' sweet, play somethin' mellow
Play something I can understand<br>
Play somethin' I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play me some Brickyard Blues<br>
Play something I can understand
<br>
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Well, well, well<br>
 
It's enough to make a light in the dark<br>
Play somethin' sweet and make it funky
It's enough to make a bite just a bark<br>
Just let me lay back and grin like a monkey
It's enough to make a body move around<br>
Play something I can understand
It's enough to make a bulldog hug a hound<br>
Play me some Brickyard Blues
<br>
 
Play something sweet, play something mellow<br>
It's enough to make it light in the dark
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello<br>
It's enough to make a bite just a bark
Play something I can understand<br>
It's enough to make a body move around
Play me some Brickyard Blues<br>
It's enough to make a rabbit hug a dog
Play something sweet, now make it funky<br>
Play somethin' sweet
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey<br>
 
Play something I can understand<br>
------ instrumental break ------
Play me some Brickyard Blues<br>
 
All right<br>
Well, I tried to run my game
She said "Man, that's the same old thing I've heard before"
And I'm too tired to go for your show (again and again)
 
And she started to explain
She said "Man, I ain't sayin' what you're playin' just can't make it
But I just can't take it anymore"
 
Play somethin' sweet, play somethin' mellow
Play somethin' I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
 
Play somethin' sweet and make it funky
Just let me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
 
Play somethin' sweet, play somethin' mellow
Play somethin' I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
 
Play somethin' sweet and make it funky
Just let me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues

Latest revision as of 01:02, 13 February 2021

lyrics for
Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)

Well, I tried to run my game
She said "Man, that's the same old thing I heard before"
And I'm too tired to go for your show
And she started to explain
She said "Man, I ain't saying what you're playing just can't make it
But I just can't take it anymore"

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues

Well, I started to sweat
She said "Don't get upset 'cause you just might break a string
And that won't do a thing for your show, don't you know"
So I said to myself
I said "Self, do you see what is sailin' through my soul?"
And I gotta have some more, don't you know

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues

Well, well, well
It's enough to make a light in the dark
It's enough to make a bite just a bark
It's enough to make a body move around
It's enough to make a bulldog hug a hound

Play something sweet, play something mellow
Play something I can sink my teeth in like Jello
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
Play something sweet, now make it funky
Just make me lay back and grin like a monkey
Play something I can understand
Play me some Brickyard Blues
All right