
Drink Small 90 Proof
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A celebration of the blues doctor's 90th birthday.
A celebration of the blues doctor's 90th birthday.
SCETV Specials is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.

Drink Small 90 Proof
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A celebration of the blues doctor's 90th birthday.
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♪ opening music ♪ ♪ South Carolina Educational Television, the Koger Center for the Arts, and Cola Jazz present Drink Small 90 Proof ♪ A celebration of the Blues Doctor's 90th birthday.
Live from the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia with performances featuring the Randy Lucas Trio ♪ Brittany Turnipseed ♪ the South Carolina State University Choir ♪ and the Blues Doctor himself Drink Small ♪ [ applause ] <Announcer> The Randy Lucas Trio with Panhandle Rag.
[ applause ] [ sound of string instruments ] ♪ ♪ [ applause ] ♪ [ applause ] Dave sing one of Mr.
Drink Small songs, I guess it'd be Dr.
Drink Small.
The Blues Doctor.
This one's called, "The righteous will always win."
And if you got your harmonicas, it's in the key of G. [laughter] one, two, one, two, three [ sound of string instruments ] ♪ ♪ You know the righteous, the righteous will always win.
♪ You got to put your hand in the winding chain.
♪ Living down here, Sometimes the way gets dim, Oh, but the righteous will always win.
Sometime you be up, ♪ sometime you be down, ♪ the harder the cross, the bigger the crime.
♪ Living on this journey, someday, the way will get slim, ♪ but, the righteous, the righteous will always win.
♪ Methuselah, he lived until he was 929 years.
♪ He had a hard time just living down here.
♪ And living down here, sometimes the crowd gets thin, ♪ but the righteous, the righteous will always win.
♪ Sometime you got to try to make it by yourself.
♪ You can't worry about anybody else.
♪ Sometimes living kinda gets thin, ♪ but righteous, the righteous will always win.
♪ It takes me six months to mind my own business.
♪ It take me six months to leave yours alone ♪ I know living down here sometimes it gets slim ♪ but the righteous will always win.
♪ So, you got to treat your neighbor right, ♪ if you want to live a happy life.
♪ Well, living down here sometime the cracker gets thin, ♪ but the righteous will always win.
♪ ♪ You know the righteous will always win.
♪ You got to put your hand in the winding chain.
♪ Living down here, sometime the way gets thin, ♪ but the righteous, the righteous will always win.
♪ Oh, the righteous ♪ will always win.
♪ [applause] Thank y'all so much for having us.
[applause] <Announcer> The righteous will always win.
[applause] That's the Randy Lucas Trio [applause] Great, aren't they?
[applause] ♪ sound of drums ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, oooh, oooh, ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ♪ ♪ You got me fiending, waiting for you to rush my veins.
♪ ♪ You got me leanin, drunk off your love ♪ I'm going insane.
♪ ♪ Ain't nothing like chasing after this ♪ ♪ high, high, high!
♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off your love drug tonight, ♪ ♪ baby, come and give me my high.
♪ ♪ Stoned off your love tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ Can't get enough, I gotta give me more each day.
Can't get enough, Loving you is a dangerous game.
Ain't nothing like Chasing after that high, high, high!
I'm getting drunk off your love drug tonight.
Baby, come and give me my high Stoned off your love tonight ooh, um I'm fiending for your, fiending for your, fiending for your love, I'm fiending for your, fiending for your, I'm fiending for your, Can't get enough, get enough of ♪ your sweet love ♪ ♪ tonight, ♪ ♪ tonight.
♪ ♪ I'm fiending for you, ♪ ♪ fiending for you ♪ ♪ fiending for your love, ♪ ♪ I'm fiending for you, fiending for you, ♪ ♪ fiending for your love, ♪ ♪ I can't get enough, get enough ♪ ♪ of your sweet love, tonight ♪ ♪ tonight, ♪ ♪ tonight ♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off your love drug tonight ♪ ♪ Baby, come and ♪ ♪ give me my high, ♪ ♪ Stoned off your love tonight ♪ ♪ hoo, oh, ooh, ooh, ♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off your love drug tonight ♪ ♪ Baby, come and give me my high ♪ ♪ Stoned off your love tonight ♪ ♪ tonight, tonight, ♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off you tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ Come get some of you tonight ♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off you ♪ ♪ to-dow-di-do-di-do-do-do tonight, tonight, tonight, ♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off you tonight ♪ [scatting] ♪ Come give me some of you tonight ♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off you ♪ [scatting] ♪ tonight, tonight, tonight, ♪ ♪ I'm getting drunk off your love drug tonight ♪ ♪ Baby, come and give me my high ♪ ♪ Stoned off your love tonight ♪ ♪ tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight ♪ [applause] Alright [ applause ] For our final tune, we're going to do a Drink Smalls tune.
