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Ray Charles

Mess Around

Ray Charles

Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1952-1959

2 MINUTES AND 39 SECONDS • JUN 19 1953

Lyrics
Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue
The band was jumpin', the people too
Ah, mess around
They doin' the mess around
They doin' the mess around
Everybody doin' the mes...
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Mess Around (Rehearsal Session with Ahmet Ertegun, 1953)
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Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1952-1959
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Mess Around
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