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Slippin' Into Darkness

War

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

B.B. Dickerson

Bass

Charles Miller

Vocals

Harold Brown

Drums

Howard Scott

Guitar

Lee Oskar

Harmonica

Lonnie Jordan

Vocals

Papa Dee Allen

Percussion

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

B.B. Dickerson

Songwriter

Charles Miller

Songwriter

Harold Brown

Songwriter

Howard Scott

Songwriter

Lee Oskar

Songwriter

Lonnie Jordan

Songwriter

Thomas Sylvester Allen

Thomas Sylvester Allen

Songwriter

Papa Dee Allen

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bill Inglot

Mastering Engineer

Chris Huston

Engineer

Jerry Goldstein

Jerry Goldstein

Producer

Ken Perry

Mastering Engineer

Richard Moore

Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Ah

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well

Ooh-ooh, ooh

Hush 'em up

[Verse 1]

I was slippin' into darkness

When they took my friend away

I was slippin' into darkness

When they took, when they took my friend away

[Verse 2]

You know he love to drink good whiskey

Whoa, oh, oh, oh

While laughing at the moon

[Chorus]

Slippin' into darkness

Take my mind beyond the dreams

I was slippin' into darkness, yeah

Take my mind beyond the dreams

[Verse 3]

Where I talk to my brother

Whoa, oh, oh, oh

Who never said their name

[Chorus]

Slippin' into darkness, yeah

All my trouble, so I choose

I was slippin' into darkness, yeah

All my trouble, so I choose

[Verse 4]

I got a wife and a baby, yeah, yeah

Whoa, oh, oh, oh

Now my love hath gained it's fame, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

Slippin' into darkness, yeah

When I heard my mother say

I was slippin' into darkness, yeah

When I heard my mother say

[Bridge]

Hey, what'd she say, what'd she say?

You've been slippin' into darkness

Whoa, oh, oh, oh

Pretty soon you gonna pay (Pay)

[Outro]

Ooh

Ooh

Ooh

Ooh

Ooh

Written by: B.B. Dickerson, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Papa Dee Allen

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