Cole, Cooke & Redding - Wilson Pickett Jr.

A wonderful lady whom I admire very much by the name of Moms Mabley

Sung a song about a lot of great men

But you know, somehow I still feel that there’s a lot of great men to be sung

about

I’ve got some friends, ladies and gentlemen

Who have gone home before me

And I hope you don’t mind if I take a little time now to tell you about them

Anybody here seen my friend Nat King Cole?

Can you tell me where Nat has gone?

The last thing I heard him say

He was gonna look back over his life

And before he could do it, he was gone

Oh, before he could do it, he was gone

And has anybody here seen my friend Sam Cooke?

Can anybody tell me where Sam has gone?

The last thing he told me

That a change was gonna come

But before he could see it, he was gone

Oh, oh, before he could see it, he was gone, oh yeah

I’ve got another friend by the name of Otis Redding

Can anybody tell me where Otis has gone?

Last time I saw him

He was sittin' down by the dock of the bay

Oh, I looked around for Otis and he was gone

I looked around and my friend Otis Redding was gone

Hmm, hmm, hmm, oh, I have to moan about it sometime, hmm, hmm

And that lets me know I’ve got to leave here one day

But I’m not worry about it, do you know why?

I’ve got friends, oh yes I have, waitin' on me

And you know what they’re gonna say when I get there?

They will say, 'Come on in, Pickett.

Sit down and rest awhile

I know you’re tired;

I know you came from a mighty long ways

I know you’ve had hard times, I know you had to give up life for long

Come on in, oh, oh, don’t, don’t worry no more

We will stand by you, we will never let you down

Oh, oh, come on in, come on in, sit down, sit down'