For the debut CD by a blue-eyed soul artist named Ali Hoffman, her label asked Arlon and me for a song in the classic style of Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz"). Ali Hoffman did record this song on her EP, "Not Gonna Beg," on Wing Court Records. This is the demo and the singer here is the wonderful Catherine Russell. Arlon and I had so much fun listening to the recordings of the great Carla Thomas. We learned and we loved her.
Music and lyrics copyright Annie Dinerman and Arlon Bennett all rights reserved
Lyrics
MY GOODNESS!
COULD YOU BE THE ONE?
SUDDENLY, I SEE YOU’RE
MORE THAN FUN.
(CHORUS)
MY MY MY GOODNESS!
MY MY MY GOODNESS!
LOOKS LIKE WE’VE GOT A CHANCE.
MY SHOULD-NESS
TELLS ME THIS IS RIGHT
WHEN YOU WINK AT ME,
MY SHINING KNIGHT.
MY MY MY GOODNESS!
MY MY MY GOODNESS
YOU READ MY SOUL WITH A GLANCE.
(BRIDGE)
BEFORE YOU, I WAS A BAD GIRL.
ALWAYS OVERLOOKED THE GOOD GUYS.
ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR THE NEXT PAIR OF EYES.
THEN YOU LOOKED BACK.
I SAID, “MY, MY, MY!”
MY SWEETNESS,
I FEEL LIKE SUCH A PRIZE.
NOW, I SEE MY GOODNESS
THROUGH YOUR EYES.
WANT TO GIVE YOU
MY KINDNESS, COZINESS,
MY SOFTNESS, SILLINESS,
MY TOUGHNESS, TENDERNESS,
MY GLADNESS, GIVINGNESS,
MY GOODNESS!
MY GOODNESS!
MY MY MY GOODNESS!