We're going to do "A woman is the sweetest thing."
I have fallen in love with this song.
[ laughs ] [ music starts to play ] ♪ ♪ You know a woman ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ hey ♪ ♪ You know a woman ♪ ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ oh yeah, ♪ ♪ If he made anything else, ♪ ♪ he would have kept 'em ♪ ♪ ♪ to himself.
♪ ♪ You know a woman ♪ ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ ♪ I think I gotta agree with that because I'm a woman.
♪ ♪ You know a woman ♪ ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ you know a woman ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ ♪ If he made ♪ ♪ ♪ anything else, he would have kept 'em to himself.
♪ ♪ You know a woman ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made.
♪ ♪ ♪ You know he took ♪ ♪ ♪ a few ribs ♪ ♪ from Adam's side ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ you know he took ♪ ♪ a few ribs ♪ ♪ from Adam's side.
♪ ♪ He took ♪ ♪ a rib from Adam's side ♪ ♪ because he knew that Adam needed a bride ♪ ♪ you know a woman, woman, woman is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ yeah, ♪ ♪ I think I'm a go back to the top.
♪ ♪ You know a woman ♪ ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ hey, yeah ♪ ♪ You know a woman is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made.
♪ ♪ If he made anything else, ♪ ♪ he must have kept them, he kept them to his self.
♪ ♪ You know a woman is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ ♪ You give her a house ♪ ♪ And she make it a home.
♪ ♪ ♪ Love her right ♪ ♪ And you'll never be alone.
♪ ♪ Give her food ♪ ♪ And she'll give you a meal.
♪ ♪ It's her wisdom that seals the deal, yeah, ♪ ♪ There's nothing like ♪ ♪ a good woman, ♪ ♪ There's nothing like ♪ ♪ a good woman.
♪ ♪ There's nothing like ♪ ♪ a good woman ♪ ♪ I'm a say it, there's nothing like ♪ ♪ a good woman ♪ ♪ One more time.
♪ ♪ There's nothing like a good woman ♪ ♪ There's nothing like a good woman ♪ ♪ Because a woman ♪ ♪ is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ I said the woman, woman is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ You got a good woman, she's the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ When you got a good woman, ♪ ♪ she is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ A good woman is the sweetest thing ♪ ♪ God ever made ♪ [ applause ] Thank you, thank you so much.
[applause ] Thank you!
Thank you so much.
[applause ] ♪ ♪ Swing low, sweet chariot ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Swing low, sweet chariot ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, Coming for to carry me ♪ ♪ Carry me home, ♪ ♪ Home ♪ ♪ Swing low, sweet chariot ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Swing low, sweet chariot ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Swing low, sweet chariot ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Swing low, sweet chariot ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Oh, I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?
♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Oh, a band of angels coming after me, ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, ♪ ♪ Coming for to carry me home, ♪ ♪ Home ♪ ♪ Glory, glory ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ Glory, glory Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ Glory, glory Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ Glory, glory Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ Burdens down, Lord, burdens down, Lord, ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ Hey, Burdens down, Lord, burdens down, Lord, ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ I'm gonna live so God can use me, ♪ ♪ Any where Lord, Any how ♪ ♪ I'm gonna live so God can use me, ♪ ♪ Any where Lord, Any how ♪ ♪ Glory, glory Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ Hey, glory, glory Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down!
