Ooh, yeah
Alright
Here we go again
Na-na, whoa, no, da-na, hey, hey, yeah

Give a little bit
Oh, give a little bit of your love to me
I'll give a little bit
I'll give a little bit of my love to you
There's so much that we need to share
So send a smile and show you care
(Alright)

I'll give a little bit
I'll give a little bit of my life for you
So give a little bit
Oh, give a little bit of your time to me
See the man with the lonely eyes
Oh, take his hand, you'll be surprised

Oh, take it
Ah, yeah
Come along
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Come a-
Long

Give a little bit
Oh, give a little bit of your love to me
I'll give a little bit
I'll give a little bit of my life for you
Now's the time that we need to share
So find yourself, we're on our way back home

Oh, going home
Don't you need, don't you need to feel at home?
Oh, yeah, we gotta sing
Ooh, yeah, gotta get a feeling
Ooh, yeah, come along too
Woo

Come a-, come along too, yeah
Come a-, come a-, come a-, come along

Cha-ka-doom, yeah
Ooh, yeah, come along too
Yeah, come along too, yeah
Sing, Betty Lou
Come along too
What a long ride
Come a long way
Oh, sing it, tonight
Ooh, yeah


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Give A Little Bit Lyrics as written by Roger Hodgson Richard Davies

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  • +3
    General Comment

    I proposed to my wife using this song. That's what it means to me.

    Malkomon June 19, 2007   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This song is pretty cool, I love the man with lonely eyes line...

    .> That kind of describes me...<.< The Girl I love, (not my girlfriend unfortunatly) loves this song, thats something that makes it even more special to me... I wish she would take this lonely mans hands..u.u...sigh Enough of my angsty emoness, anyways Great song.

    Furiokuon January 19, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    I love this song, it's awesome! Theres a pretty good cover out by the Goo Goo Dolls, but I like this one more. As for the Jesus theory, it works, but I don't think thats what they meant it to be. It was written by Roger Hodgeson when hw was a teenager, and I'm guessing its about wantong a girl, not about Jesus... but I could be wrong.

    FreddieIsMyIdolon February 05, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    Kevin, the Goo Goo Dolls formed in the mid 80s, and "Give a Little Bit" made its first apperance on the 1977 CD, Even in the Quietest of Moments, by Supertramp. If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself. Great song.

    FreddieIsMyIdolon March 17, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    FreddieIsMyIdol is right, I\'ve got the original record in my hands right now, it\'s from \'77, and the Goo Goo Dolls formed in \'85. (I\'ve actually double checked it). So, I guess Kevin thinks that the Goo Goo Dolls did a better job then Supertramp. I must say, personaly, I like the Supertramp version better.

    Philosophyon March 23, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Take a chance on someone, they may turn out to be the one for you.

    daemoniteon May 27, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I've always wanted to know the meaning of this song, as I have plans to use an intrumental version to use when i get married. I just wanted to make sure before it gets used the song doesnt mean something strange... LOL..

    miggleson December 05, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Malkom, that's awesome. Congrats. I used to listen to these guys in the car with my mom when I was younger.

    Mr.SelfDestruct101on January 08, 2008   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    My favorite song by "Supertramp"! It's about a man who's in love with girl! He's shy to tell her and he's not sure if she has the same feelings for him back!

    TheGraduateon June 12, 2017   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    The man with lonley eyes is none other than Jesus. Look at any pictures of him(I KNOW it's not him) but that's the way He's depicted in all renditions. Very good song!

    Squakoon May 09, 2003   Link

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