Good evening.
And welcome to the Cotton Club.
We're so happy to see so many of you.
Our very fine patrons returned tonight.
And since we knew that you would be here,
we have prepared a show especially for you.
DC, let's get this show moving.
But wait, don't you get up to get a drink.
Because our ladies will be there sooner than
you think.
What good is melody?
What good is music?
If it exists, so long as we live.
It ain't the melody.
It ain't the music.
There's something else that makes the two complete.
Well, it's only a thing if you ain't got the swing.
Do what, do what.
Don't be a ditty, or you got to sing.
Do what, do what.
It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot.
I said, you get a really bad leader.
I said, don't be a ditty if you ain't got the swing.
Do what, do what.
Don't be a ditty if you ain't got the swing.
Do what, do what.
Don't be a ditty or you got to sing.
Do what, do what.
It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot.
I'm tellin' you, don't be so nervous in the light
I'm tellin' you, get a real bad feeling
I'm tellin' you, don't be so scared if you
ain't got the swing
Do-wa do-wa do-wa do-Wa
We are here, Fella
All right now. Yeah!
Work it, now! Yeah!
Come on! Yeah!
Oh, I said, ain't no difference if it's sweet
or hot
I said, the kids are gonna make me cry
I said, don't feel me if you ain't got that swing
Do, wa, do, wa
You know you ain't supposed to go away Hush!
Aces getting ready to introduce the next number.
The walls.
As we smooth on through the evening,
breaking things down in heritage,
we'd like to bring to you the very fine, foxy, sexy,
beautiful, gorgeous, sweet, succulent apple who
oozes to squeeze the tombs night after night.
Let's have it for the cocky clubs on Sweet
Child, Miss
Eva Pearl. Pearl.
Thank you.
It is so good to be here this evening.
As with every evening, Pearl is going to be herself.
Since many of you told me you liked me this night,
I try to sing songs that will express the way I feel.
Well, tonight won't be any different.
And for you ladies out in the audience
who have those days with your maid, you know
what I mean. Yeah!
Don't know why.
There's no stormy weather.
Stormy weather.
Since my midnight, together, he's raining all
the time.
Life is bad, gloom and misery everywhere.
Stormy weather just can't get my bones in.
Together, I'm weary all the time, the time.
So I'm weary all the time. When he went away,
the blues came and met me.
If he stays away, oh, I can't share what I feel.
All I do is praise the Lord, the blood will let
me walk in the sun once more.
Can't go on, everything has gone.
Stormy weather just can't get my bones in.
Together, he's raining all the time. He's
raining all the time.
I walk around with a heavy heart in the sand.
Nighttime comes and I'm still feeling bad.
Grateful that I don't live life with every hope
I have. Misery and poverty and ill-mannered
just drives me mad.
Oh, love, love, love. This misery is just too
much for me.
Can't go on, everything has gone.
Stormy weather just can't get my bones in.
Together, he's raining all the time.
He keeps raining all the time.
He leaves a girl, girl, that's the truth if I
ever heard the truth, all my life. Cause I got
so big as a lion, sitting beside me. He leaves
day and night.
Sun up, sun down. He going everywhere. He's
never here at night doing what he knows is right.
Hey, baby, don't embarrass me. Look at all
these folks looking at me.
It's an animator, you know you're wrong. Keep
this up and I'm gonna cut your thong.
Hey, let's get this place back on a ramping pace.
Alright, so in a mighty word, I bring to you,
The Ooze Girls. Yeah!
Step away, do you see the baby? Look at the dog
in the tank.
Step away, do you see the audience? Look at the
dog in the tank.
Step away, do you see the cat in the tank? Look
at the cat in the tank.
Step away, do you see the baby? Look at the dog
in the tank.
Here he goes.
Wait, how you doing though?
Yes wait, yes he's waiting.
Oh, yeah! Yeah!
I love waiting, single lady.
Just waiting, single lady.
Don't stop me crying, baby, I'm trying.
Where you go, where you go.
Why you run, you know I love you.
Just waiting, single lady.
Right there. Yeah.
I love you, baby.
I love you. Yeah!
I love you, babe.
I love you. Woo!
What you doin' lookin' over my shoulder
captivating my man's eyes like that?
Excuse me honey, big daddy, I want to talk to you.
Ma'am, could you leave so I can talk to Sal.
You heard me.
Sal, what you got to talk to my man about that
I can't hear?
Your man, everybody lay no claim on him.
And if they're judged, I be the first to claim
him in. Ooh.
Sal, you ain't nothin' but a teen.
Uh huh.
You always been a teen. Yeah.
And that's about all I'm gonna say.
A teen.
Hey, big daddy.
