Hey Good Lookin'
Roy Clark and Joe Pass Lyrics

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Say, hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?
Hey, sweet baby
Don't you think maybe
We could find us a brand new recipe?

I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill

And I know a spot right over the hill
There's soda pop and the dancin's free
So if you wanna have fun come along with me
Say, hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?

I'm free and ready
So we can go steady
How's about savin' all your time for me?
No more lookin'
I know I've been tooken
How's about keepin' steady company?

I'm gonna throw my date-book over the fence
And find me one for five or ten cents
I'll keep it 'til it's covered with age
'Cause I'm writin' your name down on every page
Say, hey, good lookin'

Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Hey Good Lookin'" by Roy Clark and Joe Pass may seem simple and straight forward, but they convey a playful and flirty tone. The song begins by addressing a potentially attractive person with the question "Whatcha got cookin'?" This could be interpreted literally as inquiring about what they are cooking or figuratively as asking what they have to offer or bring to the table. The next line suggests that perhaps they could cook something up together, indicating a desire to spend time with this person.

The chorus repeats the same question of what they have cooking and adds an invitation to have fun together. The second verse suggests that maybe they could take their relationship further and go steady. The singer is expressing a willingness to commit and save all their time for this person. The verse even goes so far as to suggest throwing away their datebook, indicating that they no longer need to search for other potential partners as they have found someone they are interested in pursuing.

Overall, the song is playful and flirty, with both the lyrics and melody encouraging a carefree and lighthearted atmosphere.

Line by Line Meaning

Say, hey, good lookin'
Greetings, my attractive acquaintance

Whatcha got cookin'?
What dish are you preparing?

How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?
Would you like to collaborate with me in the kitchen?

Hey, sweet baby
Hello, lovely person

Don't you think maybe
Perhaps it's possible

We could find us a brand new recipe?
Shall we search for a novel cooking technique?

I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill
I possess a speedy automobile and a small amount of cash

And I know a spot right over the hill
I am familiar with a nearby location

There's soda pop and the dancin's free
Refreshments are available and dancing is without charge

So if you wanna have fun come along with me
Therefore, if you desire amusement, accompany me

I'm free and ready
I am open and available

So we can go steady
We can pursue a romantic relationship

How's about savin' all your time for me?
May you consider dedicating all of your schedule to me?

No more lookin'
I shall cease my endeavors to find another partner

I know I've been tooken
I acknowledge that I have been taken advantage of

How's about keepin' steady company?
Would you mind forming a stable companionship with me?

I'm gonna throw my date-book over the fence
I plan to discard my calendar recklessly

And find me one for five or ten cents
And acquire a new one for a bargain price

I'll keep it 'til it's covered with age
I will maintain it until it becomes geriatric

'Cause I'm writin' your name down on every page
Because I will inscribe your name on every sheet

Say, hey, good lookin'
Greetings, my attractive acquaintance

Whatcha got cookin'?
What dish are you preparing?

How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?
Would you like to collaborate with me in the kitchen?

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HANK WILLIAMS SR.

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Comments from YouTube:

@strukhoff

5y↑12

Joe unexpectedly takes the melody, then at 2:14 generously and so very quickly passes the ball over to Roy, who picks it up instantly. Amazing intuition and teamwork from both players.

@donnieluc6643

7y↑12

Mr. Joe Pass so laid back, like he doesnt know he is the MAN. rip maestro. nobody can interpret a tune like he could. genius, pure & simple genius. thanks for this piece.

@michaeljamsmith

15y↑3

Another "country" musician who can blow you away is Glenn Campbell. On one of his shows he went toe-to-toe with George Benson and held his own. Blew me away.

@catboyzee

5y↑3

Respect and RIP to two of the original guitar shredders, Roy Clark and Joe Pass. Loving the tone of Roy's Heritage signature guitar BTW...

@vincefilogomo9325

8y↑6

Joe Pass could play anything! He was one of the all time greatest jazz guitarist. Roy Clark is one of great country artist. John Pisano's jazz recording are beautiful! I think this was Joe Pass last recording before he die. We lost a great one!

