Allen Toussaint - Brickyard Blues Lyrics
Well, I tried to run my gameShe 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 explainShe said "Man, I ain't sayin'what you're playin' just can't make itBut I can't take it anymore"Play somethin' sweet, play somethin' mellowPlay somethin' I can sink my teeth in like JelloPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard BluesPlay somethin' sweet and make it funkyJust let me lay back and grin like a monkeyPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard BluesWell, I started to sweatShe said "Don't get upset,'cause you just might break a string and that won'tdo a thing for your show"So I said to myselfI said, "Self, do you see what is sailin' through my soul?"And I gotta have some more, don't ya knowPlay somethin' sweet, play somethin' melloPlay somethin' I can sink my teeth in like JelloPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard BluesPlay somethin' sweet and make it funkyJust let me lay back and grin like a monkeyPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard BluesIt's enough to make it light the darkIt's enough to make a bite just a barkIt's enough to make a body move aroundIt's enough to make a rabbit hug a dogPlay somethin' sweetWell, I tried to run my gameShe said, "Man, that's the same old thing I've heard beforeAnd I'm too tired to go for your show"(again and again)And she started to explainShe said, "Man, I ain't sayin'what you're playin' just can't make it, but Ijust can't take itany more"Play somethin' sweet, play somethin' melloPlay somethin' I can sink my teeth in like JelloPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard BluesPlay somethin' sweet and make it funkyJust let me lay back and grin like a monkeyPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard BluesPlay somethin' sweet, play somethin' melloPlay somethin' I can sink my teeth in like JelloPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard BluesPlay somethin' sweet and make it funkyJust let me lay back and grin like a monkeyPlay something I can understandPlay me some Brickyard Blues
