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Crying Over You
Ken Boothe Lyrics

When you cry, you cry because you lose someone
Or because the load you're carrying is too heavy for you
Right now, I'm crying because the one I love
Has gone and left me all alone
I would like to express myself to you people
So that you can get a better understanding
Of what I'm trying to say

Oh, crying over you in the morning
Crying over you in the evening

Crying over you, don't know what to do

You made me feel ashamed
People say, "it's all in the game"
Woman please, let me explain
Then I know you'd be mine

Oh, every day I pray - mm
To have you and to hold - oh yeah
Now that you are here by my side
I really, really don't want to cry

Crying over you in the morning
Crying in the evening
Crying over you, don't know what to do - mm

You made me feel ashamed
People say, "it's all in the game"
Oh woman, woman, woman, let me explain
Then I know you'd be mine

Then I'll stop crying, crying over you
And I'll stop sighing, sighing, don't know what to do
Lying, lying, every day in my bed
Sighing, sighing, don't know what to do
'Cause I'm crying, crying ....

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Ken Boothe's (born 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica) is known as "Mr Rocksteady" for his prominence during the musical period 1966-1974 and was a major idol for the to-be members of UB40. Boothe started by recording a version of Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String" in 1967. Later the same year, Boothe and Alton Ellis had a successful U.K. tour with the group The Soul Vendors. Under new direction from record producer Lloyd Chalmers, the song "Everything I Own" surprisingly was Number One in the UK in 1974. Read Full BioKen Boothe's (born 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica) is known as "Mr Rocksteady" for his prominence during the musical period 1966-1974 and was a major idol for the to-be members of UB40. Boothe started by recording a version of Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String" in 1967. Later the same year, Boothe and Alton Ellis had a successful U.K. tour with the group The Soul Vendors. Under new direction from record producer Lloyd Chalmers, the song "Everything I Own" surprisingly was Number One in the UK in 1974. The song, written by David Gates, was given a sympathetic light reggae feel and found instant favour in the West Indies and in the U.K.

Boothe seemed, at the time, to have the makings of an international, long-lasting, hit maker, certainly when compared to most of the other latter-day reggae acts. His smoother style gave him a wider appeal, rather like UB40 and Aswad. Boothe's choice of songs also showed the breadth of his musical taste. But for all that, he only managed one more hit in the UK Chart, "Crying over You", which made Number 11.

In more recent times, Boothe has also recorded for Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt, King Jammy, Pete Weston, Jack Ruby, Hugh "Red Man" James, Castro Brown, and Tappa Zukie. Plus in 1995, he teamed up with Shaggy, for a new styled version of his old track, "The Train Is Coming", which appeared on the soundtrack of the film, Money Train.

A double-disc overview of Boothe's Trojan years, Crying over You, was released by the label in 2001.

Boothe's official Web site is at www.kenboothemusic.com