Congo Square Lyrics - George Duke

Sundays was better than other days 

Mondays through Saturdays 

Sundays we danced like there's no tomorrow 

Duke (Ellington) played piano in Storyville 

We sang the Blues round midnight until. . . 

The sun came up and we'd improvise 

Congo Square on a dope patoi, Congo Square on a dope patoi 

Congo Square on a dope patoi, all eyes open on Yeshua (Jesus) 

Lester (Young) was there, so was Ms. Badu 

Louie (Armstrong) played turmpet on West End Blues 

Ain't that Jill Scott with my sweet Aunt Nancy (Wilson) 

Sassy (Sarah Vaughn) and Ella (Fitzgerald) start scattin' now 

They start a frenzy there in the crowd 

Sistahs has always been so resilient 

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Congo Square on a dope patoi, Congo Square on a dope patoi 

Congo Square on a dope patoi, all eyes open on Yeshua (Jesus) 

Ain't no filet gumbo babe without the rue 

Ain't no joyous feelings without payin' dues 

I'm gonna tie my pink bandana on 

'Cause what don't kill me make me strong 

Sing my Billie (Holiday) "Strange Fruit" song 

And dig my roots up. . .Congo Square 

(Dig this man) 

Sundays was really the only days 

That took the place of the lonely days 

Sundays we looked to the new horizions 

I see the light at the end of the tunnel sir 

Jazz and Blues born of the slave gospel 

Black angels pick the white fiels of cotton 

Congo Square on a dope patoi, Congo Square on a dope patoi 

Congo Square on a dope patoi, all eyes open on Yeshua (Jesus) 

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Ain't no filet gumbo babe without the rue 

Ain't no joyous feelings without payin' dues 

I'm gonna tie my pink bandana on 

'Cause what don't kill me make me strong 

Sing my Billie (Holiday) "Strange Fruit" song 

And dig my roots up. . .Congo Square. . .Congo Square 

Congo Square. . .Congo Square 

(Party 'til the sun come up) 

(Play that piano man)