Flip Flop And Fly
by Charles E. Calhoun Lou Willie Turner recording of 1955-1957 from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: Vol 3, 1955-1957 (Atlantic 81295-2) Now when I get the blues, I get me a rockin' chair When I get the blues, I get me a rockin' chair Well, if the blues overtake me gonna rock right away from here Now when I get lonesome, I jump on the telephone When I get lonesome, I jump on the telephone I call my baby, tell her I'm on my way back home Now flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die Now flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die Don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye Give me one more kiss, hold it a long long time Give me one more kiss, hold it a long long time Now love me baby, till the feelin' hits my head like wine Here comes my baby, flashin' her new gold tooth Here comes my baby, flashin' her new gold tooth Well she's so small, she can mambo in a pay phone booth Now flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die Now flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die Ah, don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye I'm like a Mississippi bullfrog, sittin' on a hollow stump I'm like a Mississippi bullfrog, sittin' on a hollow stump I got so many women, I don't know which way to jump Now flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die Now flip, flop and fly, I don't care if I die Now, don't ever leave me, don't ever say goodbye Oh my!
