“Six-Footin to Robert Parker’s Barefootin” by Joan Y. Edwards

You know how songs go through your mind. The other day, I was humming “Barefootin'” by Robert Parker. I thought how cool it would be if I created words to make it six footin instead. So I did.

Below you’ll find links to the Robert singing the song and his lyrics. Then you’ll find my words for “Six  Footin”
Robert Parker singing Barefootin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=115&v=azIytXgdggA&feature=emb_title

Lyrics to Barefootin’ http://www.songlyrics.com/robert-parker/barefootin-lyrics/

Everybody get on your feet,
You make me nervous when you in your seat
Take off your shoes and pat your feet,
We’re doin a dance that can’t be beat
We’re barefootin, We’re barefootin,
We’re barefootin, We’re barefootin,

Went to a party the other night,
Long Tall Sally was out of sight
Threw way her wig, and her high sneakers too,
She was doin a dance without any shoes
She was barefootin, She was barefootin,
She was barefootin, She was barefootin,

Hey little gal with the red dress on,
I bet you can barefoot all night long
Take off your shoes and throw them away,
Come back and get them another day
We’re barefootin, We’re barefootin,
We’re barefootin, We’re barefootin,
Musical interlude
Lil John Henry he said to Sue,
If I was barefootin would you barefoot too
Sue told John, I’m thirty two,
I was barefootin ever since I was two
They was barefootin, they was barefootin
They was barefootin, we barefootin
We’re barefootin we’re barefootin
We’re barefootin we’re barefootin
We’re barefootin we’re barefootin
We don’t have no shoes on.

Here’s my words to help us cope with the COVID 19 Virus.

Six-Footin! Six Footin! to tune of Barefootin by Robert Parker
Words by Joan Y. Edwards

We’re six footin! We’re six footin!

Everybody do this dance for us.
We don’t want the COVID-19 virus.
Move back a lot and pat your feet.
We’re doin a dance that can’t be beat
We’re six footin, We’re six footin .
We’re six footin, We’re six footin.

At the store the other day, 
Sue’s mask was protecting her healthy way.
She pulled back six feet from me.
She was six footin away from me.
She was six footin, She was six footin,
She was six footin, She was six footin.

Hey people keep your good health showin,
Six foot it, six foot it wherever you goin.
Stay at home and wash your hands.
We don’t want this virus in our lands.
We’re six footin, We’re six footin,
We’re six footin, We’re six footin.

Musical interlude

Hey good people wear your masks, too.
I’m six footin, would you six foot, too?
John said, “For all our sakes.
I will six foot it as long as it takes.”
They’re six footin, they’re six footin.
They’re six footin, they’re six footin.

We’re six footin we’re six footin.
We’re six footin. We’re six footin.
We’re six footin. We’re six footin.
We don’t get close to no one.
We’re saving lives.

Thank you, Robert Parker up there in heaven for giving us a fun way to look at life.

If anyone knows how to get in touch with the people who might need to give permission to use his melody and change his words, let me know.

Barefootin 1966 Song of Robert Parker who died January 20, 2020: https://bestclassicbands.com/robert-parker-obituary-singer-1-20-20/

Obituary for Robert Parker January 20, 2020
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/robert-parker-who-scored-a-1960s-hit-with-barefootin-dies/289-44c9d1dc-59af-4a53-836d-894b0986c50c

News article about Robert Parker’s passing: https://www.fox8live.com/2020/01/19/barefootin-singer-robert-parker-passes-away/

Joan Y. Edwards, Author
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