Watermelon Man - Johnnie Taylor

I remember when I was nothing but

A lad of a boy sometime ago

I remember every summer in my home

We had one guy that outstood all the rest

He was a man who used to come around every day

And this is what he would say:

«Ooooh, watermelon man», with your boogaloo style

«Ooooh, watermelon man»

And everybody in the neighborhood would said this:

«Your brain’s just getting watermelons every day

Please make sure your wings come my way»

Everybody digs watermelon man

Well, as the years grew on and I got older

We used to have to sell watermelon

Only on Friday, 'cause that was

The only day we could get out of school

And every Friday and Saturday

We would go out and help him say this:

«Ooooh, watermelon man», he had me help him saying this:

«Ooooh, watermelon man», listen

They make your lip go flipty-flop (haha)

The one we sell on it sucks, sure it’s hot

That’s why everybody digs watermelon man

I wonder what the band help me say it one more time

Yeah, I need everybody in the audience

To help me say it one more time, I’m gon' say it, too:

«Ooooh, watermelon man», yeah

Their tough and sweet of they can be

They’re so sweet I can almost eat the seeds

Everybody in town dig watermelon man, huh

Now let me tell you: «Ooooh, watermelon man»

That’s what I heard him sayin': «Ooooh yeah

You got such good bread»

And ripe, and sweet, watermelon

You had me always thirsty