Ray Charles - Ev'ry Sunday Afternoon Lyrics






[He]
I love to do my work,
Never complain;
Never get tired,
Don't mind the strain.
I always say, "Old man,
Wait till you're through.
Sunday will come-
Thursday comes, too.
In those two days
Think what you'll do."
For they're the lovely days with you.

Ev'ry Sunday afternoon and Thursday night,
We'll be free as birds in flight.
If on Sunday afternoon we ever fight
We'll make up on Thursday night.
Leave the dishes,
Dry your hands.
Change your wishes
To commands.
Ev'ry Sunday afternoon we'll be polite,
But we'll make love on Thursday night.

[She]
I work my life away
Thinking of play.
What will I wear?
What will you say?
Then I remind myself,
"Old girl, you're strong,
And you're in love.
Life can't go wrong.
Smile your old smile,
Sing your old song.
Wait till those dear days come along."

Ev'ry Sunday afternoon and Thursday night,
We'll be free as birds in flight.
If on Sunday afternoon we ever fight
We'll make up on Thursday night.
I'm your slave, dear,
But it's bliss.
If you shave, dear,
We can kiss.
Ev'ry Sunday afternoon we'll be polite,
But we'll make love on Thursday night.





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  1. C.... M....

    Can you upload Ray Charles full Austin City Limits performance from 1979, where it says "copyright 1980" at the end?

  2. L.... P....

    I ushered this taping with my service fraternity and sat in the first row right behind Ray Charles. Pretty sure that's me in the middle of the white shirts at 4:30. Thank you for posting this!

  3. G.... C....

    That was a fun night and Ray sounded great. That's a particularly nice arrangement too. But it might have been the only night in the 9 months I traveled with him that he didn't chew out the rhythm section on stage.

  4. M.... B....

    I just have to say the bass player here adds a modern funk tone to this arrangement not always found in Rays stuff.

  5. j.... ....

    Hah... you had to know, with Ray behind it, there's no way any living, breathing soul would call it just "okay" OK. ; ) This is one hell of a version of this song.

  6. m.... ....

    (The way it is written) I also mistakenly took it by the one posting this video, to mean it was simply okay, instead of Oklahoma. It is a great song and performance. Thanks for giving us this OK(Lahoma) song by that GeorgiA son.

  7. p.... ....

    One of Ray's finest!

  8. p.... ....

    @Bjudge34 I Agree with you all the way on this, and I'll back you up 100% on this one.

  9. Z.... ....

    @Bjudge34 OK = Oklahoma = the musical from which the song came.

  10. B.... ....

    How can you call this an "OK" song by Ray Charles. This is the Genius taking a standard tune, adding some electricity to it, and the outcome is fantastic. Oh, What A Beautiful Morning...

  11. B.... R....

    One of my favorite Ray tunes!

  12. Z.... ....

    @bstumpel I have that if u have Antibes! ;-)