Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man Lyrics






Billy-Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered round and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
A-through the backyard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
Ooh, yes he was

Being good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come and tell me everything is all right
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right
Can I get away again tonight?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
(Ooh...) Lord knows he was
Yes he was

How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowing
Lookin' to see how much we've grown

And the only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
Ooh, yes he was

The only one who could ever reach me
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
I kissed the son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever move me
The sweet-lovin' son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever groove me
Ahh, ooh, ahh....





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    Pulp Fiction

  2. B.... ....

    Astrid has such a great mommy. Jan Levinson baby.

  3. d.... ....

    very nice wow

  4. A.... E....

    January 2020?

  5. t.... h....

    Thanks mom and dad for showing me what good music is. ✌

  6. F.... P....

    Dusty Springfield, a prematurely deceased English singer, was one of the most beautiful and expressive female voices of the twentieth century, at the level of American Rosemary Clooney and Brazilian Heleninha Costa. In common, eclectic repertoires, great vocal range and professional discipline. Unfortunately, the world and Brazil seem to have forgotten these icons of the greatest art.
    Dusty Springfield, cantora inglesa prematuramente falecida, foi uma das mais lindas e expressivas vozes femininas do século XX, ao nível da norte-americana Rosemary Clooney e da brasileira Heleninha Costa. Em comum, repertórios ecléticos, grande extensão vocal e disciplina profissional. Infelizmente, o mundo e o Brasil parecem ter esquecido esses ícones da arte maior.

  7. M.... B....

    5.4K people who downvoted this song suck dick.

  8. A.... V....

    One of two standout tracks from the greatest album ever.

    A.... V....

    What's the other?

    A.... V....

    @Fernando Piccoli , The Windmills Of Your Mind.

  9. B.... B....

    January 2020 mofo.

  10. P.... C....

    she was part...of the mertseybeat revolution

    P.... C....

    Whats Mertseybeat ??

  11. D.... S....

    INTRO WTF HITS FROM THE BONG

  12. D.... B....

    I love the movie Pulp Fiction, and I love this song and scene in the movie!

  13. a.... ....

    Who else is here because of the Office?

  14. N.... V....

    This song takes right back to my childhood. I love it!!!!

  15. S.... S....

    *P U L P F I C T I O N BABY*

  16. J.... ....

    I love you maryjaaaaane

  17. L.... C....

    December 2019 ?

  18. R.... N....

    Heard this song in the Pulp Fiction movie and loved it. This lady has a lot of soul in her. Fabulous!!!

  19. C.... I....

    Love this song

  20. h.... p....

    At first i thought it was a black singer who sang this.

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    I'd have loved to hear Aretha sing this....

  21. R.... L....

    She gives me wood still

  22. Z.... D....

    Ill take a hit from the bong to this.

    Z.... D....

    I'll do one

    Z.... D....

    Just as a tribute to Cypress Hill.

  23. J.... Z....

    You "thumbs downers" are idiots!

  24. M.... M....

    Try listening to Alicia Bridges _I Love the Night Life._ Audio only at first, *_then_* watch the video & see what she looks like... I've got no problem with it. It's what's in a person's heart that really matters, not skin color

    For an 8 year old kid back in 1979, Alicia was a complete shock to me: a crash course in the fluidity of culture & how it respects no racial boundaries. As a kid I listened to Chuck Berry for years before seeing him on TV for the first time. He was the opposite cultural example of Alicia 😲

  25. G.... E....

    Brilliant version

  26. J.... M....

    This is song came from the movie call Til Death Do Us Part

  27. K.... H....

    **********

  28. S.... K....

    🤷🏻‍♀️🆚❤️
    😅👌

  29. S.... ....

    She has evil eyes..

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    You're a moron.

  30. F.... G....

    Hit from the bonggggggggg......

  31. M.... M....

    Best of the best ! Pure Talent ! First. Forever Legend 2019

  32. J.... V....

    The bass riff... epic!