♪ [ applause ] ♪ I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on and I'm trying to reach my heavenly home ♪ ♪ I've got a few more tears <Yeah> I have to shed ♪ ♪ A few more burdens I have to bear, ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on and I'm trying to reach my heavenly home ♪ ♪ I've got a mother there, father there, ♪ ♪ I'll keep trying to make it in, ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm pressing on, I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ and I'm trying to reach my heavenly home ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ few more tears I have to shed, ♪ ♪ A few more burdens I have to bear, ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on, I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ and I'm trying to reach my heavenly home ♪ ♪ I've got a mother there, father there, ♪ ♪ I'll keep trying to make it in, ♪ ♪ The upper way, new heights I'm gaining, ♪ ♪ everyday, ♪ ♪ Still praying as I onward bound, ♪ ♪ Lord, plant my feet on higher ground ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on the upward way ♪ ♪ New heights I'm gaining every day ♪ ♪ I've got a mother there, father there, ♪ ♪ I'm just trying to make it in ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm pressing on, I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on, I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ I'm just trying to reach my heavenly home ♪ ♪ I've got a few more tears I have to shed, ♪ ♪ I few more burdens I have to bear ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on, I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ I'm pressing on, I'm pressing on, ♪ ♪ And I'm just trying to reach my heavenly home ♪ ♪ I've got a mother there, father there, ♪ ♪ I'm just trying to make it in ♪ ♪ hoo doo doo doo doo, doo, woo, woo ♪ [ applause ] How about that!
[ applause ] ♪ Got a bass player here ♪ He's number one friend of mine ♪ I'd adopt him.
[laughter] ♪ And, see I am and has got playin ♪ ...
He's a good friend of mine.
♪ He's a good guitar picker, bass player too.
He fell in love with me as an old man picking a guitar.
♪ He look at me...
He been to England, He done been overseas over 200 times ♪ And I'm doing this song here, I ain't worrying about no record players.
I just want somebody to hear it.
I want you to tune in toll free!
♪ Check on the radio ♪ and play what we play.
♪ Is there a drummer in the house?
♪ Sound off drummer.
♪ I think he's from Orangeburg.
Am I right?
♪ My old guitar ain't got no sense.
♪ Whoa!
Lord have mercy.
♪ Hit this boys.
♪ Now, this song ain't got no ending.
I might play an hour.
Protect me Lord.
♪ ♪ I was born ♪ ♪ in a little town called Bishopville.
♪ ♪ ♪ It was 19...33 ♪ ♪ ♪ Down on the farm ♪ ♪ In Bishopville.
♪ ♪ ♪ You know, when I was going ♪ ♪ to Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Elementary School ♪ ♪ ♪ A two room school house ♪ ♪ ♪ We had outdoor toilets ♪ ♪ ♪ And then... right by the school.
♪ ♪ ♪ The Cherrywood Jerusalem cemetery ♪ ♪ ♪ That's where I was baptized at.
♪ ♪ ♪ and the church next door to the school Jerusalem ♪ ♪ ♪ See, half the people in my family played the guitar ♪ ♪ ♪ But they would never fall in love like me ♪ ♪ ♪ So they didn't do it.
♪ ♪ ♪ No, they didn't do it.
♪ ♪ ♪ I was the only one.
that stuck with it.
♪ ♪ ♪ I played all the way through elementary school ♪ ♪ ♪ I would go down there ♪ ♪ ♪ and I started playing a little blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Start playing a little blues ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We could hear them they were really cooking ♪ ♪ oh you know down there in Woodrow ♪ ♪ ♪ that's around near Bishopville ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, it got me and I learned to play the blues ♪ ♪ but I still wasn't quite successful ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, Lord ♪ ♪ ♪ I want y'all to say this, ♪ ♪ this Bishopville boy ♪ ♪ ♪ Say it.
Bishopville Boy ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't believe you hear me now.
♪ ♪ ♪ I play the guitar.
♪ ♪ That's what I like to do ♪ ♪ ♪ And I'm 90 years old ♪ ♪ ♪ Feels so good.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ See, down there on the farm ♪ ♪ ♪ I couldn't pick no cotton ♪ ♪ ♪ and I couldn't pull out no tobacco ♪ ♪ ♪ I told the Lord one day ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't cut out for farming.
♪ ♪ ♪ I said, Lord, I want a talent ♪ ♪ and the Lord said, Whatcha want to do, Drink?
♪ ♪ I said, I want to be a guitar picker.
♪ ♪ ♪ So, the Lord took about two weeks ♪ ♪ ♪ And, I had a dream.
♪ ♪ I'm going to make you a guitar picker, ♪ ♪ a guitar picker.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Woo!
♪ ♪ ♪ Whoah!!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A-men ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ Yeah, I'm going to keep playing the guitar if I get to be 100 years old.
