Ritchie Valens - In A Turkish Town lyrics

In A Turkish Town Trk 2 Disc 1 2:15 Ritchie Valens (R. Valens) Recorded: November 25, 1958, Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, CA (Take 14 used for final master) B side DF 4114 April 1959 Sessions by Bob Keene and Rene Hall (arr & guitarist) Album 'Come On Lets Go!' Ritchie Valens, DFBX 2359 Ritchie - vocal, lead & solo guitar, Rene Hall - Danelectro ba** Buddy Clark - standup ba**, Earl Palmer - finger cymbals & bongo. Insert Notes: 'Of special note is the song 'In A Turkish Town' inspired by a dream Ritchie had about a flying carpet.' There across the sea Waits my fair loved one In a Turkish town Waiting there for me And I know that someday We'll live in love So, the mystic Turks say From the stars up above So, wait there my love one I'm coming home To my little Turkish girl In a Turkish town To my little Turkish girl In a Turkish town (Ritchie - solo guitar & Rene - ba** & instrumental) So, wait there, my love one I'm coming home To my little Turkish girl In a Turkish town To my little Turkish girl In a Turkish town. ~ In A Turkish Town (outtake) Trk 15 Disc 2 3:36 Ritchie Valens (R. Valens) Recorded: November 25, 1958, Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, CA Ritchie - vocal, lead & solo guitar, Rene Hall - Danelectro ba** Buddy Clark - standup ba**, Earl Palmer - finger cymbals & bongo. (guitars & dialogue Ritchie Valens, Rene Hall & Bob Keane) Gold Star Studio - outtake15 Album: 'Come On Let's Go' Delfi DFBX 2359 Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com : Ritchie: (playing riff) Bob singing: ..'in a Turkish town' Ritchie: Does that sound like you want? Bob: 'That's it' Ritchie and Rene: (guitars begin) Bob: 'Okay' Ritchie: Da-da-da, da-da, da-daa Bob: No, I don't like that, I don't like adding more. He's gotta do it his way. Unk man: 'Well, maybe that's the way he's singin' it' Bob: I know it, but you know how you started that chorus? Bom-ba-bom. Do it again, start it like you're gonna sing. Ritchie & musicians begin: There across the sea Waits my fair love one Bob: Wait, you're one beat ahead Like this (Bob sings) 'da-da-da-da, daaa' Ritchie continues: When-I, la-la Bob: Okay, that's how I want you to start at the beginning. Ritchie: Yeah, I was goin' a little bit too fast. Bob: Yeah, I want you to get that 'boo-ba-baa' Can you hit that first? That's the way I want you to start. Then go into it, okay? Boo-ba-baa. Ritchie: Just do that and go into my song, okay? Bob: No, boo-ba-ba, then into your intro, okay? Ritchie (begins guitar) Bob: 'Ooo-ba-ba' Then intro, okay. And make those, good and pronounced each time, alright? Are a number behind when you're singing. You're up a little bit in your guitar duo. Ritchie (begins guitar intro) Bob: I hope let's do in one Ritchie: That's hard, you know! Bob: Roll it. Okay, Take 15 There across the sea Waits my fair love one In a Turkish town Waiting there for me And I know that someday We'll live in love So the mystic Turk say From the stars up above So wait there, my love one I'm coming home To my little Turkish girl In a Turkish town (guitar and Dano) So wait there, my love one I'm coming home To my little Turkish girl In a Turkish town To my little Turkish girl In a Turkish town. ~ note:this dialogue transcription may have inaccuracies on a few lines due misinterpretation and/or low audio.