[Intro: Studio Chatter]
Yeah, we got the feelin' now
(One, Al Green)
We got the feelin' now!
(Shut up, Al Green)
Oh boy, that'll - alright man, goddamn
[Verse 1]
Ooh yeah, I, I'll tell you something girl
I think I, I think you understand
And when I, girl, when I said that li'l somethin' to ya
I want to hold your hand
[Chorus]
I got to hold your, every day now
I got to hold your, oh
[Verse 2]
Oh please, oh girl, say to me, baby
My, said mmm, let me be your man
Oh please, please say to me
Walk up and tell me
I want to hold your hand
[Chorus]
I want to hold your hand, baby
I got to, got to, hold your hand, ooh yeah
[Bridge]
And when I touch you
I so feel, so feel happy inside, baby
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide
[Verse 3]
Oh, oh, you, baby, you've got that something, girl
I know that you'll understand
When I girl I'll say that li'l somethin' to ya
I want to hold your hand
[Outro]
I got to hold your hand, baby
I want to hold your, in the evenin' now
I got to hold your, your hand in the, in the mornin'
Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, oh oh
Baby, let me hold your...
I Want To Hold Your Hand was written by Lennon-McCartney & John Lennon & Paul McCartney.
I Want To Hold Your Hand was produced by Willie Mitchell.
I thought it was a great song. It was a wonderful song, but it was for The Beatles.
— Al Green, NPR