A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) - Artists: Brook Benton and Dinah Washington as sung on "The Satin Sound Brook Benton"- Suffolk Marketing-SMI 2 - peak Billboard position # 7 in 1960 - initially a # 1 R&B hit for The Spaniels in 1958 - Words and Music by Brook Benton, Luchi DeJesus, and Clyde Otis Transcriber's Note: words in are spoken by off-lead singer. Words in ( ) are sung by background singers. *Brook* If you're gonna give me good kissin' like that Honey, don'tcha know I'm gonna give 'em right back to you That's a kissin' good way (that's a kissin' good way) Ahh, that's a kissin' good way (that's a kissin' good way) Now, that's a kissin' good way to mess around and fall in love (Don't mess around, don't mess around) *Dinah* If you're gonna start out by huggin' me tight Don't mess around, just a-hug me right 'cause that's a huggin' good way (that's a huggin' good way) That's a huggin' good way (that's a huggin' good way) That's a huggin' good way to mess around and fall in love (Don't mess around, don't mess around) *Brook* Ya know you called me on the phone And just because I was alone Yes, you came around wooin' Ahh, you'd better ask somebody if you don't know what you're doin' *Dinah* Now you kissed me and you rocked my soul And don't come around knockin' rock'n'roll 'cause that's a rockin' good way (that's a rockin' good way) Yes, that's a rockin' good way (that's a rockin' good way) That's a rockin' good way ah ah to mess around and fall in love (Don't mess around, don't mess around) *Dinah* Well, ya know you called me on the phone And just because I was alone