Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)

Album: Complete & Unbelievable (1966)
Charted: 23 29
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  • Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa

    I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all
    Sad songs is all I know
    I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all Sad songs is all I know

    It has a sweet melody tonight
    Anybody can sing it any old time
    What in your heart puts you in a groove
    And when you sing this song
    It'll make you're whole body move

    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
    Your turn
    I'll turn Your turn, now

    All my life I've been singing these sad songs
    Trying to get my message to you
    But this is the only song [y'ALL] I can sing
    And when I get to singing my message to you

    It goes

    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
    Your turn

    Its a lovely song Its just alive
    It tells a story
    You've got to get your message
    A strong message I'm worried alive
    I'm worried alive [Watch me]

    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
    Your turn
    Everybodys turn
    Everybodys turn Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
    One more time
    Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa
    Worried alive Writer/s: OTIS REDDING, STEVE CROPPER
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Rough Trade Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 3rd, 1966 Otis Redding performed "Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Two months earlier on October 1st it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #29 and spent 8 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #12 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
    R.I.P Mr. Redding (September 9th, 1941 - December 10th, 1967).
  • Francis from Long Island, NyFor many years I thought "That's How Strong My Love Is", was my favorite Otis song. I have changed that since Memorial Day weekend this year(2008)-when I actually heard AND paid attention to this song again!!!
    It struck me like nothing has in a long time!
    Incredible stuff-like EVERYTHING he did!!!
  • Hal from Atlanta, Gaotis redding attended allard hudson high school in macon ga. and was a pretty good football player until forced to drop out in the 11th grade to provide for the family after his minister father otis senior became ill
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