There are several. Rolling Stones “Can I Ger a Witness” (1964), “Can I Get a Witness” Marvin Gaye (1963), and “Some Kind of Wonderful” Grand Funk Railroad (1974), The Temptations also had a hit in 2006 with “Can I Get a Witness.”
Some Kind of Wonderful – Grand Funk Railroad
I don’t need a whole lots of money
I don’t need a big, fine car
I got everything that a man could want
I got more than I could ask for
I don’t have to run around
I don’t have to stay out all night
‘Cause I got me a sweet, a sweet lovin’ woman
And she knows just how to treat me right
Well my baby, she’s all right
Well my baby, she’s clean out of sight, don’t you know that
She’s
She’s some kind of wonderful
She’s some kind of wonderful
Yes she is, she’s a
She’s some kind of wonderful
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When I hold her in my arms
You know, she sets my soul on fire
Ooh, when my baby kisses me
My heart becomes filled with desire
When she wraps her lovin’ arms around me
It ’bout tires me out of my mind
Yeah, when my baby kisses me chills run up and down my spine
Well my baby, she’s all right
Uh, my baby, she’s clean out of sight, don’t you know that
She’s
She’s some kind of wonderful
She’s some kind of wonderful
Yes she is, she’s a
She’s some kind of wonderful
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now is there anybody got a sweet little woman like mine
Got to be somebody, got, got a sweet little woman like mine
Can I get a witness
Can I get a witness
Can I get a witness
Can I get a witness
Can I get a witness
Can I get a witness
I’m talkin’, talkin’ ’bout my baby
She’s some kind of wonderful (yeah)
Talkin’ ’bout my baby
She’s some kind of wonderful
Talkin’ ’bout my baby
She’s some kind of wonderful
I’m talkin’ ’bout my baby
She’s some kind of wonderful (my baby, my baby)
I’m talkin’ about my baby,
(My baby, my baby) she’s some kind of wonderful
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah my baby, my baby
She’s some kind of wonderful
Talkin’ ’bout my baby
(My baby, my baby) she’s some kind of wonderful
I’m talkin’ ’bout my baby
(My baby, my baby) she’s some kind of wonderful
I’m talkin’ ’bout my baby
She’s some kind of wonderful
She’s some kind of wonderful
The Rolling Stones Lyrics
“Can I Get A Witness”
Especially you girls (girl)
It’s not right to be left alone
When the one you love is never home
I loved too hard my friends sometime say
But I believe, I believe
That a woman should be loved that way
But it hurts me so inside
To see you treat me so unkind
Somebody, somewhere tell her it’s not fair
Can I get a witness (can I get a witness)
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
Somebody (can I get a witness)
Is it right to be treated so bad
When you give it everything you had
If I talks in my sleep
‘Cause I haven’t seen my baby all week
Now you chicks you all agree
This ain’t the way it’s supposed to be
Let me hear you
Let me hear you say, “Yeah yeah”
Up early in the morning
Well they’re all in my mind
Just to find her out all night
Well I’ve been crying
But I believe
A women’s a man’s best friend
I’m gonna stick by her
Until the very end
Well she caused me so much misery
I forget how it’s supposed to be
Somebody, somewhere
Tell her it ain’t fair
Can I get a witness
Can I get a witness (can I get a witness)
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
Witness, witness (can I get a witness)
Witness, witness (can I get a witness)
Everybody knows
Especially you girls
That a love can be sad
But half a loves is twice as bad
Now you chicks you all agree
That ain’t the way love’s supposed to be
Let me hear you
Let me hear you say “Yeah yeah”
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
Yeah I want a witness (I want a witness)
Somebody (can I get a witness)
Is it right to be treated so bad
When you give it everything you had
If I talk, in my sleep
‘Cause I haven’t seen my baby all week
Yeah she caused me so much misery
That ain’t the way it’s supposed to be
Let me hear
Let me hear you say “Yeah yeah”
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
I want be (can I get a witness)
I want a witness (can I get a witness)
Witness, witness
I want a witness
Can I get a witness?
I think those are the lyrics to the chorus. It’s sung by a chorus of singers, sounds like a gospel. Has the soul/gospel music kind of vibe…60s/70s style. I thought they were saying “can I get a witness” or “I need a witness” three times in the most memorable part of the song. It’s played in movies usually at an inspiring moment. Does anyone know what song I’m thinking of? I feel like I must have the lyrics wrong because I’ve heard this a lot but Google is not helping me.
