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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ray Charles
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charles Calhoun
Composer
Benny Carter
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sid Feller
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Pick me a town (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
In any clime (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Where people like (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
A rockin' time (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
And stay awake (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Both day and night (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
'Til everybody's feeling good and right
[Chorus]
Then throw me (Smack dab in the middle)
I wanna be (Smack dab in the middle)
Ah, smack dab in the middle, boys, now
So I can rock and roll to satisfy my soul
[Verse 2]
(Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Ten Cadillacs (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
A diamond mill (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Ten suits of clothes (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
To dress to kill (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
A ten room house (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Some barbecue (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
And fifty chicks not over twenty-two
[Chorus]
Then throw me (Smack dab in the middle)
Oh, I wanna be (Smack dab in the middle)
Ah, now boys, you can see why I wanna be smack dab in the middle now
So I can rock and roll to satisfy my soul
[Verse 3]
(Doo-doo, doo-doo)
One hundred beds (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
With chorus girls (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
A street that's paved (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
With natural pearls (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
A wagon load (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Of bonds and stocks (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
That open up the door at Fort Knox
[Chorus]
Then throw me (Smack dab in the middle)
I wanna be (Smack dab in the middle)
Ah, now listen, boys, throw me smack dab in the middle right now
So Ray can rock and roll to satisfy his soul
That's all right
[Instrumental]
(Doo-doo, doo-doo)
A lot of bread (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
And gangs of meat (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Oodles of butter (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
And something sweet (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Gallons of coffee (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
To wash it down (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Bicarbonated soda by the pound
[Chorus]
Then throw me (Smack dab in the middle)
Oh, picture it (Smack dab in the middle)
Oh, throw me now smack dab in the middle right now
So I can rock and roll to satisfy my soul
[Outro]
Alright
Written by: Charles Calhoun