nurghophonic jukebox: "I'm Gonna be a Wheel Someday" by Fats Domino

Talk about a study in economy. Two verses, one (charitably) serving double-duty as a chorus. Each verse features heavy repetition, often of whole lines. Taken out of the context of the song, the lyrics read like a schoolyard taunt. If this were released by Avril Lavigne, I'd tear her to shreds. From Fats though, it's awesome. It's all in the delivery, compelling you to sing along. You don't admire its complexity-- you just enjoy yourself on a tune you're actually capable of memorizing with ease. Plus, it's in and out in a couple of minutes, never overstaying its welcome...

Written by: Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, & Roy Hayes.
Released: 1959



I'm gonna be a wheel someday
I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat,
then I won't want you.
Everything's gonna go my way,
and I won't need nobody.
I'm gonna be a real gone cat,
then I won't want you.

You will cry-ay-ay-ay-ay
You will cry-ay-ay-ay-ay,
You'll be wonderin' why I don't look at you
when I go strollin by.
I'm gonna be a wheel someday
I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat,
then I won't want you.

I'm gonna be a wheel someday
I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat,
then I won't want you.
Everything's gonna go my way,
and I won't need nobody.
I'm gonna be a real gone cat,
then I won't want you.

You will cry-ay-ay-ay-ay
You will cry-ay-ay-ay-ay,
You'll be wonderin' why I don't look at you
when I go strollin by.
I'm gonna be a wheel someday
I'm gonna be somebody
I'm gonna be a real gone cat,
then I won't want you.