The Music of My Soul_ Memphis_The Musical - Original London Cast

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When I was a young boy,
My daddy sat me down,
He said "Son, don't you never go
To the dark side of town.
I'm talking downtown Memphis
See that's where the black folk play."
An' I said "Yes sir, Daddy."
And then I snuck down anyway!
See, never was taught to read none,
No, never taught to write.
The only thing my daddy taught was
White should stay with white.
But I heard it through the alleys,
It floated on the breeze,
It burst out through the doorways
And it knocked me to my knees!
It broke down all of my senses,
Yet it made me feel so whole,
See I was lost until I found
The music of my soul,
The music of my soul.
Then one day my daddy died,
And we laid him in his grave
And my Mama, she cried and cried and cried,
And prayed that he'd be saved.
But all I felt was pity
For he never understood --
How could people be so bad.
And made me feel so good?
It went right through my body,
It dragged me by my heart
It shot out from my fingertips
And tore me right apart!
It broke down all my senses
Yet made me feel so whole
And I will love it til the day I die
The music of my soul!
It broke down all my senses
Yet made me feel so whole
See I was lost until I found,
I was deaf until I heard --
I'll make this world come around to
The music of my soul,
The music of my soul!