In the tale of this song, a businessman has been working overtime for a quite a while in order to make ends meet; while coming home late one night, he discovers that all the overtime had cost him his marriage. He packs up and finds another place to stay for the night. Preparing to file for divorce, he comes to work the next day and tells his secretary, Maria, to type a letter and make a copy, the original for his wife and the copy for his lawyer. He then asks Maria to have a date with him... immediately after she finishes following his business requests.
Other artists who have covered this song include Anthony Armstrong Jones, Gary Puckett, Boots Randolph, Jimmy Ruffin, Doug Stone, and Mel Tormé.
R.B. Greaves, who also wrote this song, is Sam Cooke's nephew. He had one more US Top 40 hit: "Always Something There To Remind Me." That one, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, reached #27 in 1970.
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