You as blind as a bat.
She don't want your breezy fat.
Can't you see this hunk got her eyes on ace.
Oh, let me tell you something, man.
You think you hold all the cards because you
throw your way
around here in this club.
But don't, don't place your fears too high.
Because the ace will stay and can claim. Yes.
See you, daddy. Woo!
You better get before I give you the royal cup.
What are you boy be, daddy?
Man, I don't have to tell you where I'm going.
You forget.
I must remain.
Big daddy.
Big ass.
Tell her to meet me in my office.
Big daddy.
Hey, you know I didn't mean it.
You should know that.
Come on now, big daddy.
I didn't mean to blow things out of proportion,
big daddy.
Come on now.
Come on to Mama.
My sugar dumping.
Forget about that.
I'm all the woman you'll ever need.
Maiden, I'm just not in the mood.
Big daddy, you're not in the mood.
Somebody bring me a drink.
Oh, no.
Bring me another.
Ha ha. Morning.
Why must you be mean to me?
Gee, honey.
It seems to me you want to see me crying.
I don't know why, but I stay.
When you say you won't, you know that I'm not sure.
See the blue inside you.
You drink me cold, baby.
You see I'm beautiful.
And you, you're always so mean.
You're a somebody's whole baby.
But now it comes to me.
Bring one baby to me.
Oh, can you see what you made to me?
You're a somebody's whole baby.
Now, now, Maid.
Don't let that Maid get you down.
Maid, you don't understand.
I love that Maid.
Oh, sugar.
Love ain't supposed to hurt so deep down.
Come on.
Okay, ladies and gents.
To change the pace and get this show back on
the road, let's have our Oop's Girls back
breaking in a new song, and a new band.
Come on, girls and Oop's.
One more time.
In these scientific days, everyone's futuristic,
So you'll find it's always pain.
When you are worn out it's pain.
Here's the dance.
Got to make it to the chair.
Tickle it.
That's who left with the snow.
Here's the way it goes.
Right as the day, lifting the weight.
While I'm walking on the ground.
That's all time.
Ooh, that's all time.
All time.
Sway to the left, then to the right.
Sway like you're on the tail of a kite.
That's all time.
Ooh, that's all time.
Mix it with slow motion.
Share it over and stuff.
It's not a notion.
Before I start to step.
Up on your heels.
Down on your toes.
Don't watch the floor, just follow the snow.
That's all time.
Ooh, that's all time.
I'm walking on the ground.
That's all time.
Ooh, that's all time.
They say, into your early life romance came.
And in this heart of yours burns a flame.
A flame that flickered one day and died away.
Then with this illusion deep in your mind,
you learned that fools in love soon grow wild.
The years have changed you somehow.
I see you now.
Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow.
March alone.
Dining and shining, dancing, dining with some men.
In a restaurant, is that all you really want to know?
The fish that's hidden in the lake, I know.
The love you lost long ago.
And when nobody is crying, you grow.
I know.
So, Mr. Candy Lane.
There she is.
Miss Boney, a truly sophisticated lady.
Thank you, Charlie.
Well, ladies, it looks like the boss has his
hands full again.
I told you, I can't throw my bail out this close.
You owe us some, Sardine.
How could you have a woman like that around
places like this?
What's wrong with you?
Heartbroken, you fool.
Heartbroken? Oh, no.
Don't tell me you didn't win and got loaded
because of what I said about mood and everything.
That's it, he's mixed up in everything.
Well, this is a sight.
Drinking bail, them stars throwing sentiment.
Shut up, Sardine.
Shut up!
Oh, wait a minute.
You done promised me one thing and that offers
a third.
And come out of your efforts and look at your
new shut up.
Just let me know when I can say my song.
Say what?
No, no, Sardine, I'm just fooling, baby.
Fooling? No, no, I'm not fooling.
I'm serious.
And I'm committed to no-
When I want you to broadcast, I'll put you on
the radio. No!
We're something going to get the slay now.
Be careful when you open the door, sugar.
No one asked for your advice.
Not even when the commode been overflowed.
Made you something. You really something.
No, sugar.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Oh, but when it comes down to love, there's
just one problem.
Problem? What problem?
Your feet's too big.
Oh, but, Daddy, I can't help that.
Help or not, when it comes down to love,
the only thing that stalls me is your feet.
Well, say what's around in here. Yeah.
Up in Harlem,
at a table for two.
Well, there were the four of us, baby.
Me, your big feet, you.
When nobody comes up, I say,
sure, I'll speak.
But from the down, girl, you just too much feet.
Calls your feet too big.
Don't you?
Calls your feet too big.
Man, if you call your feet too big.
I really hate you.
