《Green Onions》歌词

[00:00:02] All right people the rest of the hard working

[00:00:03] All star blues brothers are gonna be out here in a minute

[00:00:05] Including my little brother Jake

[00:00:06] But right now I'd like to talk a little bit about thi

[00:00:31] E you're hearing this is of course the green onions tune

[00:00:32] It was a very big hit in the early sixties in this country

[00:00:34] And of course it was composed and recorded in

[00:00:35] Memphis Tennessee right here

[00:00:46] E United States Of America you know people

[00:00:47] I believe that this tune can be acquainted

[00:00:48] With the great classical music around the world

[00:00:49] Now you go to Germany you've got your bach

[00:00:50] Your Beethoven your Brahms

[00:00:52] Here in America you've got your Fred McDowell

[00:00:57] Your Irving Berlin your Glenn Miller and your Booker T &The M G 's

[00:01:00] Ple another example of the great contributions

[00:01:02] In music and culture that this country

[00:01:06] Has made around the world and as you look around

[00:01:10] The world today you see this country spurned

[00:01:11] You see backs turned on this country

[00:01:13] Well people I'm gonna tell you something

[00:01:13] This continent North America is the stronghold

[00:01:17] This is where we're gonna make our stand in this decade yeah

[00:01:26] E I've got something to say to the state department

[00:01:32] I say take that archaic Monroe doctrine

[00:01:33] And that Marshall plan that says we're supposed

[00:01:34] To police force the world and throw 'em out let's

[00:01:41] Home for the next ten years people

[00:01:44] Right here in North America

[00:01:45] And enjoy the music and culture that is ours

[00:01:46] Yeah I got one more thing to say

[00:01:47] I'm just talking about the music people and what it does to me

[00:02:23] And that is as you look around the world

[00:02:24] You go to the Soviet Union or Great Britain

[00:02:30] Or France you name it any country ev

[00:02:31] Dy is doing flips and twists just to get into

[00:02:32] A genuine pair of American blue jeans

[00:02:33] And to hear this music and we got it all here in America

[00:02:34] The land of the Chrysler 440 cubic inch engine