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Ethel Waters Maybe Not At All Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.43/10 [14 votes]Album: The Incomparable Ethel Waters / Original Release Date: 2003-06-24Genre: Vocal JazzSong Duration: 3 min 13 sec
ETHEL WATERS
- Maybe Not At All Lyrics / with translationsJim Johnson took me home last night,
'Twas the first time that we'd met,
He claimed to be a small-town sheik,
And all his jive he bet,
He rest his hat and coat and said, "Here I'll stay."
But his feathers fell when he heard me say:
Not on the first night, baby!
Ain't knowed you long enough!
Don't you think you're kind of hasty
To pull that kind of stuff!
Don't slam my front door, please, when you go out,
Just because there was nothin' doin' what you was thinkin' about,
Not on the first night, baby!
Or maybe not at all!
Maybe not at all!
[Spoken:]
Now, if Miss Clara Smith would sing the same song:
Not on the first night, baby!
Sweet Mama Clara ain't knowed you long enough!
Why, don't you think you're kind of hasty,
Just to pull that kind of stuff!
Run round the block, hot papa, and get yourself some air,
This ain't no seaport, daddy, don't you try to anchor in here!
Because not on the first night, baby!
Or maybe not at all!
I say, maybe not at all!
[Spoken:]
I'm gettin' ready for the Empress, Miss Bessie Smith, lord!
Not on the first night, babe!
Ain't knowed you long enough!
Don't you think you kind of hasty
To pull that kind of stuff!
Be yourself, kind mister, that's no way to act,
Let my doorknob hit you in the middle of your back!
Not on the first night, baby!
Or maybe not at all!
I said, maybe not at all!
'Twas the first time that we'd met,
He claimed to be a small-town sheik,
And all his jive he bet,
He rest his hat and coat and said, "Here I'll stay."
But his feathers fell when he heard me say:
Not on the first night, baby!
Ain't knowed you long enough!
Don't you think you're kind of hasty
To pull that kind of stuff!
Don't slam my front door, please, when you go out,
Just because there was nothin' doin' what you was thinkin' about,
Not on the first night, baby!
Or maybe not at all!
Maybe not at all!
[Spoken:]
Now, if Miss Clara Smith would sing the same song:
Not on the first night, baby!
Sweet Mama Clara ain't knowed you long enough!
Just to pull that kind of stuff!
Run round the block, hot papa, and get yourself some air,
This ain't no seaport, daddy, don't you try to anchor in here!
Because not on the first night, baby!
Or maybe not at all!
I say, maybe not at all!
[Spoken:]
I'm gettin' ready for the Empress, Miss Bessie Smith, lord!
Not on the first night, babe!
Ain't knowed you long enough!
Don't you think you kind of hasty
To pull that kind of stuff!
Be yourself, kind mister, that's no way to act,
Let my doorknob hit you in the middle of your back!
Not on the first night, baby!
Or maybe not at all!
I said, maybe not at all!
Facts about Maybe Not At All
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Maybe Not At All is written by Sidney Easton.
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It is first released on June 24, 2003 as part of Ethel Waters's album "The Incomparable Ethel Waters" which includes 17 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Maybe Not At All falls under the genre Vocal Jazz.
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Maybe Not At All song length is 3 minutes and 13 seconds.
Who wrote Maybe Not At All lyrics?
Maybe Not At All is written by Sidney Easton.
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When was Maybe Not At All released?
It is first released on June 24, 2003 as part of Ethel Waters's album "The Incomparable Ethel Waters" which includes 17 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Which genre is Maybe Not At All?
Maybe Not At All falls under the genre Vocal Jazz.
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How long is the song Maybe Not At All?
Maybe Not At All song length is 3 minutes and 13 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Sidney EastonRecord Label(s): Originally Released 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1940 (P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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Maybe Not At All
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