Congo Square (Album Version)

Congo Square – Teena Marie

Written by： Teena Marie

Sundays was better than other days

Mondays through Saturdays

Sundays we danced like there's no tomorrow

Duke played piano in Storyville

We sang the Blues round midnight until

The sun came up and we'd improvise

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

All eyes open on Yeshua

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

All eyes open on Yeshua

Lester was there so was Ms. Badu

Louie played turmpet on West end Blues

Ain't that Jill Scott with my sweet aunt Nancy

Sassy and Ella start scattin' now

They start a frenzy there in the crowd

Sistahs has always been so resilient

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

All eyes open on Yeshua

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

All eyes open on Yeshua

Ain't no filet gumbo babe without the rue

Ain't no joyous feelings without payin' dues

I'm gonna tie my pink bandana on

'Cause what don't kill me make me strong

Sing my Billie Strange Fruit song

And dig my roots up Congo Square

Dig this man

Sundays was really the only days

That took the place of the lonely days

Sundays we looked to the new horizions

I see the light at the end of the tunnel sir

Jazz and Blues born of the slave gospel

Black angels pick the white fiels of cotton

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

All eyes open on Yeshua

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

Congo Square on a d**e patoi

All eyes open on Yeshua

Ain't no filet gumbo babe without the rue

Ain't no joyous feelings without payin' dues

I'm gonna tie my pink bandana on

'Cause what don't kill me make me strong

Sing my Billie strange fruit song

And dig my roots up

Congo Square Congo Square

Congo Square Congo Square

Party 'til the sun come up

Play that piano man