Fat Sam From Birmingham-Louis Jordan

[ti:Fat Sam from Birmingham] [ar:Louis Jordan] [al:Complete 1950-1952 Decca Recordings (Bonus Track Version)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fat Sam From Birmingham - Louis Jordan (路易斯·乔丹) [00:02.45]Birmingham [00:03.20] [00:05.17]There's Sam [00:06.29] [00:08.66]If you ever get down to Birmingham [00:10.98] [00:11.95]Stop off and see my friend Fat Sam [00:14.12]He's a little butter-ball who aims to please [00:17.11]With him every night is like New Year's Eve [00:19.11] [00:19.83]You'll find him on the corner [00:21.05]Front of Shorter's bar [00:21.83] [00:22.38]With a box-back coat and a big cigar [00:24.36] [00:25.22]He's always wearing a big wide-brim [00:27.27]Just tell him I sent you and man you' in [00:30.11] [00:31.06]Fat Sam from Birmingham always on the ball [00:34.86] [00:36.39]Fat Sam from Birmingham as wide as he is tall [00:40.45] [00:51.94]If you're on the loose and you wanna play [00:53.84] [00:55.06]Sam's the man to show you the way [00:56.70] [00:57.34]'Cause all the chicks fall for his groovy line [01:00.13]And he's ready for a party any old time [01:02.05] [01:02.79]If you get a little hungry and you wanna eat [01:05.47]Tell Sam all about it and he'll give you a treat [01:07.60] [01:08.27]Neck-bones and beans and catfish too [01:10.80]And what could be better than a good beef stew [01:13.12] [01:14.08]Fat Sam from Birmingham always on the ball [01:17.82] [01:19.30]Fat Sam from Birmingham as wide as he is tall [01:23.19] [01:34.79]He'll tell you 'bout money he's made and spent [01:37.34]And if you're down on your luck [01:38.95]He'll pay your rent [01:40.47]He'll drink and fight and laugh and sing [01:42.84]'Cause the world don't owe him a dog-gone thing [01:45.11] [01:45.66]He plays poker coon-can and skin [01:47.85] [01:48.43]But listen all you gamblin' men [01:51.17]If you're lookin' around for a real soft touch [01:53.63]Don't mess with Sam 'cause he's much too much [01:56.03] [01:57.12]Fat Sam from Birmingham always on the ball [02:00.92] [02:02.45]Fat Sam from Birmingham as wide as he is tall [02:06.25] [02:17.84]Now big sister Bessie used to spend her days [02:20.55] [02:21.19]Preachin' to Sam to change his ways; [02:22.87] [02:23.49]She followed him around with a book in her hand [02:25.57] [02:26.20]Tryin' to make Sam a righteous man [02:28.12] [02:28.95]The Sunday congregation was all put out [02:31.33]When big sister Bessie jumped up to shout [02:33.45] [02:34.26]She used to think preaching was her line [02:36.73]But Jack since she met Sam [02:37.84] [02:38.36]She changed her mind [02:39.33] [02:40.22]Fat Sam from Birmingham always on the ball [02:43.93] [02:45.49]Fat Sam from Birmingham as wide as he is tall [02:51.37] [02:53.58]That's Sam from 'Bam