Released: November 1, 1965

Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Producer: Smokey Robinson

[Intro]
Ooh-ooh

[Verse 1]
In case I'm on fire
Call the man with the hose, yeah, yeah, yeah
If your desire is to put out a fire
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
He's the guy who knows
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And you can call on the lumber man
In case you want to chop down a tree

[Chorus]
Ha, but in case you need love (In case you need love)
Well, then, baby, call on me
Alright

[Verse 2]
In case of trouble
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You call the man with the stick now
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don't you know he will come on the double
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And end your trouble mighty quick now?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And in case you're goin' to court
Then a lawyer is the guy ought to see

[Chorus]
But in case you need love (In case you need love)
Well, then, baby, call on me

[Bridge]
Well, now, I don't claim to be a jack of all trades
(Jack of all trades)
'Cause it's love that I'm tryin' to master, yeah, yeah
And if you let me make love to you
I could master it a little bit faster
In case of pain (In the case of pain)
Call the man with the pills (Call the man with the pills)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And it's for sure he will come and cure all your ills
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Cure all your ills)
And in case you're locked out (Locked out)
Then you call on the man who's got the keys

[Outro]
But in case you need love (In case you need love)
Well, then, baby, call on me (In case you need love)
Come on, come on, come on and call me (Can you call on me?)
In case you need love (In case you need love)
Come on, baby, and call on me (Can you call on me?)
If you want some good love