Sweet Mama Blue

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Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), also known by the nickname 'The Big O', was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis. His greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and 1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top Forty, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman". His career stagnated through the 1970s, but several covers of his songs and the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's Blue Velvet revived his career in the 1980s. In 1988, he joined the supergroup Traveling… more »

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I know a place in New Orleans
They call "The Castle of Kings and Queens"
Where an old sweet black woman sings
And plays piano like a dream
She puts out all her beautiful heart and soul for you
Sweet mama blue
Sweet mama blue will only sing about the truth
And it will get to you
Sweet mama blue will sing of love as only she can do
Sweet mama blue
Sweet mama Blue
One night I stayed past closing time
"Sweet mama blue my troubled mind"
She sang the night away for me
She made me see what I couldn?t see
That only by loving life will all your dreams come true
Sweet mama blue
Sweet mama blue will only sing about the truth
And it will get to you
Sweet mama blue will sing of love as only she can do
Sweet mama blue
Sweet mama blue
They say she?s gone from misery
But she still lives in my memory
I still can see her smile and say
"I?ll bet you make it all the way"
If you will try the Lord will surely see you through
Sweet mama blue
The world sure will miss you
And when I feel blue I think of you
Sweet mama blue
Sweet mama blue
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