Smoky Places

What a great song this is! The Corsairs had their first and only hit record, “Smoky Places” in 1962. Actually released on December 25, 1961, it climbed up in the charts, reaching No. 12 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1962 and No. 10 on the R&B chart. Three members of the Corsairs were brothers: Jay “Bird” Uzzell (the lead on “Smoky Places”), James “Little Skeet” Uzzell and Moses “King Moe” Uzzell. The fourth member was their cousin, George Wooten.

SMOKY PLACES LYRICS

Meeting in smoky places
Hiding in shadowy corners
Dancing where no one knows our faces
Sharing love stolen in the night
In smoky places.

Oh, how I cried
Your wedding day (cried)
Like my heart would break.
How you regret
Mmmmmm
your wedding day,
(Now) you’re paying for your sad mistake.

Mmmmmm
Meeting in smoky places
Mmmmmm
Hiding in shadowy corners
Oh, we are dancing where no one knows our faces
Sharing love stolen in the night
In smoky places

Some sunny day
He will set you free
(Free) to be by my side
Some sunny day
Sweetheart, he’ll set you free
(We’ll be) we’ll be satisfied

Meeting in smoky places
Hiding in shadowy corners.
We just keep dancing where no one knows our faces
Sharing love stolen in the night
In smoky places.