Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Isley Brothers
Performer
Ernie Isley
Bass
George Moreland
Drums
Gary Jones
Congas
C. Jasper
Piano
Milton Westley
Organ
John Mosley
Flute
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
B.B. Dickerson
Songwriter
Harold Brown
Songwriter
Howard Scott
Songwriter
Lee Oskar
Songwriter
Lonnie Jordan
Songwriter
Charles Miller
Songwriter
Eric Burdon
Songwriter
Papa Dee Allen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ronald Isley
Producer
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was once out strollin' one hot and summer day
When I thought I'd lay myself down to rest
In a big field of tall grass
I laid there in the sun and I felt it caressin' my face
As I fell asleep, I dreamed that I was in Hollywood movie
And that I was the star of the movie
This really blew my mind
But there I was (Oh, there I was)
I was taken to the place (Taken to the place)
The hall of the mountain kings (Hall of the mountain kings)
I stood high upon the mountain top (Ooh)
Naked to the world
In front of me (In front of me, ah, yeah)
Was every kind of girl
There was long ones, tall ones, short ones, brown ones
Black ones, round ones, big crazy ones
Out of the middle, came a lady
She whispered in my ear, ooh, ooh, something crazy
[Verse 2]
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl
[Verse 3]
I thought to myself, what could this mean?
Am I goin' crazy, or is this just a dream?
Now wait a minute
I know I'm lyin' in a field of grass somewhere
So it's all in my head
And then I heard
Somebody say
[Verse 4]
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Oh, spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl
[Verse 5]
I could feel hot flames of fire roarin' at my back
And she disappeared, but soon, she returned
In her hand was a bottle of wine, and in the other, a glass, good God
She poured some of that wine from the bottle into the glass
And she raised it to her lips and just before she drank it, she said
[Verse 6]
Spill that wine
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine, yeah, yeah)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill, spill, spill, spill, spill that wine)
Come on and take that pearl
Come on and spill that wine
Come on and take that pearl
Spill that wine
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Oh, oh, take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill that wine)
Come on and take that pearl
Come on and spill that wine
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Ah, take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, spill that wine)
Come on and take that pearl
Come on, spill that wine
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Oh, take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, spill that wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Yeah, yeah)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Spill that wine, come on, take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Won't you just spill it?)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on and spill it)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, spill that wine, yeah, now)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Ah, take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, take that pearl now)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, take that freaky pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, spill that wine, yeah, wine)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, spill that wine, baby)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Oh, spill that wine now)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, take that pearl)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come on, come on, come on, come on now)
Spill that wine, take that pearl (Come, come, come on, come on, take that pearl)
Spill that wi-
Come on, come on, take that pearl now
Spill that wine
Written by: C. W. Miller, Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Morris Dickerson