Lonely Avenue / 4 O'Clock In The Morning Songtext / Lyric

Van spoken:

'Thank you very much. This was recorded by Ray Charles and

... several other people, actually.



Van:

In my room has got two windows

And sunhine never comes through

Ya know, it's oh so dark and lonely

Since I broke it off girl, with you



I live on a lonely avenue

Little girl don't say, 'I do'

And it's oh, so sad and blue

It's-a all because a-you

I could cry

(I could cry, I could cry)

I wanna die

(I could die, I could die)



I live on a (lonely avenue)

I live on a (lonely avenue)






Jimmy Witherspoon:

Well, my cover's they feel like lead

And my pillow it feels like stone

But I toss and turn so ev'ry night

I'm not used to being alone



I live on a lonely avenue

I live, girl don't say, 'I do'

Ooh, feel so sad and blue

And it's all because of you

I could cry

(I could cry, I could cry)

Oooh-oh!

(I could die, could die, could die)



Yes, now I'm on a lonely avenue

Ooh, baby (lonely avenue)



Van: 'Haji Ahkba, Haji Ahkba'



(applause)



Van: 'Candy Dulfer, Candy Dulfer'



(applause)



Yeah!



Yeah!



Van: 'Mr. Georgie Fame'



Hold it!



Van sings:

Be Bop a Lula (she's my baby)



Van: 'Teena Lyle, Teena Lyle'



(applause)



Van:

Four o'clock in the mornin'

There's new full moon

Shinin' down through the trees



Repeat that!



Jimmy Witherspoon:

Four o'clock in the mornin', yeah

Ooh, the moon lookin' through the trees



Both:

I can see my baby

(Can see my baby)

But she can't see me

(But she can't see me, now darlin')



Van:

Rain is over

It's already wet

How you suppose to know

Just what you get?



Ya gimme the highlight

You leave out the rest

You know what they told me

They said, 'The west is best'

Keep on tryin'

Just all night long



Jimmy Witherspoon:

It's a family affair

It's a family affair

It's a family affair

Ooo-ooo

Daughter and mother and papa

It's a family affair



Tell me about your brother

And you sister



Van:

Family affair



Jimmy:

Family affair

It's a family affair, yeah

It's a family affair

It's a family affair

Ooo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-ooo



Van: Hear it for Jonn Savannah, Jonn Savannah



(applause)



Jimmy:

Van, can you excuse me?



Van:

Oh, excuse me!



(applause)



Jimmy:

A-ha-ha-ha-ha

I like that tempo there



Van: Yeah



Jimmy: Hey, Van?



Van: Yo!



How long will it be

Before I become a man?

Please tell me, how long it be

Before I become a man?

Will it be real soon

Or will it be when I get seventy-three?



I said I was uneducated

My clothes were worn an' torn

But now I got a little education

And they keep on callin' me a boy

Right Lord, please tell me

How long will it be, before I become a man?



Van:

It's up to you!

(hahahaha)



Will it be real soon

Or will it be when I hit ninety-three?



Van: (Sooner)



Jimmy:

Sooner or later

Gonna tell ya, it's gonna end

Sooner or later

I do think it's gonna end

Will it be real soon

Or will it be when I get in my empty grave?



Whiskey an' women

Brought me to my knees

I, I, said, whiskey an' women

That brought me to my knees

Did I live my life too fast?

Now you thought, it's so almighty deep



Van: 'Let's hear it for Jimmy Witherspoon'

The Blues, the whole blues and nothing but the blues



(applause)



Van sings:

The whole blues and nothing but the blues

You got the blues

The whole blues

Nothin' but the blues

He's called, Jimmy Witherspoon

That's what he said



I want the one down the line-a

Give me somethin' that was truly fine-a

She'll be cool-a

She'll be strong-a

She'll be Real Real Gone

Gone, gone, gone

Gone, gone, gone

So lonely in here

So lonely in here



Oh, I wanna move

Oooooh, down the line-a

I wanna give her some lovin'

Truly fine

Show, you-you-you-you-you

You-you-you-you-you



Oow!



You gave me nothin'

You gave me absolutely nothin'

(You gave me nothin')

(You gave me nothin')

You gave me nothin'!



You gave me nothin'

(You gave me nothin')



You give me nothin' but the blues

(You gave me nothin')



(Ya gave me nothin'!)

(You gave me nothin')



I wanna cry

(I could cry, I could cry, I could cry)

(I could die)

I wanna die!

(I could die, I could die)



(No care blues)

(Story of you)



You-you-you-you-you-you

(You gave me nothin')



You gave me nothin'!

(You gave me nothin')



Gave me nothin' but the blues, baby

Only the blues, only the blues, only the blues

(You gave me nothin')

(You gave me nothin')



Well-well-well-well

(You gave me nothin')

Nah-nah-nah-ha-ha-ha

(You gave me nothin')



Uh-huh-huh-huh-huh

(You gave me nothin')

(You gave me nothin')



And you're nothin'

(I could cry, could cry, could cry)

But the blues, oh yeah

(I could die, could die, could die)

(Walkin' blues)

Oooh-aah

(Lonely an' blue)



Oh-aha-ha-ha-ha-ha

(You gave me nothin')

(You gave me nothin')



Huh-ha-ha-ha-ha

(You gave me nothin')

(You gave me nothin')



Huh-ha-ha-h-a-ha

(You gave me nothin')

(You gave me nothin')



Huh-ha-ha-ha-ha

(You gave me nothin')

(You gave me nothin')



I could cry

(Could cry, could cry, could cry)

I wanna die!

(Could die, could die, could die, could die)



I live on a lonely avenue



It's a lonely (avenue-ooo)



Yeah!



(applause)