Takes a boy like me to make the moonlight dance Takes a boy like me to make the moonlight dance And a girl like you split me right in two I still take the chance There's the black-eyed peas, baby got all the juice There's the black-eyed peas, momma got all the juice And a black skinned gal gonna lay me down And send me low Well I caught your trail, it's the only road I know I caught your trail, it's the only road I know Well if you leave me down, below the ground Well I'm bound to go I've been up all night, sleeping on sugar hill I've been up all night, sleeping on sugar hill And the grave man stayed, maintains my trail So I'm sleeping still