Green Onions歌词

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[00:03.18]All right people the rest of the hard working
[00:04.11]All star blues brothers are gonna be out here in a minute
[00:05.49]Including my little brother Jake
[00:06.27]But right now I'd like to talk a little bit about thi
[00:32.07]E you're hearing this is of course the green onions tune
[00:33.24]It was a very big hit in the early sixties in this country
[00:34.59]And of course it was composed and recorded in
[00:35.67]Memphis Tennessee right here
[00:47.07]E United States Of America you know people
[00:48.06]I believe that this tune can be acquainted
[00:48.96]With the great classical music around the world
[00:50.01]Now you go to Germany you've got your bach
[00:50.85]Your Beethoven your Brahms
[00:52.71]Here in America you've got your Fred McDowell
[00:57.90]Your Irving Berlin your Glenn Miller and your Booker T &The M G 's
[01:01.23]Ple another example of the great contributions
[01:02.40]In music and culture that this country
[01:06.30]Has made around the world and as you look around
[01:11.10]The world today you see this country spurned
[01:12.00]You see backs turned on this country
[01:13.41]Well people I'm gonna tell you something
[01:14.22]This continent North America is the stronghold
[01:18.12]This is where we're gonna make our stand in this decade yeah
[01:26.82]E I've got something to say to the state department
[01:32.58]I say take that archaic Monroe doctrine
[01:34.23]And that Marshall plan that says we're supposed
[01:35.22]To police force the world and throw 'em out let's
[01:41.46]Home for the next ten years people
[01:45.18]Right here in North America
[01:46.23]And enjoy the music and culture that is ours
[01:47.22]Yeah I got one more thing to say
[01:47.91]I'm just talking about the music people and what it does to me
[02:24.06]And that is as you look around the world
[02:25.20]You go to the Soviet Union or Great Britain
[02:30.48]Or France you name it any country ev
[02:31.41]Dy is doing flips and twists just to get into
[02:32.52]A genuine pair of American blue jeans
[02:33.75]And to hear this music and we got it all here in America
[02:35.04]The land of the Chrysler 440 cubic inch engine