Biography:
Ray T. Peterson (April 23 1939 - January 25 2005) was an American pop music singer.
Ray Peterson was born in Denton, Texas. Blessed with a 4-octave singing voice, he idolized the vocal sounds of fellow Texan, Roy Orbison. Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California where he was signed by RCA Victor Records in 1957. He recorded several songs that were minor hits until "The Wonder of You" made it into the Billboard Top Thirty list. The song would later be recorded by Elvis Presley with whom he became close friends.
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[Verse 1]
D# A#
Kiss her and your lips will always want Patricia
A#7 D# A#7
Stroll her, see Patricia move with all her charms
D# A#
Mambo, cha-cha, or meringue, it's Patricia
A#7 D# A#7
Heaven, that's where you'll be when she's in your arms
[Verse 2]
D# A#
Into the place of Tikitaka, makes Sioux jealous too
A#7 D# A#7
And when she's wearing a bikini, her hips will have you hypnotized
D# A#
Far off, in Japan they brag about the Geisha
A#7 D#
Who cares as long as Uncle Sam has got Patricia
[Chorus]
D# Fm
Eyes that have a starry sort of gleam for you,
A#7 D#
she is like a million dollar dream come true
Fm
Everybody whishes they could steal her heart away, I guess
A#7 D#
There's so many trying but she'll never ever will say yes
[Verse 3]
D# A#
Kiss her and your lips will always want Patricia
A#7 D# A#7
Stroll her, see Patricia move with all her charms
D# A#
Far off, in Japan they brag about the Geisha
A#7 D#
Who cares as long as Uncle Sam has got Patricia
D# A#
Kiss her and your lips will always want Patricia
A#7 D# A#7
Stroll her, see Patricia move with all her charms
D# A#
Mambo, cha-cha, or meringue, it's Patricia
A#7 D# A#7
Heaven, that's where you'll be when she's in your arms
[Verse 2]
D# A#
Into the place of Tikitaka, makes Sioux jealous too
A#7 D# A#7
And when she's wearing a bikini, her hips will have you hypnotized
D# A#
Far off, in Japan they brag about the Geisha
A#7 D#
Who cares as long as Uncle Sam has got Patricia
[Chorus]
D# Fm
Eyes that have a starry sort of gleam for you,
A#7 D#
she is like a million dollar dream come true
Fm
Everybody whishes they could steal her heart away, I guess
A#7 D#
There's so many trying but she'll never ever will say yes
[Verse 3]
D# A#
Kiss her and your lips will always want Patricia
A#7 D# A#7
Stroll her, see Patricia move with all her charms
D# A#
Far off, in Japan they brag about the Geisha
A#7 D#
Who cares as long as Uncle Sam has got Patricia
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