Released: July 20, 1985
Songwriter: Eddie Murphy
Producer: Aquil Fudge
Saw a girl the other day
She was alive but she didn't look pretty
I didn't know what she was frownin' 'bout
I say one, two, three, go!
Hey, people, what'cha frownin' 'bout?
You're alive and I got no doubts
You're playin' records so it's very plain to me
The good Lord shined on down
The breath of life is what I'm talkin' 'bout
Huh, and that alone should make you smile
So raise your hands with me, say
Well, if you know what I'm talkin' 'bout say I (I)
And if you like what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say me (Me)
Understand what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say us (Us)
We're related every one of us say, say we (We)
Jehovah, Buddha, Allah, God
Makes no difference who you are
All I care is that you pray
We're brothers, can't you see?
And we should never frown
'Cause we've got life to cheer about
It's the greatest gift that comes from God
I raise my hands with praise and glee
Hee hee yeah
I like to say hee yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey, people, what'cha frownin' about?
You're alive and I got no doubts
You're playin' records so it's very plain to me
The good Lord shined on down
The breath of life is what I'm talkin' 'bout
Huh, and that alone should make you smile
So raise your hands with me, say
Well, if you know what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say I (I)
And if you like what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say me (Me)
Now you should try to do
All the things He wants of you
I want you to know
All He has to do is ask of me
Oh no, and to make His day worthwhile
Through me asked you to smile
A little payment for so much
I raise my hands with praise and glee
Hee hee yeah
Oh, say, gotta sing now
Ooh now now now, Lord, baby, baby
(I) I don't know what the girl was frownin' about
(Me) She was alive as can be
(Us) Raise your hands up to the sky, scream and shout
(We) Thank you, Jesus, for letting me be me
If you know what I, what I'm talkin' 'bout say I (I)
If you like, ooh
If you like, ooh, what I'm talkin' 'bout say me
Well, oh no
It makes no difference who you are
We're brothers, can't you see?
And we have life to cheer about
It's the greatest gift that comes from God
I raise my hands with praise and glee
Now say, say, say
(I) You should try to do
(Me) All the things Jesus wants of you
(Us) Oh, late at night you know you can pray, woman
(We) It will make your sorrow go away
I always want him by my side
And I never ask him to leave, no
Always want him by my side
I won't ever have to be alone
Ha ha ha yeah, I like that, huh, say
I'd like to say a lot of places that I been in my life
A lot of things that I've done and seen
And He's always been by my side
And He's always been by me, on the inside, see
I'd like to say, I say that Jesus, He is a friend of mine
Oh, huh, say
He is a friend of mine (I)
He is a friend of mine (Me)
(Us, we)
She was alive but she didn't look pretty
I didn't know what she was frownin' 'bout
I say one, two, three, go!
Hey, people, what'cha frownin' 'bout?
You're alive and I got no doubts
You're playin' records so it's very plain to me
The good Lord shined on down
The breath of life is what I'm talkin' 'bout
Huh, and that alone should make you smile
So raise your hands with me, say
Well, if you know what I'm talkin' 'bout say I (I)
And if you like what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say me (Me)
Understand what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say us (Us)
We're related every one of us say, say we (We)
Jehovah, Buddha, Allah, God
Makes no difference who you are
All I care is that you pray
We're brothers, can't you see?
And we should never frown
'Cause we've got life to cheer about
It's the greatest gift that comes from God
I raise my hands with praise and glee
Hee hee yeah
I like to say hee yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey, people, what'cha frownin' about?
You're alive and I got no doubts
You're playin' records so it's very plain to me
The good Lord shined on down
The breath of life is what I'm talkin' 'bout
Huh, and that alone should make you smile
So raise your hands with me, say
Well, if you know what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say I (I)
And if you like what I'm talkin' 'bout say, say me (Me)
Now you should try to do
All the things He wants of you
I want you to know
All He has to do is ask of me
Oh no, and to make His day worthwhile
Through me asked you to smile
A little payment for so much
I raise my hands with praise and glee
Hee hee yeah
Oh, say, gotta sing now
Ooh now now now, Lord, baby, baby
(I) I don't know what the girl was frownin' about
(Me) She was alive as can be
(Us) Raise your hands up to the sky, scream and shout
(We) Thank you, Jesus, for letting me be me
If you know what I, what I'm talkin' 'bout say I (I)
If you like, ooh
If you like, ooh, what I'm talkin' 'bout say me
Well, oh no
It makes no difference who you are
We're brothers, can't you see?
And we have life to cheer about
It's the greatest gift that comes from God
I raise my hands with praise and glee
Now say, say, say
(I) You should try to do
(Me) All the things Jesus wants of you
(Us) Oh, late at night you know you can pray, woman
(We) It will make your sorrow go away
I always want him by my side
And I never ask him to leave, no
Always want him by my side
I won't ever have to be alone
Ha ha ha yeah, I like that, huh, say
I'd like to say a lot of places that I been in my life
A lot of things that I've done and seen
And He's always been by my side
And He's always been by me, on the inside, see
I'd like to say, I say that Jesus, He is a friend of mine
Oh, huh, say
He is a friend of mine (I)
He is a friend of mine (Me)
(Us, we)
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- Red Light
- Delirious (Transcript)
- Boogie in Your Butt
- I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy’s Rap
- Oh Jah Jah
- Livin’ La Vida Loca
- Put Your Mouth On Me
- Temporary
- I’m a Believer (reprise)
- Boxers
- Whatzupwitu
- I Was a King
- How Could It Be
- Hey Joe
- Livin la vida
- Politics/racism - live
- I Want You Baby
- Good Day Sunshine
- Yeah
- I Got It
- Ice cream man
- Hit By a Car
- Lost in space