A Tribute To A King Lyrics - William Bell

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