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U.S. Male

(Jerry Reed)


Copyright Vector Music

Original by Jerry Reed on September 9, 1966


Soundtrack recording for MGM - Stay Away, Joe - RCA studio session - January 15-17, 1968 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville

 January 17, 2 am-5 am

WPA4 1807-12
March 1968 Single B side RCA 47-9465 Stay Away / U.S. Male
November 1970 LP RCA Camden CAS 2440 Almost In Love
Outtakes:
Takes 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11: April 2013 CD FTD 506020 975056 Stay Away Joe
Take 7: June 25, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863-65115-2 Elvis Today, Tomorrow & Forever
Take 10: July 1, 2003 CD RCA BMG 82876 50537-2 Elvis Close Up
Take 11: November 10, 2003 CD FTD 82876 53368-2 So High





(speak)
Now, I'm a U.S. MALE 'cause I was born
In a Mississippi town on a Sunday morn
Now Mississippi just happens to occupy a place
In the southeastern portion of this here United States
Now that's a matter of fact, buddy
And you know it well
So I just call myself the U.S. MALE
That's M-A-L-E, son. That's me!


(speak)
Now I said all that to say all this
I've been watchin' the way
You've been watchin' my miss
For the last three weeks you been hot on her trail
And you kinda upset this U.S. MALE
You touch her once with your greasy hands
I'm gonna stretch your neck like a long rubber band
She's wearin' a ring that I bought her on sale
And that makes her the property of this U.S. MALE


* chorus (sung)


You better not mess with the U.S. MALE my friend
The U.S. MALE gets mad, he's gonna do you in
You know what's good for yourself son
You better find somebody else son
Don't tamper with the property of the U.S. MALE


instrumental break


(speak)
All right, all right...now I'm gonna tell it like it is
Through the rain and the heat and the sleet and the snow
The U.S. MALE is on his toes
Quit watchin' my woman, for that ain't wise
You ain't pullin' no wool over this boy's eyes
I catch you 'round my woman, champ
I'm gonna leave your head 'bout the shape of a stamp
Kinda flattened out, so you'll do well
To quit playin' games with this U.S. MALE


repeat *


Sock it to me one time


instrumental


dialogue
All right...now I'm gonna tell it like it is son
I catch you messin' 'round with that woman of mine
I'm gonna lay one on ya. You're talkin' to the U.S. MALE
The AMERICAN U.S. MALE... 



Standard tuning.
                                         C
    Wop-bop-a-loom-a-boom-bam-boom tutti frutti
                                         F
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
             C                           G7
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
             C   (Tacet)
    au rutti wop-bop-a-loom-bop-a-boom-bam-boom
           C
    I got a gal named Sue
        C
    She knows just what to do
               F
    I've got a gal named Sue
        C
    She knows just what to do
        C  (Tacet)
    She rocks me to the east
        C  (Tacet)
    She rocks me to the west
    C  (Tacet)
    She's the gal I love best
    tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti wop-bop-a-loom-bop-a-boom-bam-boom
    I got a gal named Daisy
    She almost drives me crazy
    I got a gal named Daisy
    She almost drives me crazy
    She knows how to love me
    Yes indeed, boy you don't know
    What she does to me
    tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti wop-bop-a-loom-bop-a-boom-bam-boom
    HIT IT!   (Solo)
    Well, tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti wop-bop-a-loom-bop-a-boom-bam-boom
    I got a gal named Daisy
    She almost drives me crazy
    I got a gal named Daisy
    She almost drives me crazy
    She knows how to love me
    Yes indeed, boy you don't know
    What she does to me
    tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti
    au rutti wop-bop-a-loom-bop-a-boom-bam-boom