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Jim Dixon Halloween Songs [2] (167* d) Lyr Add: SPOOKY (Classics IV) 18 Nov 22


This was mentioned back at the beginning of this thread by BeauDangles.


SPOOKY
Music by Mike Shapiro and Harry Middlebrooks, Jr., 1967.*
Words by James Cobb and Buddy Buie, 1968.
As recorded by the Classics IV, 1968.

In the cool of the evening, when everything is gettin’ kind o’ groovy,
I call you up and ask you if you'd like to go with me and see a movie.
First, you say no; you've got some plans for the night,
And then you stop, and say – “All right.”
Love is kind o’ crazy with a spooky little girl like you.

You always keep me guessin’; I never seem to know what you are thinkin’,
And if a fellow looks at you, it's for sure your little eye will be a-winkin’.
I get confused, 'cause I don't know where I stand,
And then you smile – and hold my hand.
Love is kind o’ crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
Spooky, hey, yeah.

[saxophone break]

If you decide someday to stop this little game that you are playin’,
I'm gonna tell you all the things my heart's been a-dyin’ to be sayin’.
Just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin’ my dreams,
So I'll propose – on Halloween.
Love is kind o’ crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
Spooky!

Spooky! Yeah, well, all right, ... [etc., and fade]

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* The song was originally written as an instrumental for saxophonist “Mike Sharpe” (Mike Shapiro). The vocal version was also recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1970, the Atlanta Rhythm Section in 1979, and Martha Reeves in 1986. (Reeves sings: “... with a spooky old lady like me.”)


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