[verse]
You're gonna need somebody on your bond baby
You're gonna need somebody on your bond child
When it's late in a midnight
And old man Death comes slippin' in the room
You're gonna need somebody on your bond

Oh you take Mary and Martha standin up on the hillside
Mary explainin to Martha, "Darlin, look at the river deep and the water wide"
Here comes ole Moses, faithful Moses carryin stones up the hill
Tellin everybody they're gonna need somebody on their bond

[solo]

With the horns now!

Oh you take Mavis Staples and [?]
When they got the good side on their bonds
Oh, I been listenin the music people ever since the day I was born
My momma raised me in a room across from the church and the tree
And the sweet music used to comfort me
And I got the music, to souls
God spelled music on my bond

[Chorus]
Ooh you gonna need somebody on your bond
Child, you gonna need somebody on your bond
Oh it's late in a midnight
And old man death come a slipping in the room
Children you know you gonna need somebody on your bond
Yes you will
Honey yes you will
Gimme some help
Yes you will
Gimme some
Yes you will
You can do it
You're jacked up to it
Oh baby when you move
Let your body fly!
You're gonna need, if ya can't do it
You're gonna need somebody on your bond

Gimme some help horns!

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Get your ass into it!
Hallelujah hallelu-shake it!
Oh baby when you're walkin
I want to tell you
You just can't stop soul now!
You're gonna need somebody on my bond!
Again with the horns!
Come on horns!
[solo]

[Chorus]
Aaaah, yes you will
Aaaah, yes you will
Ooh yes these blues make my body feel good
You're gonna need somebody on your bond

Ooh easy on me

[verse]
Keep on pushin...if you can
Keep on pushin...if you can't do it
You gotta get yourself a good time man
Everybody sometime have the blues
Oh and they gotta sit down and cry
But you know you're gonna need somebody, somebody on your bond

Yes you will
Ooh yes you will
Oh baby, oh baby
Ooh mama you know when, you know you're wise
You're gonna need somebody on your bond

You're gonna need, here we go, somebody on your bond