Yes We Can

Now is the time for all you bad bad boys
To get out and treat your brother like your mother
is the time for all you skinny little girls
To get out and find yourself a lover.

When it all comes down
When it tumbles down to the ground as it will
You’re going to need somebody like me
Just to love you.

I know we can make it I know very well
I know we can make it I know very well
I’m telling you
Yes we can can
Yes we can we can we can
Yes we can can we can
Yes we can can yes we can we can we can
Yes we can can we can
Yes we can can we can we can
I know I believe we can
We can can, we can we can
I know we can.

Now is the time for all you bad bad boys
To get out the back rider bag by now
Now is the time for all you skinny little girls
get out from behind the type writer.

When it all comes down
When it crumbles to the ground
You’re going to need somebody just like me
love you love you.

I know we can make it I know very well
I know we can make it I know very well
I’m telling you
Yes we can can yes we can we can we can
Yes we can can we can
Yes we can can yes we can we can we can
Yes we can can we can we can.

Now is the time for all you bad bad boys
To get out and treat your brother like your mother
Now is the time for all you skinny little girls
To get out and find yourself a real fat lover.

It will all come down
It will crumble to the ground
then you’re going to need
like me just to love you.

I know we can make it I know very well
I know we can make it yes I know very well
I’m telling you
we can can yes we can we can we can
we can can we can
Yes we can can yes we can we can we can
Yes we can can yes we can.

Yes we can can yes we can we can we can
Yes we can can I know we can
I believe we can yes we can
Yes we can yes we can
Yes we can I believe we can.

Not the easiest song lyrics to transcribe! John’s own take on the song originally written by Lee Dorsey.