Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue The band was jumpin', the people too Ah, mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul They did the boogie-woogie, with a steady roll * They mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg When I say go, just ah, shake your leg And do the mess around I declare, do the mess around Yeah do the mess around Everybody's doin' the mess around Now let me have it there boy Now you got it boy (Yeah, ah, mess around, go on mess around) (Mess around, boy) Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1 Everybody here's gonna have some fun Doin' the mess around Ah, doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring She knows how to, shake that thing Mess around I declare, she can mess around Ah, mess around Everybody do the mess around
Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue The band was jumpin', the people too Ah, mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul They did the boogie-woogie, with a steady roll * They mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg When I say go, just ah, shake your leg And do the mess around I declare, do the mess around Yeah do the mess around Everybody's doin' the mess around Now let me have it there boy Now you got it boy (Yeah, ah, mess around, go on mess around) (Mess around, boy) Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1 Everybody here's gonna have some fun Doin' the mess around Ah, doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring She knows how to, shake that thing Mess around I declare, she can mess around Ah, mess around Everybody do the mess around
“Mess Around” foi escrita por Ahmet Ertegun, co‑fundador da Atlantic Records, usando o pseudônimo A. Nugetre, também conhecido como “Nuggy”.
A canção foi gravada e interpretada por Ray Charles, marcando um dos primeiros sucessos da sua carreira.
O uso de um pseudônimo por Ertegun demonstra como executivos da gravadora também contribuíam criativamente para o repertório da Atlantic.
Apesar de poucos detalhes disponíveis, “Mess Around” rapidamente se destacou nas paradas, ajudando a estabelecer Ray Charles como um artista emergente na época.
O fato de ser um dos primeiros hits de Charles evidencia a importância da colaboração entre o músico e a Atlantic Records nos primeiros anos de sua trajetória.
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