Sing a Simple Song (Live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival)

Lyrics

[Intro] Ladies and gentlemen The internationally known The dynamic Sly and the Family Stone! Sing a simple song! [Rose] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Freddie] I'm talkin', talkin', talkin', talkin', talkin' in my sleep [Larry] I'm walkin', walkin', walkin', walkin', walkin' in the street [Sly] Time is passin', I grow older, things are happening fast All I have to hold on to is a simple song at last Let me hear you say [All Together] Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya [Cynthia] Sing a simple song Try a little do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do Do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do Do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do [Rose] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yеah, yeah [Freddie] I'm livin', livin', livin' life with all its ups and downs [Larry] I'm givin', givin', givin' love and smiling at thе frowns [Sly] 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 [All Together] Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya [Drum and horn breakdown] [Rose] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Freddie] I'm talkin', talkin', talkin', talkin' [Larry] I'm walkin', walkin', walkin', walkin' [Freddie] I'm livin', livin', livin' love [Larry] I'm livin' lovin' know about lovin' [Sly] Everybody sing together [All 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 with your mama, sing it Sing it mama, got it sing it Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya Sing it with your papa, sing it Sing it papa, got it sing it Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya