The Preacher-Horace Silver

son of the preacher man - dusty springfield billy-ray was a preacher's son and when his daddy would visit he'd come along when they gathered round and started talkin' that's when billy would take me walkin' a-through the backyard we'd go walkin' then he'd look into my eyes lord knows to my surprise the only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man the only boy who could ever teach me was the son of a preacher man yes he was, he was ooh, yes he was being good isn't always easy no matter how hard i try when he started sweet-talkin' to me he'd come and tell me everything is all right he'd kiss and tell me everything is all right can i get away again tonight? the only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man the only boy who could ever teach me was the son of a preacher man yes he was, he was ooh... lord knows he was yes he was how well i remember the look that was in his eyes stealin' kisses from me on the sly takin' time to make time tellin' me that he's all mine learnin' from each other's knowing lookin' to see how much we've grown and the only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man the only boy who could ever teach me was the son of a preacher man yes he was, he was ooh, yes he was the only one who could ever reach me he was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man the only boy who could ever teach me i kissed the son of a preacher man the only one who could ever move me the sweet-lovin' son of a preacher man the only one who could ever groove me ahh, ooh, ahh....