Stormy Monday

by T-Bone Walker recording of December 21 1982, Kudan Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan from Live In Japan (Alligator ALCD-4733) [Intro] A young man that inspired me on a guitar, Mr. T-Bone Walker, I'm gonna do one of his tunes for you ladies and gentlemen Called Stormy Monday, if ya don't mind Hello! We used to do a lot of the shows together... They call it stormy Monday (thank you!) Tuesday's just as bad (Look out Les, this goin' out to you, Les) And they call it stormy Monday Tuesday's just as bad Wednesday's worse Thursday, oh so sad, yeah Yeah, that eagle flies on Friday, an' Saturday I go out to play Yes, that eagle flies on Friday, an' Saturday I go out to play Sunday I go to church, I do get on my knees an' pray [We got Larry Burton on guitar, how 'bout givin' him a hand, ladies and gentlemen?] (Yeah!) The sun rise in the East, and it sets up in the West Yeah, the sun rise in the East, baby, and it sets up in the West, yeah It's hard to tell, it's hard to tell, which one of my love, that I love best

 

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