mississippi in the middle of a dry spell jimmy rogers on the victrola up high mama s dancing with baby on her shoulder the sun is setting like molasses in the sky the boy could sing knew how to move everything always wanting more he d leave you longing for black velvet in that little boy s smile black velvet with that slow southern style a new religion that ll bring you to your knees black velvet if you please up in memphis the music s like a heatwave white lightning bound to drive you wild mama s baby s in the heart of every school girl love me tender leaves em crying in the aisle the way he moved it was a sin so sweet and true always wanting more he d leave you longing for black velvet in that little boy s smile black velvet with that slow southern style a new religion that ll bring you to your knees black velvet if you please every word of every song that he sang was for you in a flash he was gone it happened so soon what could you do black velvet in that little boy s smile black velvet with that slow southern style a new religion that ll bring you to your knees black velvet if you please black velvet in that little boy s smile black velvet in that slow southern style a new religion that ll bring you to your knees black velvet if you please black velvet if you please black velvet if you please