Robert Palmer

Songwriter: Earl King

Producer: Bernard Edwards

It was 12:00 o' clock at night--you walk out the door
You told me baby--you were going to the drug-store
Well, in my mind, I knew you were lying;
The drug-store closed at a quarter to nine
I say I saw you kissing Jimmy across the fence
I heard you telling Jimmy I ain't got no sense
The way you've been acting is such a drag;
You done put me in a trick-bag

When I come home, start an argument
Just to keep me from asking where my voodoo went
Peek out the front door--I hear the back door slam
I peep out of my window--somebody's taking on the lam
I say I saw you kissing Jimmy across the fence
I heard you telling Jimmy I ain't got no sense
The way you've been acting is such a drag;
You done put me in a trick-bag

Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah

We had a fight, then you got mad;
Got on the telephone--called your mom and dad
Dad said, "She's my daughter and I'm her pa
And you ain't nothing but a son-in-law."
I say I saw you kissing Jimmy across the fence
I heard you telling Jimmy I ain't got no sense
The way you've been acting is such a drag;
You done put me in a trick-bag

Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah

Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah
Oh hey yeah

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter[1] and musician. He was known for his distinctive soulful voice, eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues and sartorial acumen. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the UK and the US.

His iconic music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan for the hits “Addicted to Love” and “Simply Irresistible” featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Palmer’s involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

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