The Fat Man
Fats Domino Lyrics
They call, they call me the fat man
'Cause I weight two hundred pounds
All the girls they love me
'Cause I know my way around
I was standin', I was standin' on the corner
Of Rampart and Canal
I was watchin', watchin'
Watchin' all these creole gals
Wah wah waah, wah wah wah
Wah wah waah, wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
Wah waah wah
Wah wah wah, wah wah wah
Wah wah wah, wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
I'm goin', I'm goin' goin' away
And I'm goin', goin' to stay
'Cause women and a bad life
They're carrying this soul away
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Written by: ANTOINE DOMINO, ANTOINE 'FATS' DOMINO, DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
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Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died October 24, 2017), was a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. He was the best-selling African-American singer of the 1950s and early 1960s whose congenial, non threatening personality allowed him to succeed despite a period of deep-seated racial segregation. Domino is also a pianist with an individualistic bluesy style showing stride and boogie-woogie influences. Read Full BioAntoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died October 24, 2017), was a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. He was the best-selling African-American singer of the 1950s and early 1960s whose congenial, non threatening personality allowed him to succeed despite a period of deep-seated racial segregation. Domino is also a pianist with an individualistic bluesy style showing stride and boogie-woogie influences.
In 1986, he was among the first batch to get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. "Ain't That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill" were named part of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. In 2004, "Blueberry Hill" was named #81 and "Ain't That A Shame" was named #431 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004, he was named #25 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.
In the wake of Domino's rescue from his 9th ward home during 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitina's Foundation organized a tribute album to the elder artist featuring Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney and numerous other acts that owe a creative debt to this seminal rock n roll pianist.
In 1986, he was among the first batch to get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. "Ain't That A Shame" and "Blueberry Hill" were named part of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. In 2004, "Blueberry Hill" was named #81 and "Ain't That A Shame" was named #431 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs Of All Time. In 2004, he was named #25 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time.
In the wake of Domino's rescue from his 9th ward home during 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the Tipitina's Foundation organized a tribute album to the elder artist featuring Robert Plant, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney and numerous other acts that owe a creative debt to this seminal rock n roll pianist.
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Primera Calle de la Soledad
They call, they call me the fat man
'Cause I weight two hundred pounds
All the girls they love me
'Cause I know my way around
I was standin', I was standin' on the corner
Of Rampart and Canal
I was watchin', watchin'
Watchin' all these creole gals
Wah wah wah, wah wah
Wah wah waah, wah wah wah
Wah wah waah, wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
Wah waaa-ah wah
Wah wah wah, wah wah wah
Wah wah wah, wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
I'm goin', I'm goin' goin' away
And I'm goin', goin' to stay
'Cause women and a bad life
They're carrying this soul away.
sauquoit13456
Seventy years ago today on March 18th, 1950, Fats Domino's "The Fat Man" peaked at #2* {for 1 week} on Billboard's 'Most-Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Records' chart, for the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Double Crossing Blues" by the Johnny Otis Quintette featuring Little Esther and the Robins...
Between 1950 and 1964 the New Orleans native had sixty records on the R&B charts, thirty eight made the Top 10 with nine reaching #1...
Fats Domino, born Antoine Domino Jr., passed away at the age of 89 on October 24th, 2017...
May he R.I.P.
* "The Fat Man" was Fats Domino's first of an amazing ten of his records to peak at #2 on the R&B charts...
And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Most-Played R&B Juke Box' Top 10 on March 18th, 1950:
At #3. "Information Blue" by Roy Milton and His Solid Senders
#4. "I Almost Lost My Mind" by Ivory Joe Hunter
#5. "Why Do Things Happen To Me?" by Roy Hawkins
#5. "Rag Mop" by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
#7. "Three Times Seven Equals Twenty-One" by Jewel King
#7. "School Days" by Louis Jordan
#9. "Little School Girl" by Smokey Hogg
#9. "I Like My Baby's Pudding" by Wynonie Harris
moncorp1 Inc
Often overlooked, but being released in 1949, this is in fact one of the earliest, if not the first, rock and roll songs.
nODdLe_mAsTeR
A see as
SukkaPunch321
Close. But, I say Goree Carter’s Rock Awhile.
plaidman67
@Mico Veliki It is indeed! Thanks again...
Mico Veliki
@plaidman67 no problem its a really cool song with an even cooler history
plaidman67
@Mico Veliki Well, Hell...I stand corrected. That is VERY COOL information and I appreciate learning about it! Thanks! The record company shouldn't have given them credit for a song they didn't write...
Just Talk
Fats just passed away. Listening to this in honor of him. R.I.P
Mirco Bronda
A great soul, An angel. Bye Fats. Thank.
Gurtrock12Grillion
My favorite song of his!
alex jolly
RIP fats u will be missed