It's A Great, Great Pleasure

by Louis Jordan / William Tennyson Jr. recording of 1999 from Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan (MCA 12042) It's a great, great pleasure, a great, great, great, big thrill It's a great, great pleasure, a great, great, great, big thrill When you got your baby and a whole lotta time to kill Did you ever get a feelin' that your feet had turned to stones Do you ever get a feelin' that your feet had turned to stones Do you get a funny feelin' running up and down your bones That's arthritis It's a great, great pleasure, a great, great, great, big thrill It's a great, great pleasure, a great, great, great, big thrill When you got your baby and a whole lotta time to kill Did you ever feel lucky and wake up cold in hand Did you ever feel lucky and wake up cold in hand Find you ain't got a nickel and your woman got another man Bad deal

 

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