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Big Boss Man

Mercury Rev
Track 2 on Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited  

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Hope Sandoval
Dec. 14, 20181 viewer

Big Boss Man Lyrics

[Chorus]
Big boss man
Can you hear me when I call?
Big boss man
Can you hear me when I call?
Oh, you ain't so big
You’re just tall, that's all

[Verse 1]
You got me working, boss man, working 'round the clock
I want me a drink of water but you won’t let me stop

[Chorus]
Big boss man
Can you hear me when I call?
Oh, you ain't so big
You're just tall, that's all

[Verse 2]
Gonna get myself a boss man, one gonna treat me right
Work him hard in the day time but I'll sure rest easy at night

[Chorus]
Big boss man
Can you hear me when I call?
Oh, you ain't so big
You're just tall, that's all

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When did Mercury Rev release “Big Boss Man”?
Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited (2019)
Mercury Rev
  1. 1.
    Okolona River Bottom Band
  2. 2.
    Big Boss Man
  3. 3.
    Reunion
  4. 4.
    Parchman Farm
  5. 5.
    Mornin’ Glory
  6. 6.
    Sermon
  7. 7.
    Tobacco Road
  8. 8.
    Penduli Pendulum
  9. 9.
    Jesseye ’Lizabeth
  10. 10.
    Refractions
  11. 11.
    Courtyard
  12. 12.
    Ode to Billie Joe
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Release Date
December 14, 2018
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