Soul Man

From 1967 album 'Soul Men' The original pairing of Sam Moore and Dave Prater met in Florida in 1961, and they recorded unsuccessfully for several years before being signed to Atlantic Records in 1965. Atlantic persuaded their Memphis affiliate Stax Records to produce them, and in December that year the writing and production team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter delivered the crisply soulful “You Don’t Know Like I Know.” Hayes and Porter became the éminence grises behind Sam & Dave, much as Holland-Dozier-Holland pulled the strings behind the Supremes. They wrote, they produced — and the result was a string of hits, including “Soul Man”.

[Verse 1] Comin' to you on a dust road Good lovin', I got a truck load And when you get it, you got something So don't worry, cause I'm coming [Hook] I'm a soul man, I'm a soul man I'm a soul man, I'm a soul man That ain't all, look [Verse 2] That's what I got, the hard way And I'll make it better each and every day So honey, don't you fret, heh 'Cause you ain't seen nothing yet [Hook] I'm a soul man, I'm a soul man (Play it Steve) I'm a soul man, I'm a soul man [Verse 3] I was brought up on a side street, listen now I learned how to love before I could eat I was educated at Woodstock When I start lovin', oh, I can't stop [Hook] I'm a soul man (I wanna tell you), yes I am I'm a soul man, I'm a soul man, yeah I'm a soul man Look [Verse 4] Well, grab the rope and I'll pull you in Give you hope and be your only boyfriend Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] I'm talkin' about a soul man I'm a soul man, (and you a) soul man I'm a soul man, oh no, soul man I'm a soul man, (and you a) soul man And you're a soul man...