Mavis Staples Melody Cool Lyrics

I've seen a many bridges in my time
And crossed every one of 'em with no trouble at all
(yeah {x7})
I had trials and tribulations
Heartaches and pains (Well, that's alright!) (A lot of
adversity)
Survived 'em all baby (Uh huh, say it, say it, girl)
Hmph, I'm still Melody, and I'm still cool
(Melody Cool) (Yeah, yeah, ha ha ha...)
Ow!

(Melody) (Oh!) {repeated in background}
They call me Melody Cool
I was here long before U
If U're good I will love ya but I'm nobody's fool
I'm Melody Cool

When I was born there were tidal waves
Whole town went under, nobody saved
At every funeral it rained
Every time I sang - Melody Cool

La da da da da da da da da{x2}
I have been here much longer, longer than U (Longer
than U)
I'm Melody Cool (Cool)

Well now, everybody runnin' 'round talkin' 'bout saving
souls
When they know good and plenty well They got enough trouble trying 2 save their own (Well,
that's alright!)
(Uh huh, say it, say it, girl)
Don't want it, don't want it

Every woman and every man
One day they just got 2 understand
That if we play in the same key everything would be
Melody Cool

(What's your name?)
New Power wave your hand
Everybody sing all across the land
Say hey hey hey (Hey hey hey) {x2}
Everybody say hey hey hey (Hey hey hey)
They call me Melody Cool

Ow! (Hark, Melody!)
Looka here, young'un
Let me give U a piece of good advice
And I do get paid for counseling, huh
It ain't no big I's and little U's in my life
So that's why U see they call me Melody Cool (Melody
Cool)
I was here long before U (Long before U)
If U're good I will love U but I'm nobody's fool
(What?)
I'm Melody Cool
Ow!