Thursday, August 07, 2003

Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield (TESOL Songsheet)



Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield
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Billy-Ray was a preacher's ________
And when his daddy would visit he'd come ________
When they gathered round and started ________
That's when Billy would take me ________
A-through the backyard we'd go ________

Then he'd look into my ________
Lord knows to my ________

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
Ooh, yes he was

Being good isn't always ________
No matter how hard I ________

When he started sweet-talking to ________
He'd come and tell me everything is all right
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right
Can I get away again ________?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
(Ooh...) Lord knows he was
Yes he was

How well I ________
The look that was in his ________
Stealing kisses from me on the ________
Taking time to make ________
Telling me that he's all ________
Learning from each other's ________
Looking to see how much we've ________

And the only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
Ooh, yes he was

The only one who could ever reach me
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
I kissed the son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever move me
The sweet-loving son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever groove me
Ahh, ooh, ahh....






Answers:
Billy-Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered round and started
talking
That's when Billy would take me
walking
A-through the backyard we'd go
walking
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my
surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
Ooh, yes he was

Being good isn't always
easy
No matter how hard I
try
When he started sweet-talking to me
He'd come and tell me everything is all right
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right
Can I get away again
tonight?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
(Ooh...) Lord knows he was
Yes he was

How well I
remember
The look that was in his
eyes
Stealing kisses from me on the
sly
Taking time to make
time
Telling me that he's all
mine
Learning from each other's
knowing
Looking to see how much we've
grown

And the only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was
Ooh, yes he was

The only one who could ever reach me
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
I kissed the son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever move me
The sweet-loving son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever groove me
Ahh, ooh, ahh....



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