I'm going to say, Lord, Could you spare a little bit more?
[audience laughs] All y'all guitar players listen to Drink Small.
I done played blues in all kinds of stuff A largest things going on now.
People dying from this what you call this disease now.
COVID?
One thing I say is, it's a killer diller [laughs] Cause I've seen it killing people who ain't never died before!
[laughs] You hear me talking to you.
I feel like I got the Holy Ma Ghost!
I'm going to play my guitar if I have to go pillar to post.
West coast, east coast south coast, All right, Jimmy.
♪ ♪ Baby, Baby Baby, don't you want to go.
♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, baby.
Go Gina.
♪ ♪ Baby don't you want to go?
♪ ♪ ♪ I had too much corn liquor ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't going to drink no more.
♪ ♪ ♪ I'm a little boy then, ♪ ♪ She got me running.
♪ ♪ She got me hiding ♪ ♪ She got me digging for Jesus in any kind of floor ♪ ♪ Oh oh ♪ ♪ [laughter] ♪ ♪ You wasn't drunk then?
♪ ♪ Uh - uh ♪ ♪ ♪ Go, Jimmy.
♪ ♪ ♪ You know I'm going to Columbia ♪ ♪ Have me a ball ♪ ♪ ♪ Talk to that man on the wall ♪ ♪ you call Drink Small He wears a tail, ♪ ♪ ♪ that old man he wears a tail.
♪ ♪ ♪ He didn't drink no moonshine liquor ♪ ♪ ♪ but he still knew how to jam.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ One day y'all, ♪ ♪ ♪ Saturday night now ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey, y'all ♪ ♪ ♪ Go to the country and see Drink Small ♪ ♪ ♪ He don't nothing but play the guitar ♪ ♪ ♪ He don't work so hard.
♪ ♪ ♪ Go down, baby.
♪ ♪ ♪ if you want to have a ball.
♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, baby!
♪ ♪ ♪ You want to have a ball.
♪ ♪ ♪ Get that man from Bishopville ♪ ♪ ♪ and you can have a ball.
♪ ♪ ♪ Oh yeah!
♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ Call me Sunday, Monday ♪ ♪ ♪ But Tuesday's just as bad ♪ ♪ ♪ Call me Sunday, Monday ♪ ♪ ♪ But Tuesday's just as bad ♪ ♪ ♪ When you was my baby, ♪ ♪ ♪ Sunday is all so sad ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, I cried on Friday, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ and Saturday I go out and play ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, I cried on Friday, baby ♪ ♪ oh, Lord ♪ ♪ and Saturday I'll go out and play ♪ ♪ ♪ I go to church on Sunday morning ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord!
♪ [laughs] ♪ I kneel down and pray ♪ ♪ ♪ Now stay right there, don't move!
♪ ♪ ♪ I go to church on a Sunday morning ♪ ♪ ♪ And I kneel down and pray ♪ ♪ ♪ I said, "Lord!
I drink gin" ♪ ♪ ♪ 'cause it ain't no sin.
♪ ♪ ♪ I said, "I drink vodka."
♪ ♪ ♪ It keep me from goin' to the doctor.
♪ ♪ ♪ I said "I drink plenty" ♪ ♪ ♪ 'cause it make you friendly ♪ ♪ Oh, Lord!
♪ ♪ ♪ I said "I drink wine" ♪ ♪ 'cause it blows my mind ♪ [laughs] ♪ I drink corn liquor ♪ ♪ ♪ It's made out of corn ♪ ♪ ♪ We grow it down home ♪ ♪ ♪ down on the farm ♪ ♪ laughs ♪ ♪ Gentry woman to the gentry man ♪ ♪ ♪ You a dirty cow ♪ ♪ ♪ You so dirty ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't want no one around ♪ ♪ Ahhhh!
♪ ♪ ♪ Woohoo!!
♪ ♪ ♪ Lord, have mercy!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Holy Ghost called to my house ♪ ♪ Said, "Drink Small, ♪ ♪ that young man who can play the blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Said, "Oh, Drink Small, Drink Small ♪ ♪ you a son of biscuit eater ♪ ♪ ♪ I like the way that man play the blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Woo!
Uh huh uh huh ♪ ♪ uh huh uh huh uh huh!
