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Evil Gal BluesAretha Franklin

Songwriter: Leonard Feather

Producer: Robert Mersey

[Chorus]
I'm an evil gal
Don't you bother with me, no
I said I'm an evil gal
Don't you mess around with me, mhm
Well, I'll empty your pockets and I'll fill you with misery
Yes I will

[Verse 1]
If you tell me, "Good morning"
I'll tell you, "That's a lie"
If you say I'm old, baby
I'll give you an evil eye

[Chorus]
I'm an evil gal
Don't you mess around with me, mhm
I'm gonna empty your pockets and I'll fill you with misery
Yes I will

[Verse 2]
I want caviar for breakfast
Champagne every night
I want a midnight snack
For every man that I invite

[Chorus]
I'm an evil gal
Don't you mess around with me, no
So goodbye, baby
I'm gonna set you free

[Outro]
Well, if you wanna be happy, honey, don't you mess around with me, yeah
Said, if you wanna be happy, don't you mess around with me, no
'Cause I'll empty your pockets and I'll fill you with misery
Yeah yeah, I'm evil

Well, if you wanna be happy, don't you hang out with me no more
I said, if you wanna be happy, honey, don't you hang out with me
You better not
'Cause I'll empty your pockets and I'll set you free
And I'm so jive, yes I am

Aretha Franklin

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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