Ray Charles on The Johnny Cash Show – 02/11/1970
when they heard a man
singing songs with soul. Country songs with
the kind of soul hethat ty
never heard
sung before. The songs came
fromss Tenneee. Tennessee welcomes
now with open arms the man that sang
those songs for
the world, Mr. Ray Charles. (AUDIENCE CHEERING) BACKUP SINGERS:
♪ I can't stop loving you ♪ I've made up my mind ♪ To live in memory ♪ Of the lonesome times ♪ Why don't you sing with me BACKUP SINGERS:
♪ I can't stop wanting you ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ Yeah, it's useless to say ♪ Oh ♪ So I'll just live my life ♪ In dreams of yesterday SINGERS:
♪ Dreams of yesterday ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERING) All right. Thank you. Good.
Ray Charles. I told you you're
gonna love it here, Ray. Welcome. Hey, man. Glad to have you here. Bless your heart. Welcome. Of course,
the whole world loves
Ray Charles. This is nothing
new for you. You know I just
realized something
the last couple of days. You and I are
trying to say about
the same thing, but we just say it
a little different. Oh, John, you're
just so right. For instance, let's just
try a little for instance,
listen to this. ♪ I've gotten down
to my last pair of shoes ♪ Can't even win a nickel bet ♪ Because, ah them that's got
are them that gets ♪ Listen to this
I ain't got nothin' yet ♪ Okay, okay.
Here's my way of
saying that. ♪ I've got a mess of blues
on my mind ♪ Well, well ♪ And at least
a million miles behind me ♪ And all that I got
between me ♪ And paupers hill ♪ Is a wrinkled, crinkled
wadded dollar bill ♪ So we're not that rich… (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) Yeah. (BUSTED PLAYING) ♪ Hey! My bills are all due ♪ And the babies need shoes
but I'm busted ♪ My cotton is down
to a quarter a pound
and I'm busted ♪ I've got a cow
that went dry
and a hen that won't lay ♪ A big stack of bills
that get bigger each day BOTH:
♪ The County will haul ♪ My belongings away
I'm busted! ♪ Yeah ♪ I went to my brother
to ask for a loan
'cause I was busted ♪ Yeah ♪ And I hate to beg
like a dog for a bone
but I'm busted This is where
I let it go.
♪ My brother said there
ain't a thing I can do ♪ My wife and my kids
they all down with the flu BOTH:
♪ And I was just thinking ♪ Of calling on you
'cause I'm busted! ♪ Oh, John ,
I need some money. ♪ As a matter of fact.
I need your last name,
Cash. BOTH:
♪ Whoa. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) Mr. Ray Charles. We gotta roll, Ray. Thank you, baby. BACKGEUP SINRS:
♪ Take thesnse chai
from my heart ♪ And set me free ♪ Take these chains from
my heart and set me free ♪ You've grown cold
and no longer care for me ♪ All my faith in you is gone ♪ But the heartaches
linger on ♪ Take these chains
from my heart and set me free ♪ Take these tears
y from meyes and let me see ♪ Just a spark of the love
that used to be ♪ If you love somebody new ♪ Let me find a new love, too ♪ Girl, take these chains
from my heart ♪ And set me free ♪ Give my heart
just a word of sympathy ♪ Be as fair to my heart
as you can be ♪ And if you no longer
care for the love ♪ That's beating there ♪ Please take
these chains, baby ♪ From my heart
and set me free ♪ Take these chains
from my heart ♪ And set me free BACKUP SINGERS:
♪ Set me free ♪ That's all right.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING).
