Move Over

Album: Pearl (1971)
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  • You say that it's over baby, Lord
    You say that it's over now
    But still you hang around me, come on
    Won't you move over

    You know that I need a man, honey Lord
    You know that I need a man
    But when I ask you to you just tell me
    That maybe you can

    Please don't you do it to me babe, no!
    Please don't you do it to me baby
    Either take this love I offer
    Or just let me be

    I ain't quite a ready for walking, no no no no
    I ain't quite a ready for walking
    And what you gonna do with your life
    Life all just dangling?

    Oh yeah
    Make up your mind, honey
    You're playing with me, hey hey hey
    Make up your mind, darling
    You're playing with me, come on now
    Now either be my loving man
    I said-a, let me honey, let me be, yeah

    You say that it's over, baby, no
    You say that it's over now
    But still you hang around me, come on
    Won't you move over

    You know that I need a man, honey, I told you so
    You know that I need a man
    But when I ask you to you just tell me
    That maybe you can

    Hey! Please don't you do it to me, babe, no
    Please don't you do it to me baby
    Either take this love I offer
    Honey let me be

    I said won't you, won't you let me be
    Honey, you're teasing me
    Yeah, you're playing with my heart, dear
    I believe you're toying with my affections, honey

    I can't take it no more baby
    And furthermore, I don't intend to
    I'm just tired of hanging from the end of a string, honey
    You expect me to fight like a goddamned mule
    Wah, wah, wah, wah, honey Writer/s: Janis Joplin
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Bill from UsIt says here Janis wrote this, but on the lyrics page it says KAY, JOHN / MEKLER, GABRIEL ?
    Who ever wrote it, it is straight out of original southern American blues type lyrics, If Janis wrote it, man just think how much she would have given us over the next 40 or so years.
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