James, Otis, Michelle and Me

Story Behind The Song

Reminiscing about playing the blues with a girlfriend and some old winos.

Song Description

Riff based blues song with a strong straight ahead 4/4 beat. Ac. guitar, electric slide, bass and drums. Reminiscing about playing the blues with a girl friend and some old winos.

Song Length 3:48 Genre Blues - Rock, Blues - Delta
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood In High Spirits Subject Friendship, History, Past
Similar Artists ZZ Top Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

James, Otis, Michelle and Me
Wake up Mr. James,
Roust Otis from his car,
Brought bottle of wine,
Brought my old guitar.
Michelle brought her harp.
She wants you to sing the blues.
Way back in these woods,
She figures you paid you dues.

Chorus
We?re sittin? on this old porch
On a hot summer night,
All our licks were so clean,
All our riffs were just right.
Life was simple and free
For James, Otis, Michelle and me,

We?ve been down on the corner,
Over to the rail road track,
Over to the taco stand,
Now back to this old shack.
We?re just lookin? around
Tryin? to find our groove,
We just want a good time,
We got nothin? to prove.
Chorus

We all had our own songs
We were tryin? to sing.
None of us new the right words
We?re just tryin? to do own thing.
Mr. James didn?t mind
As long as it was simple and clean.
Didn?t want nothin? fancy,
If you know what mean.
Chorus

Lyrics Rick McKee Music Rick McKee
Producer Rick McKee Publisher Cosmic Possum Publishing
Performance Rick McKee Label Cosmic Possum Publishing

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