Legalize My Name - Pearl Bailey

Will I, won’t I, do I, don’t I?

All you wanna do is bill and coo

But you empty handed when the bill is due

If you really love me and you love me true

Legalize my name

Will I kiss you, ain’t the issue

You’ve been tellin' everyone you met

That you want a sample of the way I pet

That all the sample, you gonna get

Legalize my name

For we ever can dwell out in long valleys

You must learn how to spell Justice of the Peace

And I spell that peace with an E-A

My heart flowin', sparks are showin'

If you want those little sparks to bust into flame

You’ve got to legalize my name

Don’t care where I live at, or what I live in

House, apartment, or flat, any place but sin

If house is what it is now, Lord have mercy

If you, prize me, don’t arise me

Give me an old piece of parchment that I can frame

You got to legalize my name

Bring the preacher and the licenses

Now don’t forget to pay for the licenses

That’s very important