℗ 1969
(Little Willie John)
Need someone's hand to lead me through the night I need someone's arms to hold and squeeze me tight Now, when the night begins, whoa, I'm at an end Because I need your love so bad I need some lips to feel next to mine Need someone to stand up - to stand up and tell me when I'm lyin' And when the lights are low - and it's time to go That's when I need your love so bad So why don't you give it up, baby and bring it home to me or write it on a piece of paper, woman - so it can be read to me Tell me that you love me - and stop drivin' me mad whoa, because I - I need your love so bad Need a soft voice - just to talk to me at night Don't want you to worry, baby I know we can make everything alright Listen to my plea, baby, come on bring it to me 'Cause I need - your love so bad Baby, I need, I need - woman, I need your love so bad
Well now look for me baby Cause you know I'm coming home Well now look for me baby Cause you know I'm coming home Well I really outn't love you darlin' You know you done me wrong Well I'm coming home to you baby And I ain't gonna leave no more Well I'm coming home to you baby and I ain't gonna leave no more Well I know I done you wrong darlin' Like I'm a knockin' at your door I want to tell you baby Just before I leave this town I wanna tell you baby Just before I leave this town Well I'm coming home to you baby And won't stand no pushin' around
Got a black magic woman I got a black magic woman Yes, I got a black magic woman Got me so blind I can't see But she's a black magic woman And she's tryin' to make a devil out of me Don't turn your back on me baby Don't turn your back on me baby Yes, don't turn your back on me baby You're messin' around with your tricks Don't turn your back on me baby 'Cause you might just break up my magic stick You got your spell on me baby You got your spell on me baby Yes, you got your spell on me baby You're turning my heart into stone I need you so bad, magic woman, I can't leave you alone Yes, I need you so bad Well, I need you darling Yeah, I need you darling Yes, I want you love me I want you love me Whoa, I want you love me, ah Whoh, yeah Oh, whoa, baby Yes, I need your love Oh, I need your love so bad I want you love me
I got a feeling, blues gonna be my only way Yeah, I got a feeling, blues gonna be my only way But when you're lookin' for somebody I'm lookin' for somebody Tell me woman, now, how do you see a man like me Tell me woman, now, how do you see a man like me You look so nice You feel so warm
Baby, please stop messin' round You're messin' round all the time Baby, please stop messin' round You're messin' round all the time Now, if you don't stop messin' round You'll be somebody's baby 'stead of mine, yeah I want you to squeeze a me, baby, 'til my face turns cherry red You roll me so hard, baby, I'm fallin' out of bed, now Please stop messin' round, Messin' round all the time And if you don't stop messin' round Be somebody's baby instead of mine