Hard to Handle Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Baby, here I am, I'm the man on the scene
I can give you what you want but you got to go home with me
I've got some good old loving and I got some in store
When I get through throwing it on you you got to come back for more
[Chorus 1]
Boys and things will come by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but drug store loving
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle, now, yes I am
[Verse 2]
Action speaks louder than word and I'm a man of a great experience
I know you got you another man but I can love you better than him
Take my hand, don't be afraid, I wanna prove every word I say
I'm advertising love for free, so won't you place your ad with me?
[Chorus 2]
Boys will come a dime by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but ten cent loving
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, yes I am
[Verse 1]
Baby, here I am, I'm the man on the scene
I can give you what you want but you got to go home with me
I've got some good old loving and I got some in store
When I get through throwing it on you you got to come back for more
Baby, here I am, I'm the man on the scene
I can give you what you want but you got to go home with me
I've got some good old loving and I got some in store
When I get through throwing it on you you got to come back for more
[Chorus 1]
Boys and things will come by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but drug store loving
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle, now, yes I am
[Verse 2]
Action speaks louder than word and I'm a man of a great experience
I know you got you another man but I can love you better than him
Take my hand, don't be afraid, I wanna prove every word I say
I'm advertising love for free, so won't you place your ad with me?
[Chorus 2]
Boys will come a dime by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but ten cent loving
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, yes I am
[Verse 1]
Baby, here I am, I'm the man on the scene
I can give you what you want but you got to go home with me
I've got some good old loving and I got some in store
When I get through throwing it on you you got to come back for more
[Chorus 1]
Boys and things that come by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but drug store loving
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle, now, yes I am
[Outro]
Give it to me, I got to have it
Give it to me, good old loving
Boys and things that come by the dozen
But that ain't nothing but drug store loving
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle, now, yes I am
[Outro]
Give it to me, I got to have it
Give it to me, good old loving
About
Genius Annotation
The singer, Otis Redding, lets a potential love interest know that he is the man with a plan for good loving.
Written in 1968 by Otis Redding, Al Bell & Allen Jones, this single reached #38 on the Billboard R&B & #51 on the Billboard Pop charts, respectively. It is track #4 on the posthumously released ‘The Immortal Otis Redding’ (June, 1968).
This song has been covered numerous times by popular musicians, including the Grateful Dead, the Black Crowes, Tom Jones & Toots & The Maytals.
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Release Date
June 1, 1968
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Hard to Handle Covers
Hard To Handle (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, February 14, 1970) by The Grateful Dead, Otis by Eddy Mitchell, Hard to Handle by The Rustix, Hard to Handle (Live at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT, July 31, 1971) by The Grateful Dead, Hard to Handle (Live at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, February 18, 1971) by The Grateful Dead, Hard to Handle (Live at the Fillmore East, New York City, May 15, 1970) by The Grateful Dead, Hard to Handle by Tony Joe White, Hard To Handle (Live at Golden Hall, San Diego, August 7, 1971) by The Grateful Dead, Hard to Handle by The Commitments, Hard To Handle (Live at Fillmore East NYC April 1971) by The Grateful Dead, Hard to Handle by Garou, Hard to Handle by The Grateful Dead & Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes
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