
…a radio
Coming from the room next door
And my mother laughed
The way some ladies do
When it's late in the evening…
…with my troops, yeah
And down along the avenue
Some guys were shooting pool
And I heard the sound
Of a cappella groups, yeah
Singing late in the evening…
…my amp up loud and I began
To play
And it was late in the evening
And I blew that room away
[Verse 4]
The first thing I…

…from the room next door
And my mother laughed the way some ladies do (ladies do)
Well it's late in the evening (late in the evening…
…the song of acapella grooves
(Ohhh daaa da, ohhh daaa da, daaa...)
Singin' late in the evening
And all the girls out on the stoops, yeah…
…and I began to play
(He began to play, yeah yeah)
And it was late in the evening, and I blew that room away
First thing I remember…

…' from the room next door
And my mother laughed the way some ladies do
When it's late in the evening
And the music's seeping through…
And down along the avenue
Some guys were shootin' pool
And I heard the sound
Of a-cappella groups, yeah
Singing late in the evening…
…to smoke myself a "J"
And when I came back to the room
Everybody just seemed to move
And I turned my amp up loud and began to play
And it was late in the evening…

…the room next door
And my mother laughed
The way some ladies do
When it's late in the evening
And the music's seeping through…
…the avenue
Some guys were shootin' pool
And I heard the sound of a cappella groups, yeah
Singing late in the evening…
…to smoke myself a "J"
And when I came back to the room
Everybody just seemed to move
And I turned my amp up loud and began to play
And it was late in the evening…

…' from the room next door
And my mother laughed
The way some ladies do
When it's late in the evening
And the music's seeping through…
And down along the avenue
Some guys were shooting pool
And I heard the sound
Of a cappella groups, yeah
Singing late in the evening…
…to smoke myself a "J"
And when I came back to the room
Everybody just seemed to move
And I turned my amp up loud and I began to play
And it was late in the evening…

Early in the morning
Got me grinding, overtiming
Got mouths to feed in
I'll be working till late in the evening
Early…
…in the morning
Got me grinding, overtiming
Got mouths to feed in
I'll be working till late in the evening
(Said I'll be working till late in the evening…
…to feed in
I'll be working till late in the evening
(I'll be working till late in the evening)
Early in the morning
Got me grinding, overtiming
(Oh, you got…

Early in the morning
Middle of the afternoon
Late in the evening, baby, that's when I think about you
Early in the morning
Middle…
…of the afternoon
Late in the evening, baby, that's when I think about you
I can't help it, baby, it happens every time we kiss…
…of the afternoon
Late in the evening, baby, that's when I think about you
Early in the morning
Middle of the afternoon
Late in the evening…

It was late in the evening and the sun was going down
I would pray to the good Lord
To please bring my baby round
Yes, I miss her…
…find my baby
She's the one I can't afford to lose
I wake up early in the morning with the late in the evening blues…

…",
They knew Uncle Pen was ready to go.
Late in the evening, about sundown,
High on the hill, an' above the town,
Uncle Pen played…
…the fiddlin' begins.
Late in the evening, about sundown,
High on the hill, an' above the town,
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, Lord, how…
…his fiddle and he hung up his bow,
And he knew it was time for him to go.
Late in the evening, about sundown,
High…

…is lovin' (Good lovin')
Early in the morning, baby (Good lovin')
Late in the evening one more time (Good lovin')
[Instrumental…
…to keep on going
It's all I need, all I got to have
All I need now, honey
You know that's all I got to have
In the morning, late in the evening…
…')
Late in the evening one more time (Good lovin')
[Verse 2 repeated]
Come on, baby, squeeze me tight
Don't you want your daddy just…

…"
They knew Uncle Pen was ready to go
Late in the evening, about sundown
High on the hill, an' above the town
Uncle Pen played…
…the fiddlin' begins
Late in the evening, about sundown
High on the hill, an' above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, Lord, how…
…was called away
He hung up his fiddle and he hung up his bow
And he knew it was time for him to go
Late in the evening, about…

…the very last words poor Georgie cried were, "Nearer my God to thee"
Late in the evening at about sundown
High on the hill, up above…
…was ready to go
Late in the evening at about sundown
High on the hill, up above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, Lordy, how it would ring
You…
…"
And the one that they called the "Boston Boy"
The greatest of all was the "Jennie Lynn"
To me, that's where good fiddlin' begins
Late in the evening…

…"
They knew it was time for Uncle Pen to go
Late in the evening about sundown
High on the hills and above the town
Uncle Pen played…
…"
And the one called "The Boston Boy"
But the greatest of all was "Jenny Lynn"
To me that is where the fiddle begins
Late in the evening…
He knew it was time for him to go
Late in the evening about sundown
High on the hills and above the town
Uncle Pen played…

Monroe
Late in the evening at about sundown
High on the hill up above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, Lordy how…
…the caller hollered the do-si-do
You knew Uncle Pen was ready to go
Late in the evening at about sundown
High on the hill up above…
…"
To me, that's where good fiddlin' begins
Late in the evening at about sundown
High on the hill up above the town
Uncle Pen played…

…",
They knew Uncle Pen was ready to go.
Late in the evening, about sundown,
High on the hill, an' above the town,
Uncle Pen played…
…the fiddlin' begins.
Late in the evening, about sundown,
High on the hill, an' above the town,
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, Lord, how…
…his fiddle and he hung up his bow,
And he knew it was time for him to go.
Late in the evening, about sundown,
High…