Tamla Motown Song Lyrics Discovered



Posted: Tuesday, March 09, 2010

by Patrick
Patrick McMurray

I bought an old wooden box from a second hand furniture store just the other day. Opening it up, I found a few old newspapers and a pair of drumsticks. Finally two pieces of cardboard bound with a piece of string.

I cut the string and opened up to find a single sheet of paper. With the words of a song hand written, Titled "When Mo Sang The Blues" It was signed at the bottom by Millie and dated 1966 Motown. I assumed this to be Tamla Motown. I searched Google for the title and the name Millie but nothing surfaced, so wonder if this is a un recorded song written for Tamla Motown artists but never recorded, help.

Here are the lyrics exactly as they were written, does anyone recognize this song or composer?

When Mo sang the blues all her children listened

So she kicked off her shoes and dance barefoot across the kitchen

And when the door bell rang, all the neighbours ran, because they thought there was trouble in the neighbour hood. But it was just Mo and her sons and daughter Millie singing the blues

Mo singing, motown singing

Mo singing, motown singing

Mo singing, motown singing

Mo singing, motown singing

When Mo sang the blues the full moon glistened

Her neighbours bemused since the day she was christened

And when the door bell rang, all the neighbours ran, because they thought there was trouble in the neighbour hood. But it was just Mo and her sons and daughter Millie singing the blues

Mo singing, motown singing

Mo singing, motown singing

Mo singing, motown singing

Mo singing, motown singing

The trouble in this old town there's not enough song to be found, but when I find my shoes, gonna walk the blues and invite my neighbours round.

When Mo sang the blues all her children listened

So she kicked off her shoes and dance barefoot across the kitchen

When Mo sang the blues

When Mo sang the blues

Just for fun I got out my old guitar and began melodizing the words; it was quite easy because of its synchronized structure. I learned the basic techniques of structuring rock and roll songs while learning to play the drums, reading and writing music. The basics; a verse, a dynamic lift, a chorus, a dynamic lift, another verse, chorus, bridge interlude, chorus and fade. Every rock and roll hit song is based on this simple structure.

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