It was a stylish congregation you could see they'd been around And they had the biggest pipe organ of any church in town But over in the Amen Corner of that church sat Brother Ayer And he insist...

You are all the woman I need and baby you know it (Know it - know it - know it) You can make this beggar a king, a clown or a poet (Poet - poet - poet) I'll give you all that I own You've got ...

So fine, so fine So fine yeah, my baby's so doggone fine She sends cold chills up and down my spine Oh oh, yeah yeah, so fine She thrills me, she thrills me She thrills me yeah, She thrills...

And they had the biggest pipe organ ...But over in the Amen Corner of that church sat ...unday on singing in the choir ...get behind and miss the words ...Well the choir got so flustered the church was told in ...stop his singing or the choir was going to ...So the pastor appointed a ...They find the choir's great troub...And the summer's golden sun...e dear Brother with the vestries approbatio...matter that affects the congregation ...has interfered with the choir ...The old man raised his ...And on his cheek the three men caught the glitter of a tear ...e hands pushed back the locks as white as s...And he answered the committee in a voic...I wonder if beyond the tide that's breakin... when I try to sing the song of God up high...A silence filled the little room and the old man bowed his h...The committee went on b...The choir missed him fo...hurch goers watched the door but the old man entered not

You are all the woman I need and ba...Out in the cold pay me some mi...You got the power to turn on the light ...You got the power to turn on the light - yeah

e yours through all the years, ...Till the end of time.

And they had the biggest pipe organ ...But over in the amen corner of that church sat ...isted on singing in the choir...get behind and miss the words...Well, the choir got so flustered the church was told, th...quit his singing or the choir is going to r...So the pastor appointed a ...They found the choirs great troubl...The summers golden sum ...k, "We're here with the Vestry's approbatio... mater that affects the congregation...is interfering with the choir...The old man raised his ...And on his cheek the three men caught the glitter of a tear...e hands pushed back the locks as white as s...And he answered the committee in a voic..."I wonder if beyond the tide that is breaki... when I try to sing the songs of God up hig...A science filled the room the old man bowed his h...The committee went on b...The choir missed him fo...hurch goers watched the door, but the old man entered not

And they had the biggest pipe organ ...But over in the Amen Corner of that church sat ...unday on singing in the choir...get behind and miss the words...Well at last the storm cloud burst and the church was told in ...stop his singing or the choir was gonna res...So the pastor appointed a ...They found the choir's great troub...And the summer's golden sun...e dear Brother with the best res approbatio...matter that affects the congregation...en we bargained for the chair...s that is they'd do the singin' for us...The newest tunes are all the rage the old ones stand for ...The old man raised his ...And on his cheek the three men caught the glitter of a tear...e hands pushed back the locks as white as s...And he answered the committee in a voic...I've sung the songs of David near...orry if I disturbed the choir I guess I'm d...I wonder if beyond the tide that's breakin... when I try to sing the songs of God up hig...A silence filled the little room the old man bowed his h...The committee went on b...Oh the choir missed him fo...hurch goers watched the door but the old man entered not

y paradise is up in the stars ...y paradise is up in the stars

And they had the biggest pipe organ ...But over in the Amen Corner of that church sat ...unday on singing in the choir ...get behind and miss the words ...Well at last the storm cloud burst and the church was told in ...stop his singing or the choir was gonna res...So the pastor appointed a ...They found the choir's great troub...And the summer's golden sun...e dear Brother with the best res approbatio...matter that affects the congregation ...en we bargained for the chair ...s that is they'd do the singin' for us ...The newest tunes are all the rage the old ones stand for ...The old man raised his ...And on his cheek the three men caught the glitter of a tear ...e hands pushed back the locks as white as s...And he answered the committee in a voic...I've sung the songs of David near...orry if I disturbed the choir I guess I'm d...I wonder if beyond the tide that's breakin... when I try to sing the songs of God up hig...A silence filled the little room the old man bowed his h...The committee went on b...Oh the choir missed him fo...hurch goers watched the door but the old man entered not

You're the only woman I need a...You got the power to turn on the light

But the foreman he don't wo...hen you come out of the ground ...I feel the killing heat ...g two miles down to the heart ...I was born on amen corner ...Sill the boss man he call us...Don't the old blue heaven ...n you're blinded by the brightness ...Of the Transvaal sky

God in the middle of the ocean ...God in the middle of the sea ...*the help of the great creator ...Spoke to the mountain ...God in the time of sickness ...God in the doctor too ...In the time of the influenza ...God in the pulpit ...God way down at the door ...He's God in the amen corner ...God all over the floor

