Biography:
Clarence Carter (born 14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama) is a singer and musician.
Carter's earliest releases were as half of the duo Clarence And Calvin. Also known as the "C And C Boys", the blind duo made seven singles, the last of which was recorded at Fame's Muscle Shoals studio. When his partner, Calvin Thomas (aka Scott), suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 1966, Carter became a solo act (Calvin himself later reappeared as a
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Strokin' -Clarence Carter
[Intro]
N.C.
When I start makin' love, I don't just make love
D G D G
I be strokin', That's what I be doin', huh, I be strokin'!
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Verse]
D G
Let me ask you somethin'
D G
What time of the day do you like to make love?
D G
Have you ever made love just before breakfast?
D G
Have you ever made love while you watched the late, late show?
D G
Well, let me ask you this
D G
Have you ever made love on a couch?
D G
Well, let me ask you this
D G
Have you ever made love on the back seat of a car?
D G
I remember one time I made love on the back seat of a car
D G
And the police came and shined his light on me, and I said:
D G D G
'I'm strokin', that's what I'm doin', I be strokin!"
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Verse]
D G
Let me ask you something
D G
How long has it been since you made love, huh?
D G
Did you make love yesterday?
D G
Did you make love last week?
D G
Did you make love last year?
D G
Or maybe it might be that you plannin' on makin' love tonight
D G
But just remember, when you start making love
D G
You make it hard, long, soft, short, and be strokin'
D G
I be strokin'
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Verse]
D G
Now, when I start making love to my woman
D G
I don't stop until I know she's sassified
D G
And I can always tell when she gets sassified
D G
because when she gets sassified she start calling my name
D G
She'd say: 'Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter
D G
Clarence Carter, ooh shit, Clarence Carter'
D G
The other night I was strokin' my woman
D G
And it got so good to her, you know what she told me
D G
Let me tell you what she told me, she said:
D G
'Stroke it Clarence Carter, but don't stroke so fast
D G
If my stuff ain't tight enough, you can stick it up my' woo!
D G D G
I be strokin' Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I be strokin'
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Post-Chorus]
D G
I be strokin' I be strokin' Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
D G
I be strokin', Yeah! I be strokin'
[Outro]
D G
I stroke it to the north, I stroke it to the south
D G
I stroke it everywhere, I even stroke it with my, woo!
D G D
I be strokin', I be strokin', I be strokin' ...
[Intro]
N.C.
When I start makin' love, I don't just make love
D G D G
I be strokin', That's what I be doin', huh, I be strokin'!
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Verse]
D G
Let me ask you somethin'
D G
What time of the day do you like to make love?
D G
Have you ever made love just before breakfast?
D G
Have you ever made love while you watched the late, late show?
D G
Well, let me ask you this
D G
Have you ever made love on a couch?
D G
Well, let me ask you this
D G
Have you ever made love on the back seat of a car?
D G
I remember one time I made love on the back seat of a car
D G
And the police came and shined his light on me, and I said:
D G D G
'I'm strokin', that's what I'm doin', I be strokin!"
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Verse]
D G
Let me ask you something
D G
How long has it been since you made love, huh?
D G
Did you make love yesterday?
D G
Did you make love last week?
D G
Did you make love last year?
D G
Or maybe it might be that you plannin' on makin' love tonight
D G
But just remember, when you start making love
D G
You make it hard, long, soft, short, and be strokin'
D G
I be strokin'
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Verse]
D G
Now, when I start making love to my woman
D G
I don't stop until I know she's sassified
D G
And I can always tell when she gets sassified
D G
because when she gets sassified she start calling my name
D G
She'd say: 'Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter
D G
Clarence Carter, ooh shit, Clarence Carter'
D G
The other night I was strokin' my woman
D G
And it got so good to her, you know what she told me
D G
Let me tell you what she told me, she said:
D G
'Stroke it Clarence Carter, but don't stroke so fast
D G
If my stuff ain't tight enough, you can stick it up my' woo!
D G D G
I be strokin' Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I be strokin'
[Chorus]
D G
I stroke it to the east, and I stroke it to the west
D G
And I stroke it to the woman that I love the best
D C G D C G
I be strokin'
[Post-Chorus]
D G
I be strokin' I be strokin' Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
D G
I be strokin', Yeah! I be strokin'
[Outro]
D G
I stroke it to the north, I stroke it to the south
D G
I stroke it everywhere, I even stroke it with my, woo!
D G D
I be strokin', I be strokin', I be strokin' ...
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