SHOUT

Original The Isley Brothers version



Well
You know you make me wanna (Shout)
Kick my heels up and (Shout)
Throw my hands up and (Shout)
Throw my head back and (Shout)
Come on now (Shout)

Don't forget to say you will
Don't forget to say yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Say you will) Say it right now, baby
(Say you will) Come on, come on
(Say you will) Say that you
(Say you will) Come on now

(Say) Say that you love me
(Say) Say that you need me
(Say) Say that you want me
(Say) You wanna please me
(Say) Come on now
(Say) Come on now
(Say) Come on now
(Say)

I still remember
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop, wop wop wop)
When you used to be nine years old
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop, wop wop wop)
Yeah yeah, I was a fool for you
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop, wop wop wop)
From the bottom of my soul, yeah
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop, wop wop wop)
Now that you've grown up
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop, wop wop wop)
Enough to know, yeah yeah
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop, wop wop wop)
You wanna leave me, you wanna let me go
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop, wop wop wop)
(Shooby-doo-wop, do-wop)

I want you to know
I said I want you to know right now, yeah
You been good to me baby
Better than I been to myself, hey, hey
And if you ever leave me
I don't want nobody else, hey, hey
I said I want you to know, yeah
I said I want you to know right now, yeah, yeah

You know you make me wanna (Shout) (Woo)
Yeah yeah (Shout) (Woo)
Yeah yeah yeah (Shout) (Woo)
All right (Shout) (Woo)
All right (Shout) (Woo)
Come on now (Shout)
Come on now (Shout)
Yeah yeah (Shout)
Yeah yeah yeah (Good sound) (Shout)
Yeah yeah yeah (Good sound) (Shout)
Yeah yeah yeah (Good sound) (Shout)
Alright (Good sound) (Shout)
Alright (Good sound) (Shout)
Alright (Good sound) (Shout)
Alright (Aah) (Shout)

Now wait a minute
I feel alright
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) (Ooh)
Now that I got my woman I feel alright
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) (Woo)
Every time I think about you, you been so good to me

You know you make me wanna (Shout) (Woo)
Lift my heels up and (Shout) (Woo)
Throw my head back and (Shout) (Woo)
Kick my heels up and (Shout) (Woo)
Come on now (Shout) (Woo)
Take it easy (Shout) (Woo)
Take it easy (Shout) (higher)
Take it easy (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit softer now (Shout)
A little bit louder now (Shout)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit louder now (Shout)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (oh yeah)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (yeah yeah)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit louder now (Shout) (Woo)
A little bit louder now (Shout)

Hey-hey hey-hey (Hey-hey hey-hey)
Hey-hey hey-hey (Hey-hey hey-hey)
Hey-hey hey-hey (Hey-hey hey-hey)
Hey-hey hey-hey (Hey-hey hey-hey)

Shout now
Jump up and shout now (Shout) (Woo)
Jump up and shout now (Shout) (Woo)
Jump up and shout now (Shout) (Woo)
Jump up and shout now (Shout) (Woo)
Jump up and shout now (Shout) (Woo)
Everybody shout now (Shout) (Woo)
Everybody shout now (Shout) (Woo)
Everybody shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout, shout (oh-whoa-yeah)
Shout, shout, shout, shout (oh yeah)
Shout, shout, shout, shout
Everybody shout now (Woo)
[Fades out]


Info

SHOUT is a song written by O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley, and Ronald Isley and originally recorded and released by The Isley Brothers as a single in 1959. The song was also released on tehir 1959 album Shout!. The above lyrics are for the original The Isley Brothers version of SHOUT as released in 1959.


The Isley Brothers -- "Shout"
The Isley Brothers -- "Shout"

7" single - RCA Victor (47-7588) - USA, 1959

A1- SHOUT [Part 1]
B1- SHOUT [Part 2]
The Isley Brothers -- Shout!
The Isley Brothers -- Shout!

LP - RCA Victor (47-7588) - USA, 1959

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen has frequently performed SHOUT on-tour between 2012 and 2017 and on a few other occasions earlier. He also used a snippet of the song during A LOVE SO FINE, TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT, and MARY'S PLACE. See the live 30 Apr 2013 version for more details.

Available Versions

List of available versions of SHOUT on this website:

SHOUT [Live 30 Apr 2013 version]
SHOUT [Original The Isley Brothers version]

Page last updated: 28 Dec 2020