Two Old Cats Like Us – Ray Charles (duet with Hank Williams, Jr.)
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[Charles:] Hey, I like to do a little rockin’ [Williams:] Ray, I get a little rowdy myself [Williams:] See if you can sing the high part, brother [Charles:] Hank, I can if you give me some help
[Both:] ‘Cause we’re the kind when we set our minds We’re gonna do it or bust Hey, we ain’t half bad for two old cats like us
[Williams:] There ain’t nothin’ like honky tonk music [Charles:] Now [Williams:] When you get an itching to play
[Charles:] And singing those songs like ‘Hey, Good Lookin’ [Charles:] And ‘Baby, Tell Me What I Say’ [Williams:] That’ll work
[Both:] We can take it to the limit Or take it back to the bus Ain’t no problem for two old cats like us
We’ve been down a whole lot of alleys Shook a whole lot of cans Ain’t too much about prowlin’ or howlin’ That we don’t understand Had a few doors slammed on our tails We’ve been kicked and cussed But everything’s cool for two old cats like us
[Williams:] Play a little
[Williams:] Now this younger generation, Ray [Williams:] Is keepin’ us on our toes [Charles:] That’s right [Charles:] Playing everything from western swing [Charles:] To that good ol’ rock and roll
[Both:] And here we are smack dab in the middle But I think we can adjust Hell, there ain’t nothing new for two old cats like us
[Williams:] Tell the truth, now
[Both:] We’ve been down a whole lot of alleys Shook a whole lot of cans There ain’t too much about prowlin’ or howlin’ That we don’t understand Had a few doors slammed on our tails We’ve been kicked and cussed But everything’s cool for two old cats like us But everything’s cool for two old cats like us