Lee Dorsey - A Lover Was Born lyrics
rate meWhen Mom and Papa first laid eyes<br />
On me right from the start<br />
They knew right away a lover was born<br />
I'd be breakin' lovers' hearts<br />
(Breakin' lovers' hearts)<br />
<br />
At a very early age, yeah, I began to show sign<br />
That a stone cold lover was born<br />
Lord, I'm gonna let it shine, yeah<br />
(I'm gonna let it shine, yeah)<br />
<br />
Girl, if I can't love you<br />
A reel can make gumbo<br />
A drunken man don't stumble<br />
A seein'-eye dog can learn to lead the blind<br />
<br />
A bee don't deal in honey<br />
The Beatles ain't got no money<br />
And watermelons grow on a grapevine<br />
<br />
One day my papa told me<br />
“Son, sit down, I gotta talk to you<br />
Said, don't believe I can't understand<br />
I've been through the same thing tooâ€<br />
<br />
Said, “You think you're pretty hot stuff<br />
And you dig every girl you see<br />
But listen, son, settle for one<br />
It'll save a lotta misery in the long runâ€<br />
<br />
If that don't get it, sonny<br />
There ain't no corpse in the dawn<br />
There ain't no birds in a home<br />
And you can get black from a turnip<br />
If you squeeze and squeeze<br />
<br />
Tears don't go with the blues<br />
Chicken wear high-heeled shoes<br />
And Old McDonald's farm didn't have no trees<br />
<br />
I'm gonna take my papa's advice<br />
Though it's gonna be hard to do<br />
I'm gonna stop tryin' to prove a point<br />
I'm gonna give myself to you, girl<br />
<br />
If I fear you, baby<br />
Ain't no leaps in a frog<br />
There ain't no bumps on a log<br />
And you can get black from a turnip<br />
If you squeeze and squeeze<br />
<br />
A new cow don't give milk<br />
A egg don't got no yolk<br />
And I'd pull side of pole right out of tree, yeah<br />
Baby