Letra:Billy-Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered round and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
A-through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, mmm, yes he was
Being good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come and tell me everything is all right
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right
Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, Lord knows he was
How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowing
Lookin' to see how much we've grown
And the only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh, yes he was
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man
I guessed he was the son of a preacher man
Sweet-lovin' son of a preacher man
Ahh, move me
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered round and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
A-through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, mmm, yes he was
Being good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come and tell me everything is all right
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right
Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, Lord knows he was
How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowing
Lookin' to see how much we've grown
And the only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh, yes he was
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man
I guessed he was the son of a preacher man
Sweet-lovin' son of a preacher man
Ahh, move me
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Historico: Após sair da escola em 1958, Dusty entrou para o grupo vocal Lana Sisters, onde permaneceu até 1960, ano em que formou o trio The Springfields com seu irmão Dion O'Brien e Tim Feild. Partiu em carreira solo em 1963, lançando o sucesso "I Only Want to Be With You", inspirada no estilo "Wall of Sound" de Phil Spector. Entre seus outros singles, destacam-se "Wishin' and Hopin'", "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" (1964), "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (1966) e "Son of a Preacher Man" (1969). Dusty trabalhou para tornar os artistas de soul music mais conhecidos no Reino Unido, desenvolvendo e apresentando em 1965 o programa The Sound of Motown, uma edição especial da série de TV Ready Steady Go com os melhores artistas da Motown Records. Entre as cantoras da Invasão Britânica, Dusty foi a que obteve mais impacto no mercado norte-americano. De 1963 a 1970, emplacou 18 singles no "Hot 100" da Billboard,[4] além de ter sido votada como "Melhor Cantora Britânica" pelos leitores da New Musical Express em 1964, 1965 e 1968. Na década de 1980, gravou um dueto com o duo Pet Shop Boys, "What have I done to deserve this?" Ela continou gravando até ser diagnosticada com câncer de mama em 1995. Morreu em 2 de março de 1999, na cidade de Henley-on-Thames, Inglaterra.
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