Etta James + Janis Joplin

•→ ‘I’d rather go blind‘  ↑   (Montreux 1975)

Something told me it was over
When I saw you and that girl talkin’
Something deep down in my soul said, ‘Cry, girl’
When I saw you and that strange girl walkin’ ‘round

Whoo, I would rather, I would rather be a blind girl, babe
Than to see you walk away from me, baby

‘Cause you see, I love you so much
I don’t wanna watch you leave me, baby
And another thing, I just don’t, I just don’t wanna be free, no

Now listen, I was just, I was just, I was just
Sittin’ here thinkin’ about your kiss and your warm embrace, oh yeah
When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips, baby
Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah

Whoo and baby, baby, I’d rather, I’d rather be a blind girl
Than to see you walk away from me, yeah
Whoo, baby, baby, baby, I’d rather be a blind girl …

•  ‘I Just Wanna Make Love To You’  ↓

I don’t want you to be no slave;  I don’t want you to work all day;
I don’t want you sad and blue,   I just wanna make love to you.
 Ooooohhooh … Love to you

And I can tell by the way you walk that walk;
And I can hear by the way you talk that talk;
And I  know by the way you treat your girl
That I could give you all the lovin’  in the whole wide world!

All I want you to do is cook your bread  just to make sure you’re well-fed!
I don’t want you sad and blue!  I just wanna make love to you . . .

+ «Born To Be Wild» ↑

•  ‘Woman’  ↑

W.O.M. A.N.  –   woman
one little rib taken from the fat old man – Oww… ow … oww

Now Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier
I could tame him down yeah if he were here
Now Jesse James, the baddest man in the land
I would make him eat out of my hand!

•  ‘I Sing The Blues’  ↑

I’ll do anything that you want me to do. – There ain’t nothing baby I wouldn’t do for you.
If you want it bad enough it’s catch-as-catch-can. Oh, when I want it hard enough, you’ll be my man.

While I sing the blues. I sing the blues. I sing the blues. Late in the midnight hour.
My daddy sang the blues to my mamma.
Yeah! I sing the blues. I sing the blues to you. I sing the blues.

If you want to talk about it, I’ll hang around.
AND If you want to fight about it., come on and let’s get down.
I’ll tell you what I’m thinking iIf you wanna know
I’ll tell where I’m going if I want you to go.

Baby and I sing the blues. I sing the blues. And I sing the blues.
Early in the morning honey I sing the blues.
My daddy sang the blues to my mamma.
And baby I’ll sing the low down dirty blues to you.
Hey alright!
 (Harmonica solo)

I’ll do anything that you want me to do.
There ain’t nothing baby I wouldn’t do for you.
If you want it bad enough it’s catch-as-catch-can.
Oh, when I want it hard enough you’ll be my man.

Well I sing the blues. I sing the blues, blues.
I sing the blues, baby, late in the midnight Midnight hour.
My daddy sang the blues to my mamma.
Yeah! I sing the blues I sing the blues to you.
Late in the… Late in… alright honey.
And I sing the blues. I sing the blues all night long.
Early in the morning. Late in the midnight hour.  I sing the blues.
With my Daddy must have sang the blues to your mamma
He must have sang it all night long, all night long
I sing the blues – Low down dirty sing the blues to you.

◊ → ‘Misty Blue‘  ↓

Oh, It’s, been a long long time – Looks like I got you off of my mind
But I can’t, just the thought of you… turns my whole world misty blue

Just the mention of your name , yeah, turns a flicker to a flame
Listen to me good 
I think of the things… we used to do 
And that’s when my whole world turns… misty blue

I should forget you – Heaven knows I’ve tried 
But when I said that I’m glad we’re through
My heart I know I’ve lied … I’ve lied …

Oh, It’s, been a long long time – Looks like I got you off of my mind
But I can’t, just the thought of you… turns my whole world misty blue

   ◊  ‘Baby What You Want Me To Do’  ↓

…Must have been cold … Mamma cut the chicken – she thought it was a duck – she put it on a table with her legs cut up. I love you baby …

♦  ‘Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)’ ↓

Rockets, moon shots – Spend it on the have nots
Money, we make it – ‘Fore we see it, you take it

Oh, make you wanna holler – The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler – Way they do my life

This ain’t livin’, this ain’t livin’  – No, no, baby, this ain’t livin’ – No, no, no, no, no

Inflation, no chance  to increase  the finance
Bills piled up sky high – Send that boy off  to die

Oh, make me wanna holler – The way they do my life . . . 

Hang ups, let downs – Bad breaks, setbacks
Natural fact is, honey that – I can’t pay my taxes

Oh, make me wanna holler – Throw up both my hands
Yeah, it makes me wanna holler – Throw up both my hands

Crime is increasing – Trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading – God knows where we’re heading

Oh, make me wanna holler – Throw up both my hands
Yeah, it makes me wanna holler – Throw up both my hands

Rockets, moon shots – Spend it on the have nots
Money, we make it – ‘Fore we see it you take it

Oh, make you wanna holler – Throw up both my hands . . . 

•→ ‘If You Want Me To Stay’ ⇐ (Sly)⇒[lyrics]

◊ → «It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World» ↓  [J. Brown]

I never meant to cause you any sorrow – I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing – I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain . . . I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain

I never wanted to be your weekend lover – I only wanted to be some kind of friend
Baby, I could never steal you from another, oh no – Such a shame our friendship had to end

Purple rain, purple rain . . . I only want to see you underneath the purple rain

Honey, I know, I know times are wasted
It’s time we all reach out for something new and that means you too
You say you want a leader but you can’t seem to make up your mind
I think you better close it, well, let me guide you to the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain . . . I only want to see you underneath the purple rain

♥  → Life, Love & The Blues ↓

Life, love and the blues. Hey, i’ve got something to tell you – Say, I wanna tell you about these three things.
First you have life. You open your eyes and you have life.
Next, you look around and then you´re in love. I mean love.
And then see that nothing lasts forever – The big b comes around and sucks you – That is the mighty blues.

I lived my life with passion – I love the way I feel
What if I did it any other way, it wouldn’t be me.
Some say the road is easy – Others find it hard,
But I am here to tell you the news – Wouldn’t mean nothing without the blues.
I said life, love and the blues. Life, love and the blues.

I’ve been loved, been loved, left alone. I’ve been had ‘cause i’ve been bad,
Broke some hearts in my own. I know the blues got me through,
I´m here to tell you, when you got the blues, Oh, you’re never, never alone.
I said, life, love and the blues – Ain’t nothing like life, sweet love and the blues.

First you have life, You open your eyes and you’re alive,
And then, next, you look around and then you´re in love. I mean love.
And then here comes, here comes the big b, The blues.

Yeah – Ain’t nothing like, nothing like love and the blues.
Said life, sweet love and the blues – Ain’t nothing like, ain’t nothing like the blues.
We’ve been in love, been in love – Left alone.
Ain’t nothing like – Nothing like life, sweet love, and the blues.
When you got the blues – Ain’t nothing like, ain’t nothing like the blues
Wouldn’t mean nothing without the blues
I said life, sweet love and the blues.
I’m here to tell you about life, love and the blues.

♦  with B B King  ↓  ‘Something’s Got A Hold On Me’

Oh oh, sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah
I get a feeling that I never, never, never, never had before, no no
And I just gotta tell you right now that I believe, I believe, I believe …
Something’s got a hold on me, yeah – Oohoh, something’s got a hold on me right now, child

Let me tell you – I never felt like this before – Something’s got a hold on me that won’t let go

Believe I’d fly if I only could – Sounds so strange, it sure is good