IT'S ALL RIGHT

Original The Impressions version

Say it's all right (it's all right)
Say it's all right (it's all right)
It's all right to have a good time
'Cause it's all right, whoa, it's all right

We're gonna move it slow
When lights are low
When you move it slow, it sounds like more
And it's all right, whoa, it's all right

Now listen to the beat
Kind of pat your feet
You got soul, and everybody knows
That it's all right, whoa, it's all right

When you wake up early in the morning
Feeling sad like so many of us do
Hum a little soul
Make life your goal
And surely something's got to come to you

And say it's all right
Say it's all right
It's all right to have a good time
'Cause it's all right, whoa, it's all right

Now everybody clap your hands
Give yourself a chance
A-you got soul, and everybody knows
That it's all right, whoa, it's all right

Someday I'll find me a woman
Who will love and treat me real nice
Then my woes got to go
And my love, she will know
From morning, noon, and night

And she's got to say it's all right
Mm, hm, hm
Say it's all right
It's all right to have a good time
'Cause it's all right, whoa, it's all right

Now, everybody clap your hands
Now, give yourself a chance
You got...

Info

IT'S ALL RIGHT is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and originally released by The Impressions on their 1963 debut album The Impressions (ABC-Paramount, mono catalogue number ABC-450, stereo catalogue # ABCS-450). The song was also released as a single that year, with YOU'LL WANT ME BACK on the B-side (ABC-Paramount, catalogue # 45-10487). It was the most successful chart entry of the group's career, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Hot R&B Sides chart.

The Impressions -- The Impressions (album cover art, stereo version)

The Impressions -- "It's All Right / You'll Want Me Back" (1963 USA 7-inch single, A-side label)

The above lyrics are for the original The Impressions version of IT'S ALL RIGHT as released in 1963.

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen has performed IT'S ALL RIGHT a few times in 1971, 1993, and 1994. He also often used a snippet of the song in the midsection of TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT during The Reunion Tour. See the live 28 May 1993 version for more details.

Credits

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

Available Versions

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Page last updated: 16 Sep 2012