Aretha Franklin
Spirit in the Dark (Live at Fillmore West, 1971)
[Intro]
Are you gettin' the spirit in the dark
Are you gettin' the spirit in the dark
(Mmm-hmm-hmm)
People movin', oh, tell me, and we're groovin'
Just gettin' the spirit
(Mmm-hmm) Oh, gettin' it in the dark
[Verse 1]
Tell me sister (Sisters), how do ya feel?
Tell me my brothers, my brothers, my brothers
How do you feel?
People, you feel like dancin'?
Get up and let's start dancin'
(Do the funky chicken now)
Start gettin' the spirit
(Start gettin' in the spirit)
Oh, get it in the dark
(In the dark)
[Bridge]
(Doot-doot)
It's like Sally Walker
(Do-do-doot-doot)
Sittin' in a saucer
(Do-do-doot-doot)
That's how you do it
(Do-do-doot-doot)
Just go and get on into it
(Do-do-doot-doot)
Ride Sally ride
(Do-do-doot-doot)
Put your hand on your hips
Cover your eyes and move
(Move)
With the spirit
(With the spirit)
Go ahead and move
(Move)
With the spirit
(With the spirit)
Lord, help me now, move
(Move)
With the spirit
Now-now, help me move
(With the spirit)
[Chorus]
Are you gettin' the spirit?
(Yeah)
Are you gettin' it in the dark?
(Yeah)
Are you gettin' the spirit?
(Yeah)
Are you gettin' it in the dark
(Yeah)
People are movin', yeah
And we're groovin', yeah
Just gettin' the spirit
(Start gettin' in the spirit)
Oh, gettin' in the dark
(In the dark)
[Bridge]
We gon' do it one more time
(Doot-doot)
It's like Sally Walker
(Doo-do-do-do)
Sittin' in her saucer
(Doo-do-do-do)
That's how ya do it
(Doo-do-do-do-do)
Just go on and get on into it
(Doo-do-do-do-do)
Ride Sally ride
(Doo-do-do-do-do)
Put your hands on your hips
Cover your eyes and move
(Move)
With the spirit
(With the spirit)
Go ahead and move
(Move)
With the spirit
(With the spirit)
Hey, help me move
(Move)
With the spirit
(With the spirit)
Hey now, help me move
(Move)
With the spirit, hey
[Outro]
(I think I've got it)
I do, too
All of my brothers
(Move with the spirit)
All of my sisters
(Move with the spirit)
Move
(Move with the spirit)
Move with the spirit
(Move with the spirit)
I feel it
(Move with the spirit)
I feelin' high tonight
(Move with the spirit)
I feel
(Move with the spirit)
I feel alright
(Move with the spirit)
Oh
(Move with the spirit)
Move with the spirit
(Move with the spirit)
Lord, help me
(Move with the spirit)
Move with the spirit
(Move with the spirit)
It's in my hands
(Move with the spirit)
Like it could do it to me again
(Move with the spirit)
Yes indeed
(Move with the spirit)
And I'm down on my knees
(Move with the spirit)
Oh
(Move with the spirit)
Good God Almighty
(Move with the spirit)
God
(Move with the spirit)
God, help me move
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
I know God can feel it
(Move with the spirit)
I feel it
(Move with the spirit)
Oh, yes I do
(Move with the spirit)
Oh
(Move with the spirit)
God Almighty
(Move with the spirit)
Oh
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
Move with the spirit
(Move with the spirit)
Move
(Move with the spirit)
Oh, yes I am
(Move with the spirit)
Hey
(Move with the spirit)
Hey
(Move with the spirit)
Yeah
(Move with the spirit)
Yes, Lord
(Move with the spirit)
Oh
(Move with the spirit)
Yes, Lord
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
(Move with the spirit)
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
(Move with the spirit)
(Move)
(Move)
(Move)
Can I move with the spirit?
Can I move with the spirit?
Can I move with the spirit?
Oh, the spirit's all on me
Can I do it again?
Oh, yes I did