Jimmy Soul - TWISTIN' MATILDA

#22 USA 1963. LYRICS: Oh lord, I say
Matilda, Matilda, Matilda
She take all me money
And she move to Las Vegas

One more time

Matilda, Matilda, Matilda
She take all me money
And she move to Las Vegas

Five thousand dollars, friends I lost
The woman even stole me housing costs
Matilda done take all me money
And-a run to Las Vegas

Where the money was to pay for my
house and land
Then she dropped a serious plan
That Matilda she take all me
money and-a run to Las Vegas

That woman she ain`t no good
She took all me money
Never thought she would
My friends all told me what she would do
She`ll steal from me and she steal from you

Matilda, Matilda, Matilda
She take all me money
And she move to Las Vegas

Matilda, Matilda, Matilda
She take all me money
And she move to Las Vegas

Matilda, Matilda, Matilda
She take all me money
And she move to Las Vegas

Where the money was quite inside me bed
Looked up in the matress right below me head
That Matilda she done take all me money and-a run to Las Vegas

I follow jam be, show me head
He said hey boy no money in inside your bed
That matilda she done found your money
And-a run to Las Vegas.

Bring it all back to me
Bring it all back to me
Bring it all back to me

She take all me money and I move to Las Vegas.
Matilda, Matilda, Matilda

She take all me money
and she move to Las Vegas

Little bit softer, a little bit softer,
little bit softer...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jimmy
• soul
• twistin
• matilda
• 1963
• billboard
• #22

[GameOverGreco]

what kind of music IS this? what would you classify it as?

[noveltysongs]

Hmm... it sounds like a combination of rock 'n' roll and soul ??

[ElComadreja777]

And in 46 years we've gone from this to rap. De-evolution in action.

[paul51]

I haven't heard this since it was a hit!!! And I never knew all the lyrics. Thanks for the memories.  Great song. And, I do remember the kids on American Bandstand rocking to this one.

[Fichengafter]

@ElComadreja777 Agreed. This is pure bliss compared to the shit on the radio.

[Greenhornet270]

My GOD bring on the TIME Machine......send me back to 1965.....

[medioxcore]

@GameOverGreco

doo wop

[gottiku]

@GameOverGreco Well, this song is based on a calypso song. Thats why it sounds different.

[2007Loon]

Always was a great song but the Twistin' in the title has no meaning and was just inserted for selling purposes in 1962.

[999Artiom]

LEMONPARTY!!

[ms2blessed1]

I WILL, I HAVE THE CD OF MY DADS

[tominsantafe]

If you have his greatest hits album could you kindly upload "Take Me to Los Angeles." I haven't been able to find it anywhere. Thanks!

[tominsantafe]

If you have this greatest hits album could you kindly upload "Take Me to Los Angeles." I'm having trouble finding it anywhere.

[CheckMate657879]

@GameOverGreco Back then, it was classified as Rhythm and Blues.