Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: Jim Ford Pat Vegas Lolly Vegas

Producer: Jerry Wexler

[Verse 1]
Way down in Louisiana ('ana)
Down in Cajun land (Land)
Folks got something going (Yeah)
Something like (Yeah)
Niki Hoeky to tootsie
I got a man on the chain gang
I dig him on the scooby doo
Dig him on a scuba-die

[Chorus]
You old boog-a-boo you
(You old boog-a-boo)
You ooh boog-a-boo you, yeah baby
(You old boog-a-boo)
Get hip to the consultation of the boolawee

[Verse 2]
Good golly sweet Charlie (Golly)
Everything is copacetic now
Boog-a-boo, hey, look at you
What I'd like to do to you, boy

[Chorus]
You old boog-a-boo you
(You old boog-a-boo)
You ooh boog-a-boo, baby
(You old boog-a-boo)
Get hip to the consultation of the boolawee

[Verse 3]
Ooh, Niki, Niki, Niki Hoeky (Niki Hoeky)
Your pappy's doing time in the pokey (In the pokey)
Your family got busted
Y'all can't be trusted
What I'd like to do to you, boy

[Chorus]
You old boog-a-boo you
(You old boog-a-boo)
You old boog-a-boo, baby
(You old boog-a-boo)
Get hip to the consultation of the boolawee

[Bridge]
I'm talking bout your boola
Talking bout that wee
I'm talking bout your boola
Talking bout that wee
Well get hip to the consultation of the boolawee

[Outro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh wee, baby
Niki, Niki, Niki Hoeky (Niki Hoeky)
Your pappy's doing time in the pokey (In the pokey)
Niki, Niki, Niki Hoeky (Niki Hoeky)
Sure doing time in the pokey (Busted)
You're only good for sweet lovin', puddin'
Niki, Niki, Niki Hoeky (Niki Hoeky)
Ah, Niki, Niki, Niki Hoeky (Niki Hoeky)

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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