    J.... V....

    I know right. It's like it's singing along with Dusty.

  33. B.... L....

    One of the more cringeworthy moments from the office, when Jann starts singing this song

    B.... L....

    She felt possessed by dusty Springfield. Lol

  34. f.... ....

    1% of comments - I love dusty Springfield!!
    95% of comments - Vincent Vinceeeenttttttt
    4% of comments - pulp fiction rules!!! (Which it does)

  35. G.... K....

    Publicité : Ferrero 2014

  36. D.... m....

    She for sure is one of the best soul singers ever

  37. D.... W....

    This song should’ve been on Once Upon A Time in Hollywood as well!!

  38. H.... ....

    Pulp fiction soundtrack was and is amazing

  39. A.... M....

    Hits from the booong

  40. K.... G....

    Cypress Hill - Hits from the bong lol

    K.... G....

    Also mafia 3

  41. R.... S....

    It is not easy for preachers in the Uk today.

  42. B.... ....

    Hits from a Bong

  43. F.... R....

    The Office and Pulp Fiction
    The best tv show and the best movie
    Both have this song

    F.... R....

    For me the first hearing of this was Mafia 3 video game.

    F.... R....

    Lulz Alfest same

  44. H.... H....

    Hits from the bong

  45. J.... S....

    Millennials hate this song.

    J.... S....

    Ok, boomer. I'm a millennial and I worship this song.

  46. z.... z....

    Mafia 3 ????

  47. C.... G....

    WTF contrast pop music with assembly line production, processed shite today?

  48. S.... ....

    Anyone here from The Office?

  49. s.... ....

    Where is the intercom?

  50. B.... F....

    Being able to use this song...so thankful to be a Preacher's Son

  51. n.... ....

    No both !!

  52. J.... H....

    Hits from the booong

  53. P.... ....

    such a tight brass section.... marvellous!

  54. L.... C....

    Billy Ray was a preacher's son
    And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
    When they gathered around and started talkin'
    That's when Billy would take me walkin'
    Out through the back yard we'd go walkin'
    Then he'd look into my eyes
    Lord knows, to my surpriseThe only one who could ever reach me
    Was the son of a preacher man
    The only boy who could ever teach me
    Was the son of a preacher man
    Yes, he was, he was, ooh, yes, he wasBein' good isn't always easy
    No matter how hard I try
    When he started sweet-talkin' to me
    He'd come and tell me "Everything is all right"
    He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right"
    Can I get away again tonight?The only one who could ever reach me
    Was the son of a preacher man
    The only boy who could ever teach me
    Was the son of a preacher man
    Yes, he was, he was, ooh, Lord knows, he was (yes, he was)How well I remember
    The look that was in his eyes
    Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
    Takin' time to make time
    Tellin' me that he's all mine
    Learnin' from each other's knowin'
    Lookin' to see how much we've grown andThe only one who could ever reach me
    Was the son of a preacher man
    The only boy who could ever teach me
    Was the son of a preacher man
    Yes, he was, he was, oh, yes, he wasHe was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
    (The only boy who could ever teach me)
    Was the son of a preacher man
    (The only one who could ever reach me)
    Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
    (The only one who could ever reach me)
    (Was the son of a preacher man)
    (The only one who could ever reach me)
    (Was the son of a preacher man)

  55. L.... C....

    You still are here in December 2019? (Excuse my english...)

    L.... C....

    Your words are well understood, you are here for some excellent music. I just listened to The Springfields doing Silver Threads and Golden Needles. Cheers from Canada.

    L.... C....

    Thank you so much, dear Jonathon! We both like the same music !

  56. M.... D....

    the song of feminazis ;)

  57. S.... B....

    Hits from the bongg!!!!!!!

