Give a Little Bit Songtext
von Levon Helm

The ladies at the back door are lookin′ for the kid
Everybody's doin′ all the things they always did
Bessie's got a new hairdo, so Judy's got one too
Freddie′s got a Hotty Totty like everybody do

Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Find out what this shakin′ is for

I ran into old Johnny, he was lockin' up the store
He walked down to the river and he swam it shore to shore
Show me that shot of Billie, boy she sure likes to pose
But how did she get her legs up there
And what happened to her clothes?


Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Find out what this shakin′ is for

Give me one more minute, give me one more dime
Shake it on down to Kansas City, I'll show you a real good time
The river′s overflowin' and the banks are all filled up
My pupils and my eyelids, they ain′t never really shut

Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Give a little bit, take a little bit
Give a little bit more
Find out what this shakin' is for

Yeah honey, I'm gonna tell you what this shakin′ is for
It′s for you to shake it on down here with me
And then you and me
We're gonna shake it one time for Jerry Lee
That′s what this shakin' is for, baby
That′s all it's good for