Motown single # 1104
Pop Chart #4 March 11, 1967
Levi Stubbs — lead vocal, Abdul 'Duke'Fakir
Lawrence Payton and Renaldo 'Obie'Benson.
Instrumentals by: The Motown’s Studio A Hitsville
The 'Funk Brothers'1963−1967
Robert White and Eddie Willis, Joe Messina — guitars
Jack Ashford — percussions, Benny Benjamin — drums
James Jamerson — bass, Earl Van Dyke — Keyboards.
from the album: Four Tops Anthology 1999 — Motown Records
Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com
Bernadette, people are searching for
The kind of love that we possess
(Bernadette)
Some go on searching their whole life through
And never find the love I found in you
And when I speak of you
I see envy in othermen’s eyes
An’I’m well aware of what’s on their mind
They pretend to be my friend but all the time
(Sweet Bernadette)
They long to persuade you from my side
(Sweet Bernadette)
They’d give the world and all they own
For just one moment we have known
(Bernadette)
Bernadette, they want you because
Of pride that it gives
(Bernadette)
But Bernadette, I want you because
I need you to live
But while I live only to hold you
Some other men they long to control you
But how can they control you, Bernadette
(Sweet Bernadette)
When they can not control themselves, Bernadette?
(Sweet Bernadette)
From wanting you, needing you
But darling, you belong to me!
(Bernadette)
I’ll tell the world
You belong to me
I’ll tell the world
You’re the soul of me
(Bernadette)
I’ll tell the world
You’re a part of me Oh, yeah!
In your arms I find a kind of peace of mind
The world is searching for
But you, you give me the joy
This heart of mine has always been longin’for
In you, I have what other men long for
All men need someone to worship and adore
That’s why I treasure you and place you high above
(Sweet Bernadette)
For the only joy in life, is to be loved
So, whatever you do, Bernadette
Keep on loving me (Bernadette)
Bernadette, keep on needin’me, Bernadette
Bernadette!
(Bernadette)
You’re the soul-a me More than a dream
You’re the plan to me And Bernadette
(Bernadette)
You mean more to me Than a woman was ever meant to be Bernadette
FADES-
My darling, Bernadette.