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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
Lead Vocals
Jimmy Lee Robinson
Jimmy Lee Robinson
Bass Guitar
Eddie Boyd
Eddie Boyd
Piano
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
Electric Guitar
Fred Below
Fred Below
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
Songwriter
Ernest Lawlar
Ernest Lawlar
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Won't you be my chauffeur?
You be my chauffeur?
I want him to drive me
I want him to drive me downtown
You know, he drives so easy
Big Mama can't turn him down
[Verse 2]
Gonna buy my chauffeur
Gonna buy my chauffeur
A brand-new V8
Brand-new V8 Ford
And he won't need no passengers
Big Mama's sure gonna be his alone
[Verse 3]
But I don't want him
No, I don't want him
To be ridin' these girls
Talkin' 'bout these girls
I'm talkin' 'bout the girls he rides
Yeah, I'm gonna buy me a shotgun
Shoot my chauffeur down
Yeah, come on in there now, Fred
[Instrumental]
Oh, I'm gonna love a chauffeur
Gonna love my chauffeur
Ride me all over
Ride me all over this whole world
And he will be my little boy
Big Mama sure gonna be his girl, talkin' 'bout my chauffeur
Gonna let him ride
Talkin' 'bout ride me
Ride me
All over this world
I'm his
And he'll be my boy
And I'll be his girl
I'm gonna let my chauffeur
Gonna keep on a-ridin'
All over Europe
All over that land
Woo, my chauffeur
And I'm gonna ride him
And he can ride me
Talkin', won't you be my chauffeur?
Won't you be my chauffeur?
I want him to ride me
Want him to ride me on downtown
He won't need no passenger
He's not gonna turn them down
You know, I'm gonna buy him
Yes, I'm gonna buy him
A brand-new V8
Talkin' 'bout a V8 Ford
'Cause everything that he can carry
Big Mama's gonna be his lone, alright
Talkin' 'bout the chauffeur
Talkin' 'bout the chauffeur
Come on, chauffeur
Come on, chauffeur
Ride me around
Come on and ride me
Oh
Need no passenger
Big Mama's sure gonna be his lone
Talkin' 'bout my chauffeur
Talkin' 'bout my chauffeur
Talkin' 'bout my chauffeur, mm
Mm, oh yeah
Written by: Big Mama Thornton, Ernest Lawlar
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