LITTLE BIT O' SOUL

Live 13 Oct 2009 version

[Spoken intro:] All right, are we ready? It's request time! All right, yeah, that's it. Here we go, boys!

A-one, two, three, four!

Now, when you're feeling low and the fish won't bite
You need a little bit o' soul, yeah, to put you right

Here we go!
You got to make like you want to kneel and pray
And then a little bit o' soul will come your way

Now when your girl is gone and you're broke in two
I said, a little bit o' soul will see you through
Come on, boys!

And when you raise the roof with your rock and roll
You'll get a lot more kicks with a little bit o' soul
Come on, keep going!

And when your party falls 'cause ain't nobody grooving
A little bit o' soul, it really starts moving, yeah

And when you're in a mess and you feel like crying
Just remember this little song of mine

As you go through life trying to reach your goal
Just remember what I said about a little bit o' soul

It's a little bit o' soul, yeah, a little bit o' soul
Little bit o' soul, yeah, little bit o' soul
Little bit o' soul, yeah, little bit o' soul
Little bit o' soul, yeah, little bit o' soul

[Spoken outro:] Oh, yeah, what else we got out there?

Info

LITTLE BIT O' SOUL is a 1965 song by The Little Darlings. See the original The Little Darlings version for more details. However, it is The Music Explosion's 1967 recording of the song that Bruce Springsteen was likely familiar with. See the original The Music Explosion version for more details.

Live 13 Oct 2009 version

The above lyrics are for the live 13 Oct 2009 performance of LITTLE BIT O' SOUL at Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA, during the Working On A Dream Tour. The song was played by sign request. This is the only known Bruce Springsteen full performance of the LITTLE BIT O' SOUL.

Ticket stub for the 13 Oct 2009 show at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Handwritten setlist for the 13 Oct 2009 show at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Live History

Garry Tallent occasionally played a snippet of LITTLE BIT O' SOUL for his solo during TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT on The Reunion Tour. See the live 03 Jun 1999 version of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT for an example.

LITTLE BIT O' SOUL was performed once during the Working On A Dream Tour (83 dates, April to November 2009).

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

Available Versions

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