Don't Boogie Woogie - Ray Stevens

I was feelin' kind of poorly, ooh

And I hadn’t been lookin' too fine

I just had to find out

What was ailin' this body of mine

So I went to my family doctor

To get my temperature and set me straight, hey

And the first thing he did was to tell me to quit

Eatin' every good thing I ate

Whoa, and then he told me I had to stop smokin', ooh

Lay off of that beer and whiskey

He said, «You need all the help you can get, my friend

And confidentially»

He looked at me, he shook his head

And like a friend, he took my hand and he said, ow

«Don't boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

«I said now, don’t boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

«Ooh, you’ve been over-rockin' and that ain’t right

You better turn on the Lord when you turn out your light

I said, don’t boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

Then he wired me up like a spaceman

And he turned on that cardiograph

The needle went out of sight and the doc turned white

And he called in his entire staff

Then he cried out in disbelief, ooh

And told me with stern conviction

He said, «If you don’t live right, son, you’re gonna die

Of cholesterol constriction»

Yeah, he looked at me, he shook his head

«Here's a prescription that I know you’re gonna dread»

Then he said

«Don't boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

«I said now, don’t you boogie woogie, say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

«You've been over-rockin' and that ain’t right

You better turn on the Lord when you turn out your light

I said now, don’t boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

He looked at me and shook his head

«Here's a prescription that I know you’re gonna dread»

Then he said

«Don't you boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

«Well, don’t boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»

(Don't boogie woogie, don’t boogie woogie)

«Ooh, you’ve been over-rockin' and that ain’t right

You gotta turn on the Lord when you turn out your light

Now don’t boogie woogie when you say your prayers tonight»