Call your feet too big.
Da Da da da.
When you get up,
da da Da Da.
The girls, they like it.
They say they think you're nice.
Say you got what it takes to climb up to Paradise.
They like your face.
Say they love your ring.
But I look at them.
Look at them.
Calls your feet too big.
Da Da da Da.
Don't you?
Call your feet too big.
Man, if you call your feet too big.
I really hate you.
Call your feet too big.
Your pedal extremities are colossal.
Submission looks just like a fossil.
I've been walking, talking, and walking.
Calls your feet too big.
Can't go nowhere with you.
Calls your feet too big.
Can't get the man next to you.
Calls your feet too big.
Look out.
Calls your feet too big.
Look out.
Spread all across the front.
When you going down,
ain't nobody gonna stop.
Undertaker's gonna have a job.
You gonna look funny when they make you in that casket.
Look at those big feet.
Stick it over the back.
Calls your feet too big.
Don't want to call your feet too big.
Man, if you call your feet too big.
I really hate you.
Calls your feet too big.
Sing with me.
Your feet too big.
Don't want to call your feet too big.
Man, if you call your feet too big.
I made a head, I toss a thing or two to win
Your petals and frivolous are a nauseous gas
Young dad, I'm sweet on you
And I long to have you all alone
I love your big eyes and your smile
But I'd be a pal Lazier too
If I let you lower my feet and get away with it
Now you apologize
You ain't gotta apologize about nothin'
Sam, you ain't got nothin' to do with this
You really ain't got nothin' to do with nothin'
You forget you in my club
Wait, wait, is this my club too?
And what's big dad?
Hmm, it's mine
Ha, come on
Oh, what does it not tell you?
Tell me what?
What does it not tell me?
Tell me what?
I'm not gonna move
Let me go
Listen to me
I'm lookin' for the boss
Can I see the boss?
Sonny, you're lookin' at the boss
What you wanna get at?
Well, I'm a signer
And they told me downtown
To come uptown to this herculean club
And this does be the place
Even though I don't see nobody pickin' cotton
Honey, you done come at the right time Yeah
You see what I'm talkin' about?
You see what I said to your old nag
Like she doesn't call me that?
Sam, now you go dealin' that in my business again
Come on over here, honey, talk to Big Mac
I sure like you
You sure does be pretty nice
Okay, honey, but what type of singing do you do?
Well, I just open my pods and it just comes out
No, honey, what type of song do you sing?
Well, anything pops in my head
We can start with, I only sound
You mean, his eyes only spell
Honey, I thank you
No, I gotta say him, cuz they told me downtown
To come uptown to this cotton club to get a job
And this does be the place
To see that that sign say cotton club
Even though I don't see nobody pickin' cotton
Okay, honey, stay right there Tommy!
What you doin' Fittin' in on my man?
Just what you think you doin' kissin' in my
place like this?
Big J, you always tryin' to embarrass me
Ain't nobody tryin' to embarrass you
You gonna let Sam run all over me
And she's gonna continue to run over me
Until I put my foot on her
It seems as though you ain't had enough
See, Big J promised me I'm gonna slay him
And I will slay him
He what?
Yes, I did say you could slay him at this here club
No, you ain't. No, you ain't either
I just tried to do the thing
Ace, give her what she wants
I want everybody in this cotton club
Excuse me
I want everybody in this cotton pickin' cotton club
To know that I am in charge
And you two, I defy
Cause you're both gonna lie
Ace, take care of my place
I'm gonna beat you
Well, alright ladies and gents
It's time for a surprise treat
You all saw her on stage a few moments ago
Well, here she is, Miss
Country bumpkin
Here she is, Miss Country bumpkin
Thank you , very much
You gonna let us slay him, Big J?
You gonna let us slay him before me?
Now Sally, calm down
I mean, we gonna work this out
Yeah, we gonna work this out
Now you come on back in this little room
Little Sally got big business for you
Come on
Oh well, as I said before
Thank you , very much
Now, I don't know much about this hip club
And I don't know much about these folks and
their cotton
But I do know one thing
That I is ready to open my mouth
And let the sound that bullets will come out
Come out
Alright y'all music people
Guys are ready
Why should I feel discouraged
And why should the shadows come
Why should my heart feel lonely
And long for Heaven and home
When Jesus is my portion
The cost of prayer is here
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me His eye is on
the very top of the world And I know He
watches, He watches me
I sing because I'm happy I sing because I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
sing because I'm happy
And I sing because I'm happy His eye is on the
very top of the world
And I know He watches And I sing because I'm happy
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches
And I sing because I'm happy And I sing because
I'm free
His eye is on the very top of the world And I
know He watches