"Show You the Way to Go" is a song by American pop band The Jacksons released as the sixth track from the 1976 self-titled album. It was released as a single on March 7, 1977, serving as the second single from the album.
Background[]
"Show You the Way to Go" was made by American songwriting and production duo, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded between June-October 1976 at Sigma Sound Studios.[1]
Lyrics[]
Ah, let me show ya
Let me show you the way to go
[Verse 1]
I don't know everything
But there's something I do know (I know, I know)
I've read and heard a lot
And now, we're ready to show
That we can come together and think like one
(Come together now)
Live together underneath the sun
Please, please let me show ya
[Chorus]
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(Follow me, my friend)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
[Verse 2]
Just put your trust in me
I'll try not to letcha down
(Letcha down, letcha down)
The job is hard to do
But only we can't let us down
'Cause we can help each other to overcome
We can do it, we can do it now
Now, trust everybody and get the job done
Please, please, please just let me show ya
[Chorus]
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(Follow me, my friend)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(Please follow me, now)
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
That we can help each other to overcome
(We can do it, we can do it now)
Live together underneath the sun
Please, please, please just let me show ya
[Chorus]
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(Swear I'll never letcha down)
(Please follow me)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(We can do it, we can do it, we can do it now)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(Let me let me let me, just let me let me show ya now)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(I swear I'll never let you down)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(C'mon, c'mon, c'mon)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(Let me let me let me show ya)
Let me show ya, let me show you the way to go
(Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me show you)
[Outro]
Um
Let me show you
I'll never letcha down
Never letcha down
I'll never let you down
Put your hand in mine
We can do it, we can do it
We can work it out, a-work it out
Work it, work it, work it out
Uh, uh, uh uh, uh, ummmmm
And get on top of the world
Let me show ya, let me show ya, let me show ya yeah
Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me show you
Trivia[]
- Interestingly, the single version of "Show You the Way to Go" featured different vocals from the album version.[2]
- An acetate for this song from 1976 calls this song "Let Me Show You The Way" instead of "Show You the Way to Go".[3]