Biography:
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five is best known as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (formerly Louis Jordan & His Elks Rendez-Vous Band, 1938 to early-39), and was a Harlem, NY, USA rhythm and blues / urban blues / jump blues / early rock n roll sextet, led by Jordan (saxes, vocals). The rest of the original line-up was: Courtney Williams (trumpet), Edwin Johnson (tenor sax - aka Lem Johnson), Clarence Johnson (piano), Charlie Drayton (bass) and Walter Martin (drums, inc' timpani - the band named after his enthusiastic use).
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Boy, you otta listen to your old Pappy
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Yeah, Pappy
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And stop drinking so much
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I'm-I'm ain't been doing (so much drinking, Pappy)
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Shut up, boy! You drink all day and you drink all night
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and son, you know, that that ain't right
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(Oh Pappy, you just give me a chance. I, I can, I . . .)
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Shut up, boy! Boy, you're lookin' thin as a twig
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(I know that . . . )
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Look likes your dear old Pappy - about to blow your wig
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I ain't gonna blow my wig, Pappy
[Chorus]
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What's the use of getting sober
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When you're gonna get drunk again
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Oh Sam done something fine
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When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine
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I love my whiskey and I love my gin
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Every time you see me I'm in my sin
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What's the use of getting sober
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When you're gonna get drunk again
[Verse 2]
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I went out last night about half past one
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I Thought I'd whoop it up a little you know, have a lil' fun
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I got me a half pint about half past two
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Mmm, mmm, the way I was feeling you know what I wanna do
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I Got me a pint about half past four
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Felt so good, went out and got me some more
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Got me a quart about half past five
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Boy, that was so nice didn't know if I was dead or alive
[Chorus]
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So what's the use of getting sober
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When you're gonna get drunk again
[Outro]
Abm
I've been thinking
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But I keep drinking
Cm B
I guess I'm 'bout lose my mind
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[Verse 1]
B Dm Dbm
Boy, you otta listen to your old Pappy
Gb B
Yeah, Pappy
Dm
And stop drinking so much
Dbm Gb
I'm-I'm ain't been doing (so much drinking, Pappy)
Gb B Ebm Dm Dbm
Shut up, boy! You drink all day and you drink all night
Cm Dm
and son, you know, that that ain't right
Dbm
(Oh Pappy, you just give me a chance. I, I can, I . . .)
Ebm Dm Dbm
Shut up, boy! Boy, you're lookin' thin as a twig
Gb
(I know that . . . )
B Dm Dbm
Look likes your dear old Pappy - about to blow your wig
Gb
I ain't gonna blow my wig, Pappy
[Chorus]
B Abm
What's the use of getting sober
B Dbm Gb
When you're gonna get drunk again
B Dbm Gb Dbm
Oh Sam done something fine
Gb Dm Dbm A
When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine
Gb B Abm
I love my whiskey and I love my gin
Gb B Dm
Every time you see me I'm in my sin
Ebm Cm
What's the use of getting sober
Gb B Gb
When you're gonna get drunk again
[Verse 2]
B Dm Dbm Gb
I went out last night about half past one
Abm Dm Dbm Gb
I Thought I'd whoop it up a little you know, have a lil' fun
B Dm Dbm Gb
I got me a half pint about half past two
B Dm Dbm Gb
Mmm, mmm, the way I was feeling you know what I wanna do
B Dm Dbm Gb
I Got me a pint about half past four
B Dm Dbm Gb
Felt so good, went out and got me some more
B Dm Dbm Gb
Got me a quart about half past five
B Dm Dbm Gb
Boy, that was so nice didn't know if I was dead or alive
[Chorus]
Gb B Ebm Cm B
So what's the use of getting sober
Dm Gb
When you're gonna get drunk again
[Outro]
Abm
I've been thinking
Dbm Gb Dbm
But I keep drinking
Cm B
I guess I'm 'bout lose my mind