@JillandKevin

52w↑1

There are actually THREE master guitarists here. John Pisano is a MONSTER player!!

@barrycooper1631

16w↑1

Amen

@johnfenner347

1y↑1

I was wondering who was the “The Third Man” !. Absolutely beautiful moving chords around the fretboard. A stellar contribution. A ghastly shame that he gets no mention.
Enabled Joe and Roy, to float along. A wonderful video, great stars all. Say no more, marvellous !, x x x .

@yardbirdsweet

45w↑1

John Pisano! A great jazz guitarist/accompanist with a ton of credits, but never really had a solo career that took off like Roy or Joe.

@curtique

15y↑4

always knew roy clark was great but hangin' with joe pass puts him another universe...awesome vid...thank you for posting this!!

@alejandrocantu1811

5y↑3

Roy clark calling joe his idol is so self humbling, what a legendary guy

@ArkRed1

13y↑3

Dig Pisano's great comping. Such a master.

@nudsh

15y↑1

Joe just lives in a other world....... We would all love to be worthy of visiting......

@JOHNNYBGOODMD

10y↑6

Wow how could I miss this , two of my favs collide from different worlds just beautifully...great recording!

@frdagaa

8y↑11

John Pisano is such an unsung hero on guitar.

@Thumpalumpacus

6y↑1

I was wondering who that was -- thanks for dropping that note.

@175epi

5y↑1

Agreed!

@Drewster58

Makes me dance around the kitchen with the one I love and scat sing like a country cat on a hot jazz roof. I love seeing my once guitar teacher John Pisano on rhythm guitar. Swings and smiles all the way through.

@frizeriecaninavoivodina

Brilliant

@kevinwebb2480

7y↑1

Two geniuses. That's all. Wish I could play even a bit like them.

@danvee1804

3y↑1

Amazing !!!

@Geotubest

The talent in that room.

@tonymarino7391

Two of the greatest!

@JillandKevin

16w

Correction: THREE of the greatest. John Pisano (who is still living), is every bit on the level with Joe & Roy, but spent his career backing up others, and never took the spotlight.

@Loosecannon1969

41w

I love and am a huge fan of Roy, but I hear him hitting some clams here and there😮

@douggarceau104

Who would believe these guys would do an album together? Both are heros of mine.

@iamrider100

13y

pure art work

@Wyrdo999

This is GREAT thx for sharing.

@VictoriaN72

Amazing. So cool!

@atomicflash1753

Brilliant !!

@hankigoe829

this is such a great idea, lucky they got it on tape while he was still alive

@10CentHead

15y

Zoiks! some seriously sweet chops going down....

@MrArtist1971

Man this some crazy good pickin'! Wow!!

@vincentward2335

9y↑1

John Pisano was a friend of mine. He had a million stories about the years he played with Joe. The last one he told me was really sad. He hadn't seen Joe in a while. He called Joe and said he had a little gig for the two of them. Joe, in a very sickly (or ...?) voice said "It's over. I can't play anymore." and hung up. John said "I was sitting on the edge of my bed. I put down the phone and cried." Joe was dead not long after. As great as he played, he could never shake his demons.

@LAUptegrove

His addiction days really took a lot out of him way back when.

@intuneorange

From what his luthier told me he had given up the hard drugs long ago smoked a little Herb but the damage to his liver caught up with him and the road life..
I don't care what style you play or you want to play the more you Immerse yourself in Passalaqua the better you'll get in your chosen style.
1st lesson learn to tap your foot and move your whole body if you want to swing.

@sippitsparingly

11y

Country genius + Jazz genius = guitarawesomenessbeyondbelief.

@jansen_music

12y

So Great! Thank You

@absolutebestwines

13y

@Modes9 Nice see someone mention Johnny...the forgotten guitarist.

@pickinstone

13y

good music knows no genre. I gotta get some Hank Garland country albums right now.

@pushon2342

9y↑19

You 15 year old shredders who think you guitar gods, here's the reality of what talent is. Not jumbling notes 200 mph.

