Tribute to a King

                                  Listen, people, listen

I`m gonna sing you a song

About a man who lived good

But didn't live too long



He was born in Macon, Georgia

A poor boy without a dime

He found his way to Memphis

Singing These Arms Of Mine



Otis, Otis Redding was his name

Without his soulful singing

This old world won`t be the same



Now he traveled on to Frisco

New York and abroad

Everywhere he sang

The people would applaud



One day he left Georgia

Wisconsin bound

But he didn`t get to sing that night

The plane he was in went down



He was a soul music singer

The king of the Memphis sound

It makes me feel so sad

Cause now he ain`t around



He died with his guitar

Close to his hands

But his soul lives on today

In the heart of a million fans



Taking about



Otis, Otis Redding was his name

His picture oughta be hung

In the music hall of fame



Otis, he was known as Big O

Otis, we gonna miss him so

Otis, ooh, yeah,

We gonna miss him so