Get It While You Can lyrics

Song information

Artist: Janis Joplin
Album: Joplin In Concert

Lyrics

In this world, if you read the papers, darling
You know everybody's fighting with each other
You got no one you can count on, dear
Not even your own brother
So if someone comes along
He gonna give you love and affection

I'd say get it while you can, yeah
Honey, get it while you can, yeah
Honey, grab it while you can
Don't you turn your back on love, no, no, no

When you're loving somebody, baby
You're taking a gamble against some sorrow
But who knows, baby
'Cause we may not be here tomorrow
And if anybody comes along
He gonna give you love and affection

I'd say get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, grab it when you're gonna need it!
Yeah hey, hold it while you can
Don't you turn your sweet back on love
No no no, no no no no no!

Ah! once I had me a man
But I didn't know enough at the time
To count my blessings, no no
But I wish he could see me crying today
'Cause his love don't feel to listen
And if anybody comes along
He gonna give me love and affection
Yeah, hey!, hey! yeah! hey!

Get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, get it while you can
Don't you turn your back on love
No no no, no no no no

Get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, grab it while you can, yeah!
I said, hold on to that man, love
Hold on to that man whole
Yeah, get it, want it, need it
Get it, get it, hold it, need it, want it
Get it, need it, want it, hold it
Get it, squeeze it, love it, touch it
Use it, need it, want it, get it
Need it, want it, hold it

Yeah hey, get it while you can, baby
Yeah hey, get it while you can
Honey, don't you go and turn your sweet back on love
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, daddy, you'll be sorry
No, no, no, no!

Why, thank you! I don't smoke. I just don't sleep, man, that's the trouble. I gotta sleep sometime. there's too much happening, why sleep, man ? I might miss a party

Ball and chain! ball and chain! ball and chain

Stay short tonight man, shorten it, shorten it, shorten it

Three, four!

Yeah!!!

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"Joplin In Concert" album track list