When I Look Out At The People

A Lot Of People Think The Blues Is Depressing But That's Not The Blues I'm Singing. When I'm Singing Blues, I Singing Life. People Can't Stand To Listen To The Blues, They've Got To Be Phonies.

They Said That Etta James Is Still Vulgar. I Said, Oh, How Dare Them Say I'm Still Vulgar. I'm Vulgar Because I Dance In The Chair. What Would They Want Me To Do? Want Me To Just Be Still Or Something Like That? I've Got To Do Something.

When Malcolm X Was Assassinated I Was Working At The Apollo. They Brought His Body To The Unity Funeral Home, Which Was Around The Corner.

My Mother Was A Jazz Fanatic And She Wanted Me To Play The Piano So I Could Play Jazz Tunes. I Wish I Had Learned But I Was Too Busy Getting Into Trouble!

Long As I Was Riding In A Big Cadillac And Dressed Nice And Had Plenty Of Food, That's All I Cared About.