Aretha Franklin

[Verse 1]
Jeremiah was a bullfrog was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But i helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine, singing

[Chorus]
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me

[Verse 2]
If i were the king of the world
Tell you what i'd do
I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war
Make sweet love to you, sing it now

[Chorus]
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me

[Verse 3]
You know i love the ladies, love to have my fun
I'm a high life flyer and a rainbow rider
A straight shooting son of a gun
I said a straight shooting son of a gun

[Chorus]
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me [x2]

[Bridge]
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls
Joy to the world
Joy to you and me

[Chorus]
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls now
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me [x4]

[Outro]
Joy to the world
All the boys and girls

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.

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