The Ten Commandments of Love

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Isaac Hayes

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, actor, and voice actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. more »


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Woo-wooo-woo,
Ah-ah-ah,
Woo-woo-woo-wooo.

(One.) Thou shalt never love another.
{Thou shalt never love another.}
(Two.) And stand by me all the while.
{And stand by me all the while.}
(Three.) Take happiness with the heartaches.
{Take happiness with the heartaches.}
(Four.) And go through love wearing a smile.
{And go through love wearing a smile.}

And, oh, how happy we will be,
If we keep the ten commandments of love, of love.

(Five.) Thou should always have faith in me,
{Thou should always have faith in me,}
In everything I say and do.
{In everything I say and do.}
(Six.) Love with all your heart and soul,
{Love with all your heart and soul,}
Until our life on earth is through.
{Until our life on earth is through.}

Oh, how happy we will be,
If we keep the ten commandments of love.

Love, oh, sweet love, it's oh, oh, so grand.
You will find since the beginning of time,
It has rooted in all the land.

(Seven.) Come to me when I am lonely.
{Come to me when I am lonely.}
(Eight.) Kiss me when you hold me tight.
{Kiss me when you hold me tight.}
(Nine.) Treat me sweet and gentle.
{Treat me sweet and gentle.}
(Ten.) And always do what's right.

An', oh, how happy we will be,
If we keep the ten commandments of love.
Oh, how happy we will be,
If we keep the ten commandments of,
Woo-woo-woo, ah-ah-ah, woo-hoo-hoo
{The ten commandments of love.}

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