  58. J.... J....

    💜💜💜

  59. J.... J....

    🎧 THATS a GREAT SONG.
    SO LONG AGO. JENN dec 2019.
    AUSTRALIA. _ THANKYOU.
    🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧

  60. G.... B....

    Odasına girdiğimde haçı sıvazlıyordu.

  61. g.... f....

    just Dusty

  62. J.... P....

    taking hits from the bong....wait wrong song my baaadddd

  63. A.... v....

    2019 - Still good!

  64. A.... L....

    Being good isn't always easy no matter how hard I tryy

  65. J.... J....

    I fell in love with a son of a preacher man from my planet weird!

  66. L.... S....

    I'm hitting the bong now

    L.... S....

    Yeah me too!

  67. A.... S....

    29/11/2019

  68. S.... j....

    Rock N Roll Hall of Famer..

  69. R.... Y....

    One great song...One great voice...One great woman...😀😊☺😎

  70. K.... P....

    Songs with this much authenticity will never be made again.. sadly.

  71. D.... G....

    Pick it, pack it, fire it up, come along and take a...

  72. M.... K....

    Halloween Espinosa

  73. M.... K....

    Que pa so? Senior

  74. M.... K....

    Son of a Gardner, por quito

  75. y.... b....

    Came here from Cypress Hill

  76. B.... M....

    Remember getting so high to this song and not being able to stop laughing 😭 good times 😂

    B.... M....

    Please tell me more

    B.... M....

    I'm not the only one then. Nice

  77. D.... D....

    Lol the very first part always makes me want to just shout out.... Hits from the bong!!! Lol i love both classics so very much

  78. G.... G....

    Hits from the bong.... Ops wrong song :D

    G.... G....

    Exactly why I came here, listened to "Hits from the Bong," then came here just to confirm that beat.

  79. M.... S....

    Even if reaching Dusty is a outstanding killing objective, the price of being the son of a preacher man could be higher than what a gentleman could consider fair and convenient.

  80. D.... T....

    Chills for pure.

  81. j.... b....

    Really great song....beautiful voice....thanks and love.

  82. J.... D....

    😍😘😍

  83. M.... S....

    This song is so good my neighbors called the cops for the loudness, and the cops arrested them. 😁

  84. i.... c....

    the only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man

  85. W.... S....

    don't matter why, the important thing is that we are here

  86. T.... W....

    I love Dusty! She was absolutely fantastic, one of the best voices of her time and now!!

  87. A.... W....

    HITS FROM THE BONG

  88. Q.... Q....

    I thought this song was super stupid until I saw a girl dancing like an angel to it. I could never forget that angel like girl dancing around in a 9th grade honors English class with her eyes closed, hair swaying, and sweet, delicate hips swaying to this day ...I guess it's okay. Haha!

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    I hate the goddamned corporate bastards who thrust their corporate dildo advertisements, completely against our wills, into the spaces between the music. God will damn them forever.

  90. C.... A....

    the only burger that could ever reach me was a quarter pounder. you know they don't call it that in france.

    C.... A....

    They call it a Royale with cheeeese..
    What do they call a whopper?

    C.... A....

    @Mehmet410 cp big macs a big mac, but they call it "Le big mac".

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    Hollie Templeton Le Big Mac! Hahaha!

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    @Mehmet410 cp 'Don't know. But you could buy a beer at a Mcdonalds,' vincent

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    @Chobin Actlas and im not talking about no shitty paper cup, Im talking about a glass of fucking beer
    😂😂😂

  91. M.... G....

    F*CKING LOVE THIS SONG

    M.... G....

    The Only song who can ever preach me

  92. D.... ....

    I can feintly hear in the back of my mind *"hits from the booooong"*

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    My first thought too lol

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    Lol yep especially the very first part. Same here

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    Lol love cypress hill

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    Yea boy

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    @Jahden Tehuna yessssss

  93. Z.... F....

    wonderful

  94. S.... S....

    she's englisch??

  95. S.... S....

    I totally married a sweet talking son of a preacher man