I'll Take Care Of You / It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World Songtext / Lyric

(applause)

Thank you.



Van spoken:

I first heard this song by Bobby Bland in '64.

Then I heard by Junior Wells thereon.

So work it out for yourself.



Van:

I know you've been hurt

By somebody else

I can tell by the way

That you carry yourself

But if you'll let me-a

Here's what I wanna do

I wanna take care of you-a






I, I loved and lost

Just the same as you

That's how I know

That's how I know

That's how I know

What you must be goin' through

But if you let me

Here what I wanna do

I wanna take care of you, yeah



Junior Wells:

You-ooo-ooo

Never have to worry

You never have to cry-i-i-i

'Cause I'll be there beside you, yeah

Ooh, darlin' dry-i-i-i-i

And dry your weepin' eyes, Lord!



Van:

So won't you say

That you'll be true

There's no doubt in my mind

What I have to do

And if you'll let me

Let me, let me, let me

Let me, let me, let me

Lean on me

Lean on me



(Instrumental & vibes)



Van: 'One time for Miss Teena Lyle, Teena Lyle'



Junior Wells:

You-ooo-oooo

May never have to worry

I said, you-ooo-hoo

Never have to cry-i-i

Ooh, never goin' back to bein'

Now-now, alone, no

I'll dry your weepin' eyes

Ooh Lord!



Won't you say

That you'll be true

I have no doubt in my mind

What I have to do

You've gotta trust me

Trust me, trust me, trust me

It's so hard to do

I wanna take care a-you



Baby, I'm driftin'

I'm driftin' (yeah)

Driftin', I'm driftin'

I'm driftin', I'm driftin'

I'm driftin', I'm driftin'

I'm driftin', I'm driftin'

I'm driftin', I'm driftin'

I'm driftin', I'm driftin'

Like a ship out on the foam-a, yeah



(Instrumental & horns)



I'm driftin', I'm driftin'

Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo

Like a ship out on the foam



Driftin', I'm driftin'

I'm driftin'

Tell me what time it is

What time is it?



Van and Teena Lyle:

(It's a hustlin' time)

(Baby, it's a hustlin' time)

It's hustle' time



(Yeah, hustle time)

It's a hustle time



(Baby, it's a hustlin' time)

It's hustle time!



Early in the mornin'

(It's hustlin' time)

Hustle time!

(Hustlin' time) Ooh



Junior Wells:

This world would be nothin', baby

(It's hustlin' time)

This world would be nothin', darlin'

Ah, without a woman

(Woman)

Or a girl

(Or a girl)

Without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl now, baby

(Or a girl)



Without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl

(Or a girl)

Without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl now, baby

(Or a girl)



Oooh!

Oooh-ho-oh!

(OW!)

Oooh-ho-oh!



This world would be nothing

(Nothing babe)

This world would be nothing, baby

(Nothing baby)

Oh, I said, without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl

(Or a girl)

Without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl, now baby



Without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl

(Or a girl)

Without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl, now baby

(Or a girl, now baby)



(applause)



Mmm-mmm



(Instrumental & sax)



Van: 'Let's hear it for Candy Dulfer, Candy Dulfer'



Van and Teena Lyle:

Man made the car

Take us over the road

Man made the train

To carry the heavy load



Man made the electric lights

(Mmm-mm)

Take us outta the dark

(Take us outta the dark, now baby)

Man made the boat for the water

(For the water)

Just like Noah made the Ark



This a man's world!

Would be nothing!

Nothing!

Without a woman or a girl



(Or a girl)

Woman or a girl



(Without a woman)

(Or a girl)



Lost!

In loneliness

He's lost

In bitterness

Bitterness



Help me sing the song

Help me song the song

Help me song the song

Help me song the song

Help me song the song

Help me song the song

Help me song the song

Help me song the song



Junior Wells:

Yeah, let me tell ya

I said-a

Man made the car!

To take us out on the road

Man made the train

To carry, carry, carry, the heavy load



Man made the 'lectric light

To take us out of the dark

Man made the boat for the water

Yeah, like Noah built the Ark



Oooh-oh!

This is a man's world

But it would mean nothing, yeah

Without a woman or a girl

(Or a girl)

Without a girl



(Without a woman)

Without a woman

(Or a girl)

Oooooh!



Van:

Man think about a little-bitty baby girl

(Little baby girl)

Little baby boy

(Baby boy)

Man make them happy, yeah

'Cause man bring them toys



After man make ev'rything-a

Ev'rything he can

(Ev'rything he can)

Man make more bull shit to sell

To other man



This a man's world!

Would be nothing

Without a woman or a girl



(Or a girl)

Without a woman

(Without a woman)

(Or a girl)



He's lost!

LOST!

Lost in lonliness

(Lost in lonliness)

LOST!

In bitterness

(Lost in bitterness)



Hey



(Instrumental & keyboard solo)



Van: 'That's John Savannah'



Yeah



Don't let me breakdown!

(Let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown!

(Don't let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown!

(Don't let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown!

(Don't let me breakdown)



It's too late to stop now

(It's too late to stop now, baby)

It's too late to stop now

(It's too late to stop now, darlin')

It's too late to stop now

(It's too late to stop now, baby, baby, baby)



Don't let me breakdown

(Don't let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown, baby

(Don't let me breakdown)



Don't let me breakdown

(Don't let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown

(Don't let me breakdown)



Don't let me breakdown

(Don't let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown

(Oooh, let's don't breakdown)



Don't let me breakdown

(Oooh)

Don't let me breakdown

(Don't let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown

(Don't let me breakdown)

Don't let me breakdown



Announcer:

'How 'bout it for Van Morrison!'



(Breakdown)

(Breakdown)



When there's no prima donna

When there's no prima donna

When there's no prima donna

(Don't let me breakdown)

When there's no prima donna



(This world would mean nothing, baby)

When there's no prima donna

(The world would mean nothing)

When there's no prima donna

(Oooh!)



Announcer:

'How 'bout it for Van Morrison'



(Oh!)

When there's no prima donna

When there's no prima donna



I know there's some of you there

Did get healed tonight?



When there's no prima donna

When there's no prima donna



'Let 'The Man' know you got it tested tonight'



When there's no prima donna

When there's no prima donna



Did you feel the spirit in the house tonight?



When there's no prima donna

When there's no prima donna



(Hey!)



(Yeah!)



Without a woman

(Or a girl)



Announcer:

'How bout it for Mr. Brian Kennedy'



Without a woman

(Without a woman)

Or a girl

(Without a woman)



'Also Mr. 'James Blues Brown' Hooker'



Or a girl

(Without a woman)



'Mr. Georgie Fame'



'Miss Candy Dulfer'



'How 'bout this band!'



Huh?



(inaudible)



(Loud applause to end)