♪ ♪ ♪ I might play it one more time ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna tell you this ♪ ♪ it sound good!
♪ ♪ ♪ I might play it one more time ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna tell y'all something ♪ ♪ ♪ Woo!
♪ ♪ Lord, have mercy!
♪ ♪ ♪ Talk to me, guitar!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ Aaa-men, Amen ♪ They got me goin' to church now!
Do you think I'll make a Christian?
Do you think I be a Christian?
<Audience> Yes!
I might just make this the beginning of my church [laughter] I don't need anyone to be pushing now cause I got the spirit I swear, I got the spirit I know it!
[applause] When I play my guitar, I cry and I talk to my Jesus like a man Oh, I'm a man with a guitar in his hand I done played in the night clubs, schools, all kinds of theatres and when I get to 90 years old I'm a turn over to the Lord, I'm gonna say this now.
You might know the old Drink Small, but here's the new Drink Small I'm a tell y'all now, January 28th I'll be 90 years old.
[applause] After that date, I'm gonna get it straight.
[laughter] I say, Lord, you'll be 90 years old If you ain't right by then you got a slim chance.
[laughter] And so ain't anybody gotta tell me I'm old I know how old I am.
I know my birthday.
[applause] ♪ ♪ Song: "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" ♪ ♪ ♪ Glory Glory ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ Glory Glory ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ Glory Glory ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ Glory Glory ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ Oh, I feel better ♪ ♪ I feel better ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ I feel better ♪ ♪ So much, ♪ ♪ Since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ You know my friends ♪ ♪ don't do me like they used to ♪ ♪ since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ You know my friends ♪ ♪ don't do me like they used to ♪ ♪ since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ since I laid my burdens down ♪ ♪ ♪ Glory Glory ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Just leave, just leave 'em behind ♪ ♪ And it makes me real happy so I play it all day And it makes me real happy so I play it all day ♪ Let me hear you say, "Yeah!"
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Feelin' alright, now!
Let me hear you say "Yeah" <Audience> Yeah!
<Drink Small> Yeah!
<Audience> Yeah!
♪ Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
♪ ♪ Woohoo Woohoo!
♪ ♪ Woohoo Woohoo!
♪ ♪ ♪ Woohoo Woohoo!
♪ ♪ What y'all say, Drink Small done got crazy ♪ Drink Small done got crazy ♪ ♪ ♪ Drink Small, yeah ♪ ♪ Everybody got crazy ♪ ♪ ♪ Alright!
♪ ♪ ♪ Woo!
♪ ♪ ♪ Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost!
♪ ♪ Holy Ghost ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm goin' on home ♪ ♪ I'm a talk to my people And then I'm goin' on home ♪ ♪ Sometime the word Sometime, momma said ♪ ♪ Everybody dance ♪ ♪ Everybody, everybody!
♪ ♪ Everybody, pray for Drink Small ♪ ♪ Everybody pray for Drink Small Everybody pray for Drink Small ♪ ♪ Everybody from Columbia, South Carolina ♪ ♪ Pray for Drink Small ♪ ♪ Picture on the wall ♪ Drink Small ♪ Picture on the wall ♪ Drink Small ♪ ♪ ♪ There goes the Holy Ghost!
There goes the Holy Ghost!
♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ ♪ I feel alright, I feel alright I feel alright, I feel ♪ ♪ I feel alright, I feel alright ♪ ♪ I feel alright ♪ ♪ Amen!
♪ [applause] ♪ Thank the Lord, thank the Lord ♪ ♪ ♪ I got soul ♪ ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ [applause] God bless all y'all and don't forget Drink Small [strums guitar] 'cause he's on the ball [strums guitar] [applause] People singing "Happy Birthday to You" accompanied by horn.
♪ Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ Happy birthday, dear Drink ♪ ♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪ [applause] <Announcer> Drink Small, he does it all!
[applause] Thank you, Drink!
God bless you!
[applause] Thank you, ladies and gentlemen [applause] <Drink Small> Have mercy!
Goodnight!
[applause] <Drink Small> This is the greatest birthday I ever had!
[applause] <Announcer> Well, come back next year and we'll do it again.
<Drink Small> And I hope it doesn't be the last.
<Announcer> Yeah.
All right.
One more time.
Drink small!
Let's hear it!
90 years of Drink Small [rousing applause] A living legend!
[applause]
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