Cole, Cooke & Redding

[Intro]
A wonderful lady whom I admire very much by the name of Moms Mabley
Sung a song about a lot of great men
But you know, somehow I still feel that there's a lot of great men to be sung about
I've got some friends, ladies and gentlemen
Who have gone home before me
And I hope you don't mind if I take a little time now to tell you about them

[Verse 1]
Anybody here seen my friend Nat King Cole?
Can you tell me where Nat has gone?
The last thing I heard him say
He was gonna look back over his life
And before he could do it, he was gone
Oh, before he could do it, he was gone

[Verse 2]
And has anybody here seen my friend Sam Cooke?
Can anybody tell me where Sam has gone?
The last thing he told me
That a change was gonna come
But before he could see it, he was gone
Oh, oh, before he could see it, he was gone, oh yeah

[Verse 3]
I've got another friend by the name of Otis Redding
Can anybody tell me where Otis has gone?
Last time I saw him
He was sittin' down by the dock of the bay
Oh, I looked around for Otis and he was gone
I looked around and my friend Otis Redding was gone

[Outro]
Hmm, hmm, hmm, oh, I have to moan about it sometime, hmm, hmm
And that lets me know I've got to leave here one day
But I'm not worry about it, do you know why?
I've got friends, oh yes I have, waitin' on me
And you know what they're gonna say when I get there?
They will say, 'Come on in, Pickett. Sit down and rest awhile
I know you're tired; I know you came from a mighty long ways
I know you've had hard times, I know you had to give up life for long
Come on in, oh, oh, don't, don't worry no more
We will stand by you, we will never let you down
Oh, oh, come on in, come on in, sit down, sit down'