Mavis Staples Melody Cool
			
I've seen a many bridges in my time 
And crossed every one of 'em with no trouble at all 
(yeah {x7}) 
I had trials and tribulations 
Heartaches and pains (Well, that's alright!) (A lot of 
adversity) 
Survived 'em all baby (Uh huh, say it, say it, girl) 
Hmph, I'm still Melody, and I'm still cool 
(Melody Cool) (Yeah, yeah, ha ha ha...) 
Ow! 
(Melody) (Oh!) {repeated in background} 
They call me Melody Cool 
I was here long before U 
If U're good I will love ya but I'm nobody's fool 
I'm Melody Cool 
When I was born there were tidal waves 
Whole town went under, nobody saved 
At every funeral it rained 
Every time I sang - Melody Cool 
La da da da da da da da da{x2} 
I have been here much longer, longer than U (Longer 
than U) 
I'm Melody Cool (Cool) 
Well now, everybody runnin' 'round talkin' 'bout saving 
souls 
When they know good and plenty well 
They got enough trouble trying 2 save their own (Well, 
that's alright!) 
(Uh huh, say it, say it, girl) 
Don't want it, don't want it 
Every woman and every man 
One day they just got 2 understand 
That if we play in the same key everything would be 
Melody Cool 
(What's your name?) 
New Power wave your hand 
Everybody sing all across the land 
Say hey hey hey (Hey hey hey) {x2} 
Everybody say hey hey hey (Hey hey hey) 
They call me Melody Cool 
Ow! (Hark, Melody!) 
Looka here, young'un 
Let me give U a piece of good advice 
And I do get paid for counseling, huh 
It ain't no big I's and little U's in my life 
So that's why U see they call me Melody Cool (Melody 
Cool) 
I was here long before U (Long before U) 
If U're good I will love U but I'm nobody's fool 
(What?) 
I'm Melody Cool 
Ow!