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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Al Gorgoni
Guitar
Eric Gale
Guitar
Garry Sherman
Organ
Gary Chester
Drums
Hugh McCracken
Guitar
Russ Savakus
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Lee Hooker
Composer
Van Morrison
Songwriter
Garry Sherman
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bert Russell
Producer
Brooks Arthur
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Now listen
Julie baby, it ain't natural for you to cry in the midnight
It ain't natural for you to cry
Way in the midnight
Until the wee small hours
Long 'fore the break of dawn
Oh Lord
[Verse 2]
Now Julie, and there ain't nothin' on my mind
More further away than what you're lookin' for
I see the way you jumped at me
Lord, from behind the door
And looked into my eyes
Your little star struck innuendos
Inadequacies' an
Foreign bodies
[Verse 3]
And the sunlight shinin' through the crack in the window pane
Numbs my brain
And the sunlight shinin' through the crack in the window pane
Numbs my brain, oh Lord
[Verse 4]
Ha, so open up the window
And let me breath
I said open up the window
And let me breath
[Verse 5]
I'm lookin' down the street below, Lord
I cried for you
Ha
I cried, I cried for you
Oh Lord
[Verse 6]
The cool room
Lord is a fool's room
The cool room
Lord is a fool's room
[Verse 7]
And I can almost smell
Your T.B. sheets
And I can almost smell
Your T.B. sheets
On your sick bed
[Verse 8]
I gotta go
I gotta go
And you said please stay
I wanna, I want, I wanna drink of water, I wanna drink of water
Go in the kitchen get me a drink of water
[Verse 9]
I said I gotta go, I gotta go, baby
I said, I'll send, I'll send somebody around later
You know we got John comin' around here later with a
Bottle of wine for you, baby
But I gotta go
[Verse 10]
The cool room
Lord is a fool's room
The cool room
Lord, Lord is a fool's room, a fool's room
[Verse 11]
And I can almost smell
Your T.B. sheets
I can almost smell
Your T.B. sheets, T.B.
[Verse 12]
I gotta go
I'll send around, send around one that grumbles later on, babe
See what I can pick up for you, you know
Yeah, I got a few things goin' to
Don't worry about it, don't worry about it, don't worry
Uh huh, go, go, go
I've gotta go, gotta go, gotta, gotta go
Gotta go, gotta go
All right, all right
[Verse 13]
I turn on the radio
If you wanna hear a few tunes, turn on the radio for ya
There you go, there you go
There you go, baby, there you go
[Verse 14]
You'll be all right, too
Ha ha, yeah
I know it ain't funny, it ain't funny at all, babe
Layin' in the cool room, man
Layin' in the cool room
In the cool room
In the cool room
Written by: John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison