Lyrics Sly & The Family Stone

Sly & The Family Stone

Sing A Simple Song

Sing a simple song!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm talkin' talkin' talkin' talkin' talkin' in my sleep

I'm walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' in the

street

Time is passin', I grow older, things are happening

fast

All I have to hold onto is a simple song at last

(Let me hear you say)

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

Sing a simple song

Try a little doe rey me fah soh lah ti doh

Doe rey me fah soh lah ti doh

Doe rey me fah soh lah ti doh

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm livin' livin' livin' life with all its ups and

downs

I'm givin' givin' givin' love and smilin' at the frowns

You're in trouble when you find it's hard for you to

smile

A simple song might make it better for a little while

(Let me hear you say)

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm talkin' talkin' talkin' talkin'

I'm walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'

I'm livin' livin' livin' love

I'm livin' lovin' know about lovin'

(Heh, heh, heh, heh)

Everybody sing together

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

Sing it in the shower

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

Sing it every hour, sing it

Sing it, sing it, sing it

Sing it to your mama, sing it

Sing it mama, got to sing it

Sing it papa, got to sing it

I'm talkin'

I'm walkin'