Raise Your Hand [Live]

Janis Joplin

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Janis Joplin

Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter. Joplin first rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic-acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist with her more soulful and bluesy backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. She was one of the more popular acts at the Monterey Pop Festival and later became one of the major attractions to the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour. more »


Year:
1995
2:18
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Alright, this is a tune called Raise Your Hand. Let's go, come on!

One, two ¡ª one, two, three!

If there's somethin' you need,
Hon, that you've never, ever, ever had.
I know you've never had it.
Oh, honey, don't you just sit there cryin',
Don't just sit there feelin' bad.
No, no, no.

You'd better get up,
Now do you understand ?
And raise you hand.
Hey, hey, hey.
I said raise your hand.

You know I'm standin' around, yes I am.
Want to give you all my love.
Oh, honey, won't you come on and open up,
I said, open up in your heart.
Please won't you let me try ?

You got to be good.
Don't ya understand ?
Raise your hand.
Hey, hey, hey.
I said, raise your hand right here,
Right here, right now, yeah!

Whoaaaaah, oh yeah!!

If there's somethin' that you want, dear,
Honey, why won't you come and tell me so ?
I said honey
An' if you ever feel, whoa, that you just might need my lovin'
Honey, all I just want you to do is just let go.

Got to be good.
Don't ya understand,
Raise your hand.
Hey, hey, hey!
I said, raise your hand,
Raise, raise, raise, raise.
Honey ...
Ha, ha, ha
Honey ...
Whoa ... whoaaa ... whoaaa
Said-a, whoaaa ...
Alright!

Honey, raise your hand
'Cause I want you to come along.
Raise your hand
'Cause you know where you belong.
You belong here, now
Said here and now
Said, here and now
Honey, here and now
Here and now
Honey, here, now
Honey, here, now,
Honey, here
Now, now, now, now, now, now, now

Raise your hand.
Raise your hand.
Raise your hand.
Raise your hand.
Raise your hand.
Raise your hand.

Hey, hey, hey, get it up now!
Hey, hey, get it up now!
Hey, hey, get it up now!
Hey, hey, get it up now!
Hey, hey, get it up now!
Hey, hey, get it up now!
Hey, hey, get it up!

Raise your hand, yeah.
Raise your hand, yeah.
Raise your hand, yeah.

Yeah!!!
Alright!!

Alright, thank you.

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Written by: EDDIE FLOYD, STEVE CROPPER, ALVERTIS ISBELL

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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