Raymond Thomas (Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England, 29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English musician, best known as a flautist, singer and composer in the rock band, The Moody Blues.
In the 1950's, Thomas joined the Birmingham Youth Choir. He began singing with various Birmingham blues and soul groups, including the Saints and Sinners as well as the Ramblers. Taking up the harmonica, he then started bands with keyboardist and future Moody Blues bandmate Mike Pinder.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Rock-a-Bye Baby Blues (Ray Thomas)
D % I like lazing in the midday sun And I like doing my thing all night And I like swimming in the deep blue sea Cause I'm gonna let my hair hang down
Ddim Doing nothing is having fun, I said With my baby that suits me right, I said I like swimming but it don't like me, I said I'm gonna let my skin turn brown, I said
Em7A7D Oh Lord I love lazing in the midday sun Go %(2) Come on baby do your thing all night with me Go %(3) Come on baby let me take you to the deep blue sea Go %(4) Come on baby let your hair hang down with me
G(3rd ft) A(5th ft) G#G # Wake me up if you're going down and I'll put things right Try me out if you're still in doubt because it's up to you
You might get weary sometimes If I should fail you sometimes
A(5th ft) D I give you my word you're gonna sleep tonight, I said oh It's not because I wanted to make you blue, oh dear no
Ddim Come closer in my arms
Em7A7D Cause I'm gonna sing you my rock-a-bye baby blues
E7A7D Oh I'm gonna sing you my rock-a-bye baby blues
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Put your problems out with the cat -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Written by: Mick Anderson [email protected] or [email protected] Assisted by: Ria Heeringa Shelley Giblin -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Must be lamb today cause beef was last week =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-