Oh Babe (Live from the Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA/1972)

Lyrics

[Intro: Cannonball Adderley] Yeah, we have finally arrived at the blues And we've been waitin' a long time to get to it, ha, you know what I mean? Look—ha Anyhow, if you're ready, we're ready to present to you the blues By an articulate spokesman for the whole medium So get ready, y'all, check it out [Verse 1: Nat Adderley] Well, I wanna warn you, baby I got the sweet love on my mind, oh babe I wanna warn you, baby I got the sweet love on my mind, oh babe But I keep beggin' for watermelon But all I get is watermelon rind, oh babe [Verse 2: Nat Adderley] Wеll, I'm goin' back to black bottom, baby Down where the sun don't shinе, oh babe Goin' back to black bottom, baby Down where the sun don't shine, oh babe When I find my lovin' baby Gonna soothe my worried mind, oh babe [Verse 3: Nat Adderley] Got it made down, yeah, yeah Lost my baby my way, Lord, oh babe Got it made down, yeah Losin' my baby my way, Lord, oh babe Just keep a-knockin' Keep workin' on the dub, yeah right, woah, woah, woah babe [Verse 4: Nat Adderley] Well, just a maid, just a maid Get your big legs off of me now, oh babe Well, just a maid, just a maid Get your big legs off of me now, oh babe I might chuck you in the ocean And pound you in the deep blue sea, please my babe [Guitar Solo] [Verse 5: Nat Adderley] Well, it's been a long time comin' And I ain't got nothin' yet, oh babe But I stick to my motto What you see is what you get, oh babe Well, I might find myself a new love 'Cause now, oh—one more time, hey love Lose my life, left my babe, got my laws, I'm standin' round Don't let nobody get my sucker, I'll beat 'em Baby, please, take my love down Don't let my love go bad now Woah-ooh, ooh Ahh, Lord, Lord, Lord, my baby, um-ooh [Interlude: Nat Adderley] Lord, love my baby, say my love go down, uh, ah-mmm Leave my baby, cry low down under, ah-mmm Woah, woah, woah, woah Woah Woah, woah, woah, woah Woah, woah, woah, woah [Outro: Nat Adderley & Cannonball Adderley] Ah-mmm, no, no Oh, ho, ha, ha-oh Oh, oh, ho I want my freedom, Lord, Lord, want my freedom, babe Uh-huh, want a free down, Lord, now Lord, I want my freedom now, Lord I wanna love everybody, I wanna love everybody I want my freedom, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, hoo, mm-hmm Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho Woah, woah, babe, woah, woah, babe Ohh, hey! Thank you