A Lover Was Born Songtext
von Lee Dorsey

When Mom and Papa first laid eyes
On me right from the start
They knew right away a lover was born
I′d be breakin' lovers′ hearts
(Breakin' lovers' hearts)

At a very early age, yeah, I began to show sign
That a stone cold lover was born
Lord, I′m gonna let it shine, yeah
(I′m gonna let it shine, yeah)

Girl, if I can't love you
A reel can make gumbo
A drunken man don′t stumble
A seein'-eye dog can learn to lead the blind

A bee don′t deal in honey
The Beatles ain't got no money
And watermelons grow on a grapevine


One day my papa told me
? Son, sit down, I gotta talk to you
Said, don′t believe I can't understand
I've been through the same thing too?

Said,? You think you′re pretty hot stuff
And you dig every girl you see
But listen, son, settle for one
It′ll save a lotta misery in the long run?

If that don't get it, sonny
There ain′t no corpse in the dawn
There ain't no birds in a home
And you can get black from a turnip
If you squeeze and squeeze

Tears don′t go with the blues
Chicken wear high-heeled shoes
And Old McDonald's farm didn′t have no trees

I'm gonna take my papa's advice
Though it′s gonna be hard to do
I′m gonna stop tryin' to prove a point
I′m gonna give myself to you, girl


If I fear you, baby
Ain't no leaps in a frog
There ain′t no bumps on a log
And you can get black from a turnip
If you squeeze and squeeze

A new cow don't give milk
A egg don′t got no yolk
And I'd pull side of pole right out of tree, yeah
Baby