Listen to One For My Baby (And One More For the Road) by Etta James

One For My Baby (And One More For the Road)

Etta James

Blues

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Etta James - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (1961)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Etta James

Vocals

Riley Hampton

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Harold Arlen

Composer

Johnny Mercer

Lyrics

Riley Hampton

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Phil Chess

Producer

Leonard Chess

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Eh, it's a quarter to three

There's no one in the place except you and me

Set 'em up, Joe

I got a little story that you oughta know

And oh, we're drinkin', my friend

To the end of a brief episode

And oh, yeah and make it one for my baby

One more for the road

[Verse 2]

I got the routine

So drop another nickel in the machine

And I'm feelin' so bad

I'd wished you'd make the music dreamy and sad

And oh and I could tell ya and I could tell you a lot

But you've got to be true to your code

And oh and make it one for my baby

And one more for the road

[Verse 3]

You'd never know it

But, buddy, I'm a kind of poet

I've got a lot of things to say

And oh, yeah

And when I'm gloomy, you simply gotta listen to me

Until it's all talked away

And oh and that's how it goes

And Joe, I know you're gettin' pretty anxious to close

So thanks for the cheer

I hope you didn't mind me bendin' your ear

And oh, yeah, this torch, this torch that I found

It must be drowned or it soon might explode

And oh and make it uh, one for my baby

And one more for the road

And oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

And make it one, two, three and four

And oh, come on and make it one, one more

Make it one for my baby

And one more for the road

[Verse 4]

And oh

Joe

Make it one more

And oh, one more for the road

Written by: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

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