Introductions (Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/26/69 Dinner Show) Lyrics

Now, before I do anything else, ladies and gentlemen
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen
Ladies and gentlemen
I'd like to intoduce, uh, the members of my band
Charlie, this is Jerry
James, that's John, right?
Well, that's it, now they all know each other we can go on with the show now

First of all the young ladies that op..., that opened up
Viva (viva)
Young, young ladies that opened our show tonight, ladies and gentlemen
They really live up to their name
The Sweet Inspirations, yeah

The beautiful quartet voices you hear in the back belong to the great Imperials, ladies and gentlemen
The Imperials

Young man on lead guitar
He's one of the finest guitar players I've ever met
His name is James Burton
James (yeah)

Young man on rhythm guitar, he makes records for RCA
His name is John Wilkinson
John

His father makes razor blades

Young man on drums he's from Tutt, uh
He's from Dallas, his name is Ronnie Tutt, ladies and gentlemen

Young man that plays a whole lot of fender bass
His name is Jerry Scheff
Jerry

So he's, that's Tutt and he's Scheff
That's Tutt Scheff anyway you look at it, boy, I'll tell you for sure

They gon' come get me, man, it's just, I just can, you know...
(Don't forget to zip up)

Young man on piano and organ, ladies and gentlemen
His name is Larry Muhoberac
Larry

Muhoberac
1969 Muhoberac

The guy that hands me my water and...
And plays rhythm and everything up here on stage
He's a good friend of mine, ladies and gentlemen
His name is Woolly Booger
Nah, Charlie Hodge
Charlie

Our orchestra and conductor, ladies, uh, ladies and gentlemen
He's a heck of a nice fella
His, uh, his name is Bobby Morris
Bobby

He's a squirrel, have I ever seen one, boy, I'll tell you for sure

I'd like you to say hello to the Bobby Morris Orchestra, ladies and gentlemen
Bobby Morris Woolly Boogers

There's a couple of people in the audience I'd like to say hello to tonight
I'd like to thank 'em for coming down to see the show
One of 'em is a young lady that I just got through making a picture with
Called "Change Of Habit"
And I find her to be one of the nicest, warmest, lovingest people I ever met
She has her own TV show coming up this, uh, this next season
And I'd like you to be watching for it

She's really too much, she's...
I'd like you to say hello to Barbara McNair
Where are you, sweetheart?
Barbara?
Hi, hello, darling

Yeah

Oh, you didn't see her? (No)
Okay, turn the lights back up
Barb? Sorry, sweetheart

Uh, is anybody else out there that I should know about?
Oh, is Mama Cass out here? God damn
I'd like to introduce her, man
Because I, I really dig her, she's, she's out of sight
I want you to say hello to Mama Cass

Where you at?
Didn't even see ya, I'm sorry
Hi, sweetheart
Didn't know you were out there, they just told me, I'm sorry, really

Lord, have mercy
California Dreaming and all that jazz, boy, ooh

A record they just did very well for me recently, ladies and gentlemen...