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The Night Tripper

from World on Fire by Jay Ottaway

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This song honors the late great Dr. John (Malcolm John Rebennach Jr.) who influenced an entire generation of performers and songwriters before his recent passing in June 2019.

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The Night Tripper
Julian Mueller/Jay Ottaway

Big Easy boy, with 88 fingers
Made sweet wild sounds, that could groove and linger
Played like a bandit down in New Orleans

Grew up on Satch-mo, Little Richard and Slim
Had Bayou voodoo soaked into him
So wild and hairy, so pleasant and clean

Dr. John is gone
He left but his music plays on, on and on
Dr. John is gone but The Night Tripper lives on
Through his songs - Dr. John ain't gone

Played with the cajuns, minstrels and hippies
Blues, Jazz and rock since the late 1950s
His melodies as smooth as succulent wine

Los Angeles loved him, a hero to many
A flamboyant show for the milk and the honey
Fare thee well too early - right place, wrong time

Dr. John is gone
He left but his music plays on, on and on
Dr. John is gone but The Night Tripper lives on
Through his songs - Dr. John ain't gone

Old Medicine man, where did you go?
Are you looking down from a Mardi Gras float?

Dr. John is gone
He left but his music plays on, on and on
Dr. John is gone
He left but his music plays on, through his songs
Dr. John ain't gone

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from World on Fire, track released December 9, 2021

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Jay Ottaway Cologne, Germany

Jay Ottaway is an award-winning singer-songwriter called by Germany’s Rockradio.de “one of the most innovative artists of our time.” He has been honored by American Songwriter Magazine, the USA Songwriting, International Songwriting, the U.K. Songwriting, and the Peacedriven Songwriting Contests, in addition to multiple awards from the Berklee College of Music where he studied songwriting. ... more

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