Sam and Dave-I Thank You lyrics

I Thank You  
  Sam and Dave  
  David Porter, Isaac Hayes  
    
  (spoken)  
  (I want everybody to  
 get up off your seat)  
  (And get your arms  
 together, and your hands together)  
  (And give me some  
 of that o-o-old soul clapping)  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 love me like you did  
  But you did, but you did.  
  And I thank you.  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 squeeze me like you did  
  But you did, but you did.  
  And I thank you.  
    
  If you took  
 your love to somewhere else  
  I wouldn`t know what it  
 meant to be loved to death  
  You made me  
 feel like I`ve never felt  
  Kisses so good I  
 had to holler for help  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 squeeze me but you did  
  But you did but you did  
  And I thank you.  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 hold me but you did  
  But you did but you did  
  And I thank you.  
    
  Every day was something new,  
  You pull out your  
 bag and your fine to-do  
  You got me trying new things too  
  Just so I  
 can keep up with you.  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 shake me like you did  
  But you did but you did  
  And I thank you.  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 make it like you did  
  But you did but you did  
  And I thank you.  
    
  All my life I`ve been shortchanged  
  Without your love  
 baby, it`s a crying shame  
  And now I know  
 what the fellas are talking about  
  When they say  
 that they been turned out  
    
  I want to thank you (thank you)  
  Thank you (oh, baby)  
  Thank you baby (yeah, yeah)  
  Oh baby (I gotta be thanking)  
  Got to say  
    
  (horn break)  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 love me like you did  
  But you did, but you did.  
  (And I thank you.)  
    
  You didn`t have to  
 hold me like you did  
  But you did, but you did.  
  (And I thank you.)  
    
  Thank you (thank you, baby)  
  Baby (Got to thank you)  
  Baby (oh, baby)  
  Thank! I`ve! Got! I`ve  
 got to (thank you baby)  
  Thank you baby (oh baby)  
    
  (fade)  
    
  Transcribed by Todd Peach