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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Conductor
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Performer
Stu Sharf
Stu Sharf
Acoustic Guitar
Eddie Hinton
Eddie Hinton
Electric Guitar
Jack Jennings
Jack Jennings
Percussion
Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
Drums
Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere
Organ
Dave Hood
Dave Hood
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Composer
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere
Producer
Tim Geelani
Tim Geelani
Engineer
Doug Pomeroy
Doug Pomeroy
Assistant Engineer
Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Invitations to my party
Send Jones an inviting card
He got his mean streak from the gutter
Got his kindness from God
Now tugboats paint the river
Carry coal to the city and white dock liners
Happiness on the uptown side
At my party in the morning tide (Party in the morning)
Ooh, la la la, blackpatch
Ooh, la la la, blackpatch
Ooh, la la la, blackpatch
In blackpatch, in blackpatch
Clothespins on wash ropes
Window to window tie
Socks and bells and nightgowns (Socks and bells and)
Tassels in the morning (Tassels in the morning)
Tassels in the morning sky
People are you ready? (Ready, ready)
People are you tryin'?
Ready, ready (Ready)
Ready, ready
Tell me I've been thinkin' (Ready, ready)
Tell me I've been thinkin'
Woman child on the side street
Flashing in blackpatch
Lipstick on her reefer
Waiting for a match
Written by: Laura Nyro

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