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Tim-Tayshun (Temptation) Lyrics
Toss one on the bow
And here we go!
Oh, tell me, will ya, darlin'
Why you look so bad tonight?
They's bags 'round your eyeballs
Which is red instead of white!
Well, it's-a-this-a-way:
You came when I was alone
Shucks, I shoulda knowed
That you was Tim Tayshun!
You smiled and led-a me on
My heart is plum gone
'Cause you was Tim Tayshun!
It'd be thrillin'
Iffin you're willin'
But iffin it never can be
Then pity for me
For you was too bored to be kissed
I couldn't resist
'Cause you was temptation
And I was your'n!
Yes, as the serpent tempted Adam
As the apple tempted Eve
As the mudhole tempts a muh-skeeter, darlin'
That's how you're temptin' me!
Yeah, and as corn-liquor tempts a drunkard
As an orchid tempts the bee
As a willow tree tempts the caterpillar, darlin'
That's how you're temptin' me!
You came when I was alone
Shucks, I shoulda knowed
That you was Tim Tayshun!
You smiled and led-a me on
My heart is plum gone
'Cause you was Tim Tayshun!
It'd be thrillin'
Iffin you're willin'
But iffin it never can be
Then pity for me
'Cause you was too bored to be kissed
I couldn't resist
'Cause you was temptation
And I was your'n!
Here is my heart, take it away!
Yes, take it away
I say that we will never, never, never part!
I'm just a slave, just a dad-burn slave!
I'm-a goin' with you
'Cause you're temptation
And I'm a red hot flame (HOT CINDERS!}
For you!
And here we go!
Why you look so bad tonight?
They's bags 'round your eyeballs
Which is red instead of white!
You came when I was alone
Shucks, I shoulda knowed
That you was Tim Tayshun!
My heart is plum gone
'Cause you was Tim Tayshun!
Iffin you're willin'
But iffin it never can be
Then pity for me
For you was too bored to be kissed
I couldn't resist
'Cause you was temptation
And I was your'n!
As the apple tempted Eve
As the mudhole tempts a muh-skeeter, darlin'
That's how you're temptin' me!
As an orchid tempts the bee
As a willow tree tempts the caterpillar, darlin'
That's how you're temptin' me!
Shucks, I shoulda knowed
That you was Tim Tayshun!
You smiled and led-a me on
My heart is plum gone
'Cause you was Tim Tayshun!
Iffin you're willin'
But iffin it never can be
Then pity for me
'Cause you was too bored to be kissed
I couldn't resist
'Cause you was temptation
And I was your'n!
Yes, take it away
I say that we will never, never, never part!
I'm just a slave, just a dad-burn slave!
I'm-a goin' with you
'Cause you're temptation
And I'm a red hot flame (HOT CINDERS!}
For you!
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My father had this record when I was a kid. I hadn't heard it in years...and yet I know a few of the lyrics aren't quite right. Is there no option to suggest corrections? That's why I signed up. I was hoping to help. In fact the very first line is wrong. It should be "rosin on the bow" (it's something they put on bows). Also it's "sorghum tempts the bee" (it's a sweet grass used to make syrup. And while I am not QUITE as sure of these two, I believe its "to lure me on" and "just born to be kissed"