Two Bugs and a Roach

Earl Hooker

[Vocals: Andrew “Big Voice” Odom, Earl Hooker]

– Hey, Earl Hooker!
– Yeah, man?
– Where you been so long, man?
– Oh man, I been out there 1919 West Taylor
– What you been doing out there, man?
– Oh man, I got there messin' around with Ren and Dr. Newhound, man, I had to get rid of them 2 bugs and that roach I had
– How'd you do that?
– Oh man, I hit it somethin' like this, Jack

– You keep tellin' me about the way you get rid of that roach!
– Yeah, baby!
– 'Cause I'm pretty good, y'all
You know, if you don't get rid of that bug, man, that bug'll kill ya
'Cause I had the same, he's too heavy for me
You're gettin' down, brother
– I had to get down, or get out there, or somethin'
– That what you call soul feelin'
– That's right, baby, and that bug is soul too!
– But let me see you get lil' funky with it, now!
– Okay, baby, this is the way I got rid of that bug

– You know what, I hate to see a bug and a roach fall like that with me, got so much soul like it, brother
– Yeah, but that bug kill ya, man
– I'm intuitive [?]
– You guys don't know what kind of bug that was
– What you mean, "what kind of bug"? That's Soul Bug there, brother!
– Yeah, and he'll take your soul too!
– You better believe it, if you're not in [?]
– That's right!

– Well, I think I'm a-gettin' rid of this bug now, BB
– Boy, I sure hate to see you cuttin' it loose
– Yeah, but I gotta cut it loose, baby
– Bad, had nuff soul
– Yeah, he almost got my soul too, Jack
– You ever heard James Brown and that soul music?
– Yeah...
– Brother, that's sho-nuff soul now!
– I hear you, baby
– It might get you down, but it sure 'nough can get you well
– Yeah, baby... OW! Kill that bug, baby

– That's why you kill that bug
– Man, that's [?]
You know, if I had that kinda bug, I'd hate to cut it loose, man
– Do you know what kinda bug that was, man?
– What kinda bug was that, man?
– I said, Danny call it "TB Bug", he was a monster
– Boy, that... headin' for other kind of bug, sho-nuff beatin' it out
– That's right, baby, I think we got rid of him though
OW! Kill that bug...
– Sho-nuff...

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Quando è stata rilasciata la canzone “Two Bugs and a Roach” di Earl Hooker?
La canzone Two Bugs and a Roach è stata rilasciata nel 1969, nell’album “Two Bugs and a Roach”.

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