And on the first car in small ...That said "crime in the city' right?" ..."It just took up the whole car?" ...[Listen to it, the city breathing] ...The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis ...The scribes can apply t...ain't no time where the usual is suitable ...ive, let's describe the inscrutable ...The indisputable, we New York the narcotic ...Hard knuckles on the second hands of wor...rapers is colossus, the cost of living ...The cops and the robbers, they both ...ay or stay sobbing, the Shiny Apple ...Amidst the harbor lights which remain in the distance ...Blasting holes in the night til she bled ... weed smoke retrace the skyline ...Heard the bass ride out like ...t y'all, I can feel the city breathing ...st heaving, against the flesh of the evening ... before we die like the last train leaving ...ew lows, hell froze the night the city slept ...The beast crept through...From the hydrants to the gutters ...The beast walk the beats, but the beats we be making ...You on the wrong side of the track, looking visi...h that's painted by the numbers ...When the only pull you got is the wool over your eyes...Look in the skies for God, what you see besides the smog ...eams flying away on the wings of the obscene ... that people put in the air ...Not knowing the ways'll get you cap...f y'all feel me AND THE CROWD LEFT ME STRAN...poiled at shows, to the winners the spoils go ...I take the L, transfer to the 2, head to the gates ...ork life type trife the Roman Empire state ...Blasting holes in the night til she bled ... weed smoke retrace the skyline ...Yo don't the bass ride out like ...t y'all, I can feel the city breathin ...st heaving, against the flesh of the evening ... before we die like the last train leaving ...Yo, on The Amen, Corner I stood looking at ...Felt the spirit in the wind, knew my frien...Threw dirt on the casket, the hurt, I couldn't ma... to exhale and make the bread leavened ...So some days I take the bus home, just to t...From the crib I spend months...Sat by the window with a clutc...l, or at least beep the Lord, but didn't ha...Outta the city, they want us ...Tearing down the 'jects creating plu...e thought traveling the world sound ...It's deep, I heard the city breathe in its...Blasting holes in the night til she bled ... weed smoke retrace the skyline ...Yo how the bass ride out like ...t y'all, I can feel the city breathing ...st heaving, against the flesh of the evening ...Kiss the Ide's goodbye, I'm on the last train leaving

And on the first car in small ...That said "crime in the city' right?"..."It just took up the whole car?"...[Listen to it, the city breathing]...The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis...The scribes can apply t...ain't no time where the usual is suitable...ive, let's describe the inscrutable...The indisputable, we New York the narcotic...Hard knuckles on the second hands of wor...rapers is colossus, the cost of living...The cops and the robbers, they both ...ay or stay sobbing, the Shiny Apple...Amidst the harbor lights which remain in the distance...Blasting holes in the night til she bled ... weed smoke retrace the skyline...Heard the bass ride out like ...t y'all, I can feel the city breathing...st heaving, against the flesh of the evening... before we die like the last train leaving...ew lows, hell froze the night the city slept...The beast crept through...From the hydrants to the gutters...The beast walk the beats, but the beats we be making...You on the wrong side of the track, looking visi...h that's painted by the numbers...When the only pull you got is the wool over your eyes...Look in the skies for God, what you see besides the smog...eams flying away on the wings of the obscene... that people put in the air...Not knowing the ways'll get you cap...f y'all feel me AND THE CROWD LEFT ME STRAN...poiled at shows, to the winners the spoils go...I take the L, transfer to the 2, head to the gates...ork life type trife the Roman Empire state...Blasting holes in the night til she bled ... weed smoke retrace the skyline...Yo don't the bass ride out like ...t y'all, I can feel the city breathin...st heaving, against the flesh of the evening... before we die like the last train leaving...Yo, on The Amen, Corner I stood looking at ...Felt the spirit in the wind, knew my frien...Threw dirt on the casket, the hurt, I couldn't ma... to exhale and make the bread leavened...So some days I take the bus home, just to t...From the crib I spend months...Sat by the window with a clutc...l, or at least beep the Lord, but didn't ha...Outta the city, they want us ...Tearing down the 'jects creating plu...e thought traveling the world sound...It's deep, I heard the city breathe in its...Blasting holes in the night til she bled ... weed smoke retrace the skyline...Yo how the bass ride out like ...t y'all, I can feel the city breathing...st heaving, against the flesh of the evening...Kiss the Ide's goodbye, I'm on the last train leaving