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Sonny Boy Williamson II
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
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Leonard Chess: Go ahead, we're rolling; take one. What’s the name of this?
Sonny Boy Williamson: Little Village. A little village, motherfucker! A little village!
Leonard Chess: There's isn't a mother fuckin' thing there about a village, you son of a bitch! Nothin' in the song has got anything to do with a village!
Sonny Boy Williamson: Well, a small town!
Leonard Chess: I know what a village is!
Sonny Boy Williamson: Well all right, goddamn it! You know, you don't need no title! You name it after I gotta get through with it, son of a bitch! You name it what you wanna. You name it your mammy if ya wanna!
Leonard Chess: Ha ha! Take one, rollin’
Sonny Boy Williamson: Mm-mm. It's too fast, baby
I stopped in a little place, too small to be a village
And not large enough to be a town
Yeah, it's a little place too small to be a village
And too large enough to be a town
Yeah, not large enough to be a village
And too small to be a town
But I fell in love with a small little chick
That one night she takin' me down
She had a cruise, cool apartment
And she invited me around
She had a crool, cozy little apartment
And she invited me around
After the night was over
I just had to stick around
Well, alright!!
I trust my baby
And I know something fine
Yes, I know
The little girl is nice 'n' kind
She had a swell little apartment
That's when she'd invite me down
Her nice disposition
And I couldn't turn her down
Her nice cool position
And I could not turn her down
I know little place too small to be a village
And not large enough to be a town
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Goodbye, baby
I would just like to stick around
Goodbye, baby
I would just like to stick around
Well I've got to leave you now
'Cause tomorrow I'm Chicago bound
Written by: Sonny Boy Williamson II