Shout (From 'Animal House') Lyrics
Otis Day & The Knights
Lyrics
SHOUT
Otis Day and The Knights from Animal House
Well... I feel all right-SHOUT!
You know you make me want to (SHOUT)
Throw my hands back and (SHOUT)
Throw my head back and (SHOUT)
Kick my heels up and (SHOUT)-Come on now
Don't forget to say you will
Don't forget to say-ay-ay-ay-ay (SAY YOU WILL)
Say it right now baby (SAY YOU WILL)
Come On-Come On (SAY YOU WILL)
Say it right heeeere-Come on y'all
(SAY) Say that you love me (SAY) Say that you need me
(SAY) Say that you want me (SAY) You wanna be with me (SAY)-
Come on now (x4)
I still remember, when you used to be 9 years old, yeah, yeah
I was a fool for you from the bottom of my soul, yeah-yeah
And now that you've grown up, I want to let you know yeah-yeah
You want to leave me-You want to let me go-
I want you to know, I said I want you to now right now
You've been good to me baby, Better than I've been to myself, hey-hey
And if you ever leave me, I don't want nobody else no-no
I said I want you to know, I said I want you to know right now
You know you make me want to (SHOUT)
Yeah, yeah-Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on now, Come on now
Oh all right, Oh all right
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (x4)
All-All right (x4)
Now wait a minute- I feel a~l~l~l~l~l~l~l right-
Now that I've got my woman- I feel a~l~l~l~l~l~l~l right-
Every time I think about you, You feel so good to me
You know you make me want to (SHOUT)
Throw my hands back and (SHOUT)
Throw my head back and (SHOUT)
Kick my heels up and (SHOUT)
Come on now, Come on now
Hey-ey easy, Hey-ey easy
A little bit softer now etc.
A little bit louder now etc.
Shout now-jump up and shout now
Everybody shout now-Come on and shout now
Shout, shout, shout, baby, shout shout shout baby
Song & Lyrics Facts
Otis Day & The Knights' "Shout" is a classic track from the 1978 comedy film Animal House. Released as a single in 1979, it is an upbeat cover of the Isley Brothers song of the same name.
It was written by Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley and produced by George Clinton Jr. The song features on Otis Day & The Knights' 1979 album, Shout: Music From The Animal House Motion Picture Soundtrack. The band consists of lead singer DeWayne Jessie (a.k.a. Otis Day), along with members Michael Lomax, Tom Ayers, John Vassiliades and Larry Fratangelo. With its infectious lyrics, “Shout, shout, let it all out”, this soulful rock 'n' roll number has become one of the most popular songs associated with the movie.