aters ' s ▁' C ab in ▁in ▁the ▁Sky ' ▁thinking ▁that ' s ▁what ▁the ▁song ▁required ." ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Le iber ▁re called : ▁" We ▁took ▁the ▁song ▁back ▁to ▁Big ▁M ama ▁and ▁she ▁sn atch ed ▁the ▁paper ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁hand ▁and ▁said , ▁' Is ▁this ▁my ▁big ▁hit ?' ▁And ▁I ▁said , ▁' I ▁hope ▁so .' ▁Next ▁thing ▁I ▁know , ▁she ▁starts ▁cro oning ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁like ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁would ▁sing ▁' In ▁The ▁We e ▁Small ▁H ours ▁of ▁the ▁Mor ning .' ▁And ▁I ' m ▁looking ▁at ▁her , ▁and ▁I ' m ▁a ▁little ▁int im id ated ▁by ▁the ▁raz or ▁sc ars ▁on ▁her ▁face , ▁and ▁she ' s ▁about ▁ 2 8 0 – 3 2 0 ▁pounds , ▁and ▁I ▁said , ▁' It ▁don ' t ▁go ▁that ▁way .' ▁And ▁she ▁looked ▁at ▁me ▁like ▁looks ▁could ▁kill ▁and ▁said — and ▁this ▁was ▁when ▁I ▁found ▁out ▁I ▁was ▁white — ' White ▁boy , ▁don ' t ▁you ▁be ▁tell in ' ▁me ▁how ▁to ▁sing ▁the ▁bl ues .' " ▁After ▁this ▁" test y ▁exchange ", ▁Le iber ▁sang ▁the ▁song ▁himself ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁how ▁they ▁wanted ▁it ▁done . ▁Sa id ▁St ol ler : ▁" Big ▁M ama ▁heard ▁how ▁Jerry ▁was ▁singing ▁the ▁thing . ▁She ▁heard ▁the ▁rough - and - t