Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis Thank you Muddy
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Oh, yeah, I know, I know, I know
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I remember when I was only seventeen the bohemian poet
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And disciple of the streets
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Or was I just a little kid searching for identity in '63
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Heard it on the radio On a cold December night It came burning down the air waves
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Like a savior's shinin' light all the way from the U.S.A.
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Across the Atlantic far away the magic came
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The house began to rock with Cupid and his bow the hootchy kootchy man's
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Lonely harp began to blow little did I know that
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nothing in my life would ever be the same
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Stayed up all night playin' every 45 tryin' to sound like you
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Strummed my guitar in bed till my fingers bled tryin' to play like you
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you Muddy for the sounds you made
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you, Muddy for the times we shared
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And they carry on
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I saw Otis back in 1965 tears in my eyes as he sung "These Arms Of mine"
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But angels needed a soul man for the celestial blues band
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They took him home (took you home)
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Oh, what I'd give to see that red mohair suit and hear "Dock Of The Bay"
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Or Sam in his two tone singin' "Bring It On Back Home"
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What a show that would be
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you Muddy for the sounds you made
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you, Muddy for the times we shared
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And they carry on
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If I sound sentimental it's because this blue-eyed soul boys got so much respect
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My gratitude to you runs deep, proud and true I will never forget
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you Muddy for the sounds you made
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you, Muddy for the times we shared
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For the times you gave
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you Muddy for the sounds you made
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you, Muddy for the times we shared
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For the times you gave
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you Muddy for the sounds you made
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Thank you, Sam, thank you, Otis thank you, Muddy for the times we shared
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You'll never, never fade away ...