Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further?

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Lyrics

We may seem happy like everything's alright
But from the outside looking in
Everything's uptight
But deep down inside we're covering up the pain
It's an old thing
It's a soul thing
But it's a real thing

Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother
Who’s gonna help him get further
One another
One another

There's old dude standing on the corner
Waiting for a fox to pass
The only thing he's got to go by
Is this is where he saw her last
And there's old John, two dollars in his pocket
Talking loud and thinks he's rich
And look for little fool, too cool to go to school
Get a job, in two days he quits

Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother
Who’s gonna help him get further
One another
Is that the truth?
One another
Yeah, you're right

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother
Who’s gonna help him get further
One another
One another

Mama get up early, early in the morning
Papa's already gone
Going out a-working for half of what he's worth now
You know that it's wrong
What happen to the Liberty Bell I heard so much about?
Did it really ding-dong?
It must have dinged wrong
It didn't ding long

Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother
Who’s gonna help him get further
One another
Is that the truth?
One another
Yeah, you're right

Mama get up early, early in the morning
Papa's already gone
Working two jobs for half of what he's worth now
You know that it's wrong
What happen to the Liberty Bell I heard so much about?
Did it really ding-dong?
It must have dinged wrong
It didn't ding long

Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother
Who’s gonna help him get further
One another
Is that the truth?
One another
Yeah, you're right

Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother
Who’s gonna help him get further
One another
Is that the truth?
One another
Yeah, you're right

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

Did it really ding-dong?
It didn't ding long
Did it really ding-dong?
It didn't ding long


Credits

Allen Toussaint - vocal, piano
Elvis Costello - vocal
Anthony "AB" Brown - Fender Telecaster
The Imposters:
Steve Nieve - Hammond B3, second piano (live breakdown)
Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocals
Pete Thomas - drums
The Crescent City Horns:
Carl Blouin - baritone saxophone
Amadee Castenell - tenor saxophone
Joe "Foxx" Smith - trumpet
Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone and solo

Discography

Albums:

Alternate Versions:

  • This section may be incomplete.

Covers

Also recorded by:


Chords

Contributed by: Michael Green

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G We may seem happy like everything's alright G7 But from the outside looking in Everything's uptight C7 F7 But deep down inside we're covering up the pain G It's an old thing It's a soul thing

                                 G7

But it's a real thing F7 C7 Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother Who’s gonna help him get further G7 One another One another G There's old dude standing on the corner Waiting for a fox to pass G7 The only thing he's got to go by Is this is where he saw her last C7 And there's old John, two dollars in his pocket

                                                       F7

Talking loud and thinks he's rich G And look for little fool, too cool to go to school Get a job, in two days he quits F7 C7 Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother Who’s gonna help him get further G7 One another Is that the truth? One another Yeah, you're right

G G7 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah G G7 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah F7 C7 Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother Who’s gonna help him get further G7 One another One another G Mama get up early, early in the morning Papa's already gone G7 Going out a-working for half of what he's worth now You know that it's wrong C7 F7 What happen to the Liberty Bell I heard so much about? G7 Did it really ding-dong? It must have dinged wrong It didn't ding long F7 C7 Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother Who’s gonna help him get further G7 One another Is that the truth? One another Yeah, you're right G Mama get up early, early in the morning Papa's already gone G7 Working two jobs for half of what he's worth now You know that it's wrong C7 F7 What happen to the Liberty Bell I heard so much about? G7 Did it really ding-dong? It must have dinged wrong It didn't ding long F7 C7 Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother Who’s gonna help him get further G7 One another Is that the truth? One another Yeah, you're right F7 C7 Pray tell what’s gonna happen to brother Who’s gonna help him get further G7 One another Is that the truth? One another Yeah, you're right G G7 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah G G7 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah G7 Did it really ding-dong? It didn't ding long Did it really ding-dong? It didn't ding long

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