@TheGospelGuitarist

7y↑2

56 year older shredder wannabe? lol but I still know where my influences came from....raise in Motown, Roy Clark is an all time favorite of mine. These guys know music and how to express it. Even though i hated country, I couldn't get away from Roys unrelenting talent on the guitar.

@AlexZander688

5y↑2

Roy Clark can play as fast as any shredder that has ever lived. Check out that video where is playing Malaguena on the Odd Couple. Fastest hands in the west.

@Parley454

15y

If Joe Pass and Chet Atkins got in a fight, I don't know who would win, I think Joe Pass and Chet Atkins are the two greatest guitar players ever. I like Roy Clark alot as well, he is very versatile.

@cedricbidois7232

coulld chet keep up with oscar p joe did.dont get me wrong chet atkins master

@SteelguitarLane

13y

please tell me this wasn't the mix released on the record. Stellar playing, but Roy's rides are under Pisano's comps and Joe's fills (I love it when good musicians can drop fills in others' solos)

@donaldmooney5063

No, this was filmed as they played for a tv show. It was mixed later.

@3shiftgtr

15y↑1

Pisano steals the show.....

@Modes9

15y

This has a classy early 50's Johnny Smith vibe. I miss this style...

@LAUptegrove

Notice at 3:15 a new version can of FINGER EASE. In one of his videos of Austin City Limits with Gatemouth Brown, he uses a can of FINGER EASE as a TRICK to do cute steel licks. And after all these years, still using the product. That says something doesn't it?

@LessLethal

11y

Cleanliness. It the HARDEST playing attribute to master. There is no particular right or left hand technique in regards to speed, precision or chordal dynamism that is even 1/10th as difficult as achieving consistent, total cleanliness in your playing. I think a lot of guitarists are impressed by the wrong stuff, speed being the biggest one. Speed is fun but you get speed in a year or two of consistent playing. Cleanliness. There is no guarantee you will EVER achieve that. Roy and Joe did.

@TheGospelGuitarist

That and note choice. Chord tones. And the ever present space of silence. Playing nothing is powerful.

@joepalooka2145

I never understood why Joe Pass recorded with Roy Clark, except that he was friends with the producer and made some money off the project. Because Roy Clark is nowhere near the level of Joe Pass, and this is clearly evident. They are totally unmatched. For me it's the worst thing Joe Pass ever did, and it's actually amazing to hear how bad it is. Roy Clark is great in his own medium of country entertainment, but way out off his element when it comes to improvising with the master of jazz guitar. There were many other vastly more talented guitarists Joe could have recorded with, and I 'm sorry he didn't.

@davebrown3230

5y↑3

You have taken to many hits to the head .

@calebbhawkins

5y↑3

Roy might not have been on Joes level but I bet if we checked into things we’d find that Joe would have killed to have Roy’s ability to entertain and have the bank account that around built up. I think in this situation Joe knew he was an obscure name outside of the Jazz circuit and wanted to dabble a bit. Country can be just as melodic and complex as anything else and Joe probably wanted to try it. What was the harm? Plus maybe just maybe Joe wasn’t a gold plated asshole of a jazz snob and music cork sniffer that most talentless hacks try and pass themselves off to be.

@davebrown3230

5y↑1

@Caleb Hawkins I agree . Besides music is not a contest to see whos best , It is all about entertainment .

@charleswinokoor6023

26w

Was this a promotional clip?

@frostgc

Where's Buckethead though?

@oliveroneill1388

12w

Clark . Nothing to pass. Pass is the man

@bobrichardson5905

Who's the fella in the back? He's hammering it!

@Spock_Rogers

2y↑1

That's John Pisano.

@bobrichardson5905

2y↑1

@Spock Rogers Pity he doesnt even get an honorable mention...

@Spock_Rogers

@Bob Richardson Yeah. He's great. I've been looking at some of his old videos. I've fallen down the jazz guitar rabbit hole.

@ClintTorres607

16y

who's the dude playin' rhythm?

@donaldmooney5063

John Pisano

@jazzguitar2010

13y

@Parley454 Roy Clark is great, but not in the same class as Joe or Chet.

@oliveroneill1388

12w

Pass used no echo. . Big difference

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