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B
bpm
120
Tuning
440 Hz
Genre
Classic rockPop
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Release year
1973
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Mama told me when I was young"Come sit beside me, my only sonAnd listen closely to what I sayAnd if you do this it'll help you some sunny day, ah yeah""Oh, take your time, don't live too fastTroubles will come and they will passYou'll find a woman, yeah, and you'll find loveAnd don't forget, son, there is someone up above""And be a simple kind of manOh, be something you love and understandBaby, be a simple kind of manOh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can""Forget your lust for the rich man's goldAll that you need is in your soulAnd you can do this, oh baby, if you tryAll that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied""And be a simple kind of manOh, be something you love and understandBaby, be a simple kind of manOh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can"Oh yes, I will"Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourselfFollow your heart and nothing elseAnd you can do this, oh baby, if you tryAll that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied""And be a simple kind of manOh, be something you love and understandBaby, be a simple kind of manOh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can"Baby, be a simple, be a simple manOh, be something you love and understandBaby, be a simple kind of manLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Robert Rossington | Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
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Verse

Mama told me when I was young
"Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day, ah yeah"

Chorus

"Oh, take your time, don't live too fast

Verse

Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman, yeah, and you'll find love
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above"
"And be a simple kind of man

Chorus

Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can"

Bridge

"Forget your lust for the rich man's gold

Verse

All that you need is in your soul
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied"
"And be a simple kind of man

Chorus

Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can"
Oh yes, I will

Instrumental

"Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself

Verse

Follow your heart and nothing else
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied"

Chorus

"And be a simple kind of man
Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can"
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man

Outro

Oh, be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man

By: Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Robert Rossington · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
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