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Got My Mojo Working/ Keep Your Hands off of It
Words & Music:
FosterHands off of her, she belongs to me
Mojo working don't belong to you
Well, she's mine all mine no matter what you do
Play it boys, play it boys
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
But you're mine all mine no matter what you do
Let me tell you now
She's long lean and lanky, sweet as she can be
Hands off of her, she belongs to me
Hands off of her' don't belong to you
Well she's mine all mine no matter what you do
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
Well you're mine all mine no matter what you do
Play it Jerry, play it ........
No matter what you do, play it son
Well she's long lean and lanky, sweet as she can be
Hands off of her unless you want to deal with me
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
Well you're mine all mine no matter what you do
Yeah!
I got my mojo workin' I got my mojo workin'
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
Well, you're mine all mine no matter what you do
She's long lean and lanky, sweet as she can be
Hands off of her, she belongs to me
Hands off of her' don't belong to you
Well you're mine all mine no matter what you do
One more time!
Yeah!
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you
Well, you're mine all mine no matter what you do
Listen to me now
I said you're long lean and lanky cute as you can be
Hands off of her unless you want deal with me
Get your hands off of her, she don't belong to you
Well, you're mine all mine no matter what you do
Yeah, I got my mojo workin' I got my mojo workin'
I got my mojo workin' I got my mojo workin'
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you Recorded:
1970/06/05, first released on
Love Letters from ElvisReactions
I can't say the bare version on A hundred years is better then the dressed up version on Love Letters. Both are great.
Great song from an album with great art work!
A fun jam number certainly not one to be taken to seriously. I do think though this track would have been better suited to an FTD type outing. More substantial material should have been recorded for the original album, but hey we cant change history can we!!!
Love Letters was the beginning of the downfall of Elvis LPs in the 70's. The songs were obvious leftovers and it paved the way for the rest of the decade and the uneven releases. A review in 1971 said at the time, that Elvis always manages to give you an outstanding track no matter what the rest of the LP is about. They cited this song as that track and I agree. Far & away the best on the LP.
An instant classic as are all the tracks on "Love Letters".
A great Jam, proving that Presley was something unique when he was doing what he loved: playing music just for himself. Not as good as others jams, but, for me, much better than a lot of his studio work in the 70's. Always liked it and listen to it a lot.
Should have been on NOW or FOOL album; n o t on LLetters album. Doesn't fit in there, as LLotters was really vol 2
of ECountry album...Goes to show the Sony/BMG so-called EP-catalogue managers are too young or ignorant to
decide what was/is the best for potential buyers. It also would have given NOW + Fool more "beef" and would have sold
much more albums that way.
Fun "jam" track that was oddly included on the "Love Letters..." LP. Of course, this LP was a strange eclectic collection of tunes. I always wondered why the songs "Where Did They Go, Lord", "Rags To Riches", "The Sound Of Your Cry" and "Sylvia" were not included. They sound much more like songs on a "Love Letters" (or at least lost love letters) LP. Instead we get this jam (4 stars), two sacred songs and a second rate rocker "Cindy, Cindy". There isn't a bad track (CC is the worse) on the LP, but there was nothing spectacular either.
Best track on Love Letters and its a jam!
Sticks out like a sore thumb on the "Love Letters" album. Othwise it's great!
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