Released: September 8, 1970
Songwriter: William Hart Thom Bell
Producer: The Corporation Hal Davis
[Intro]
Ready, get ready, yeah...
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 1: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
You can't run away (you can't run away)
From this love I got, oh baby, (you can't run away)
Hey baby, 'cause I got a lot, yeah
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby
Hey baby, you can't hide from my love, oh no
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 2: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby, hey baby
You can't hide from my love, oh no, yeah yeah, mmm-hmm
[Jackson 5]
Ready, get ready
Ready, get ready
[Chorus: Jackson 5 + Michael]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
You better come on, baby, oh yeah, oh yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
I'm gonna find you now, yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Anywhere you hide now, oh yeah, yeah
Ready, get ready, yeah...
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 1: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
You can't run away (you can't run away)
From this love I got, oh baby, (you can't run away)
Hey baby, 'cause I got a lot, yeah
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby
Hey baby, you can't hide from my love, oh no
[Chorus]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna love you and make you love me
[Verse 2: Michael + (Jackson 5)]
Anywhere you go (anywhere you go)
My poor heart got to know, oh baby, hey baby
You can't hide from my love, oh no, yeah yeah, mmm-hmm
[Jackson 5]
Ready, get ready
Ready, get ready
[Chorus: Jackson 5 + Michael]
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
Gonna find you and keep you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
You better come on, baby, oh yeah, oh yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
I'm gonna find you now, yeah
Gonna find you and I'll make you happy
Anywhere you hide now, oh yeah, yeah
Children of the Light
- The Love You Save
- Little Bitty Pretty One
- E-Ne-Me-Ne-Mi-Ne-Moe (The Choice Is Yours To Pull)
- Doctor My Eyes
- Lookin’ Through the Windows
- Ready or Not (Here I Come)
- My Cherie Amour
- Don’t Let Your Baby Catch You
- Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
- Children of the Light
- If I Have to Move a Mountain
- Don’t Want to See Tomorrow
- I Can Only Give You Love
- Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
- Third Album (1970)
- Children of the Light (1999)
- Michael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown Years (2008)
- I Want You Back
- ABC
- I’ll Be There
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- The Love You Save
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Give Love On Christmas Day
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Dancing Machine
- All I Do Is Think of You
- Maybe Tomorrow
- One More Chance
- Ben
- Blame It On The Boogie
- My Little Baby
- I Will Find a Way
- Goin’ Back to Indiana
- Don’t Let Your Baby Catch You
- Superstition
- Ask The Lonely
- I Was Made To Love Her
- (I Know) I’m Losing You
- My Cherie Amour