THAT'S JUST THE WAY THAT I AM
By WILLY SENKIWSKY 5/7/04 6:00 PM, A-Harp, Key of E, Slow Boogie
I'd rather laugh then cry
I hope to be this way till I die!
If you like it or not I don't give a damn
That's just the way that I am!
I don't like summer, I sweat
Winter wouldn't be bad but it's wet!
Now I get grief cause what I do ain't new
That's okay I'll still sing the Blues!
I know I was meant for Babylon
I'm the first born son of a son of a gun!
I'd be a Dr. today but I failed the exam
Screw it; that's just the way I am!
Some kids will make a discovery in a few
They'll discover the lost art of the Blues!
That's just another phase to go through
Muddy's old licks will again be brand new!
Woman I ain't a baby for you to change
I'm tellin it like it is don't look at me strange!
Which is something you didn't get from them
I ain't sorry that's just the way that I am!!!...
Copyright 2004 Willy Senkiwsky -- All Rights Received -- Unauthorized Duplication Prohibited
"The Blues are the roots, and the other music is the fruits." One of Willie Dixon's favorite sayings, from I Am the Blues by Willie Dixon with Don Snowden (DaCapo, 1989)
"Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often." --Samuel Butler (1612-80), English poet, Author
"Simple music is the hardest music to play and blues is simple music." --Albert Collins
Here's the link to my site, now I definitely have music, and me singing "That's Just the Way That I Am," an original, there and pics too. Don't just stop at the front page scroll down and check it all out! Here's the link to that page;
http://www.total-knowledge.com/~willyblues/id44.htm
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