Origineel
I got a call from my baby, said she fed up with me
Said she’s found another lover, in another city
Said she’s doing fine in New Orleans
Now she got me pacing, huh, wondering where’d I go wrong
Got me going in circles like the merry-go-round
Gonna take the west train to Louisiana in the morning
Sweet little girl from the ninth ward in New Orleans
The way she dancing, you could see her from Tennessee
Up under that red dress, are legs long as the bayou trees
She got a golden smile, I know she’s the one for me in the room
She’s a-twistin’ and a-groovin’, shakin’ and a-movin’
She don’t know what she doin’ to me, I
Love the way that you dance, and honey, I’ve got a question
Baby, would you be my queen
All right now
Her name was Eartha, was her name I could never forget
Just like the way she dipped on the bronze-tiled floor
Honey was movin’ with ease, each and every step
So good that baby had my eyes at her glow
No shiny jewelry, still the brightest thing illuminatin’ the room
That girl is twistin’ and a-groovin’, shakin’ and a-movin’
She don’t know what she doin’ to me, I
Love the way that you dance, and honey, I’ve got a question
Baby, would you be my queen
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Oh that baby got a golden smile
I know she’s the one for me in that room
That girl is a-twistin’ and a-groovin’, shakin’ and a-movin’
She don’t know what she doin’ to me, I
Love the way that you dance, and honey, I’ve got a question
Baby, would you be my queen
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Mm, that baby got a golden smile
I know she’s the one for me in that room
Vertaling
Ik kreeg een telefoontje van mijn schatje, ze zei dat ze genoeg van me had.
Ze zei dat ze een andere minnaar had gevonden, in een andere stad.
Ze zei dat ze het goed doet in New Orleans
Nu laat ze me ijsberen, huh, me afvragend waar ik fout ging
Got me going in circles like the merry-go-round
Gonna take the west train to Louisiana in the morning
Sweet little girl from the ninth ward in New Orleans
The way she dancing, you could see her from Tennessee
Onder die rode jurk, haar benen lang als de bayou bomen
She got a golden smile, I know she’s the one for me in the room
She’s a-twistin’ and a-groovin’, shakin’ and a-movin’
Ze weet niet wat ze me aandoet, ik
Love the way that you dance, and honey, I’ve got a question
Baby, wil je mijn koningin zijn
All right now
Her name was Eartha, was her name I could never forget
Just like the way she dipped on the bronze-tiled floor
Honey was movin’ with ease, each and every step
So good that baby had my eyes at her glow
Geen glimmende juwelen, nog steeds het helderste ding dat de kamer verlicht
That girl is twistin’ and a-groovin’, shakin’ and a-movin’
She don’t know what she doin’ to me, I
Love the way that you dance, and honey, I’ve got a question
Baby, wil je mijn koningin zijn
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Oh die baby heeft een gouden glimlach
I know she’s the one for me in that room
That girl is a-twistin’ and a-groovin’, shakin’ and a-movin’
She don’t know what she doin’ to me, I
Love the way that you dance, and honey, I’ve got a question
Baby, would you be my queen
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Oh, oh, baby
Mm, die baby heeft een gouden glimlach
I know she’s the one for me in that room