Listen, people, listen I`m gonna sing you a song About a man who lived good But didn't live too long He was born in Macon, Georgia A poor boy without a dime He found his way to Memphis Singing These Arms Of Mine Otis, Otis Redding was his name Without his soulful singing This old world won`t be the same Now he traveled on to Frisco New York and abroad Everywhere he sang The people would applaud One day he left Georgia Wisconsin bound But he didn`t get to sing that night The plane he was in went down He was a soul music singer The king of the Memphis sound It makes me feel so sad Cause now he ain`t around He died with his guitar Close to his hands But his soul lives on today In the heart of a million fans Taking about Otis, Otis Redding was his name His picture oughta be hung In the music hall of fame Otis, he was known as Big O Otis, we gonna miss him so Otis, ooh, yeah, We gonna miss him so