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

[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