Mr. Pitiful

Album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (1964)
Charted: 41
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  • They call me Mr. Pitiful
    Baby that's my name now oh
    They call me Mr. Pitiful that's how I got my fame
    But people just don't understand
    What makes a man feel so blue
    They call me Mr Pitiful 'cause I lost someone just like you.

    The call me Mr. Pitiful
    This everybody know now
    They call me Mr. Pitiful most every place I go.
    But nobody seems to understand now,
    How can a man sing such a sad song
    Ooo when he lost everything, when he lost everything that he had.

    How can I explain to you
    When somebody had been so very blue
    How can I tell you about my past
    If all things won't end.

    Mr Pitiful
    That's my name now
    They call me Mr. Pitiful, that's how I got my fame
    But nobody seems to understand now
    Ooo what make a man feel so blue
    They call me Mr. Pitiful 'cause I m in love with you

    Can I explain to you
    Everything is going wrong
    I've lost everything I had
    I have to sing these sad songs
    To get back to her
    And I want you
    And I want you
    And I want you
    And I want you
    And I want to tell you everything is going through my mind
    And I want to sing
    And I want to sing
    And I want to sing
    And I want to sing this song with you
    And I want to sing this song to everybody
    'Cause I want them to understand what I talkin' about
    I want you to understand what I'm sayin Writer/s: OTIS REDDING, STEVE CROPPER
    Publisher: Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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