A Little More Hallelujah

[Verse 1: Bubba, male]
I carried every worry like a sack of river stone,
Tried to fix tomorrow 'fore today was even gone.
Then a little patch of sunlight found the kitchen floor,
I set that sack down easy and I opened up the door.

[Answer: Darlene, female]
You don't have to drag it all the way!
[Answer: Bubba, male]
That's a mighty fine beginning to a day.

[Chorus: close male-female duet, gospel responses]
A little more hallelujah, a little less hurry,
A little more mercy when the world says worry.
Put your feet on the ground, let your grateful heart roll,
There's a front-porch rhythm getting down in my soul.
Oh, the road ain't always easy, but there's goodness coming through—
A little more hallelujah in everything we do!

[Turnaround: harmonica hook answered by piano]

[Verse 2: Darlene, female lead]
I don't need a spotlight just to know the morning's here,
I can hear that coffee pouring, I can hold somebody near.
There's a neighbor at the doorway with a story on his face,
Pull another chair up, let him find a little grace.

[Answer: Bubba, male]
Let the kettle sing and let the old clock chime.
[Answer: Darlene, female]
Love is never wasting anybody's time.

[Chorus: duet]
A little more hallelujah, a little less hurry,
A little more mercy when the world says worry.
Put your feet on the ground, let your grateful heart roll,
There's a front-porch rhythm getting down in my soul.
Oh, the road ain't always easy, but there's goodness coming through—
A little more hallelujah in everything we do!

[Instrumental: 16 bars; harmonica and boogie piano trade four-bar phrases; sax answers; signature minor-iv turnaround, two-beat stop]

[Bridge: half-time, organ and handclaps; female lead then male answer]
[Darlene]
When I haven't got an answer, I can still lend you a hand.
[Bubba]
When I cannot see the ending, I can trust the One who can.
[Both]
Lord, let the love You give us find somebody else today,
And let the music make a little room along the way.

[Breakdown: drums drop, voices and claps, call and response]
[Bubba] Can you hear that heartbeat?
[Darlene] Steady as the rain!
[Bubba] Can you feel that mercy?
[Darlene] Coming round again!
[Both] Open up the screen door, let the whole band through—
There's a little hallelujah waiting here for you!

[Final chorus: full band, soaring female harmony, same key]
A little more hallelujah, a little less hurry,
A little more mercy when the world says worry.
Put your feet on the ground, let your grateful heart roll,
There's a front-porch rhythm getting down in my soul.
Oh, the road ain't always easy, but there's goodness coming through—
A little more hallelujah in everything we do!
A little more hallelujah—
In everything we do!

[Outro: harmonica hook, piano minor-iv homecoming; resolved G6/9; brief silence, one dry banjo pluck]
[Spoken, Bubba] And all is well.

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[Intro: four bars, harmonica plays short answering hook; stomps enter] [Spoken, Bubba, warm male] Darlene, reckon joy can wear work boots? [Spoken, Darlene, unmistakably female] Honey, mine already do! [Verse 1: Bubba, male] I carried every worry like a sack of river stone, Tried to fix tomorrow 'fore today was even gone. Then a little patch of sunlight found the kitchen floor, I set that sack down easy and I opened up the door. [Answer: Darlene, female] You don't have to drag it all the way! [Answer: Bubba, male] That's a mighty fine beginning to a day. [Chorus: close male-female duet, gospel responses] A little more hallelujah, a little less hurry, A little more mercy when the world says worry. Put your feet on the ground, let your grateful heart roll, There's a front-porch rhythm getting down in my soul. Oh, the road ain't always easy, but there's goodness coming through— A little more hallelujah in everything we do! [Turnaround: harmonica hook answered by piano] [Verse 2: Darlene, female lead] I don't need a spotlight just to know the morning's here, I can hear that coffee pouring, I can hold somebody near. There's a neighbor at the doorway with a story on his face, Pull another chair up, let him find a little grace. [Answer: Bubba, male] Let the kettle sing and let the old clock chime. [Answer: Darlene, female] Love is never wasting anybody's time. [Chorus: duet] A little more hallelujah, a little less hurry, A little more mercy when the world says worry. Put your feet on the ground, let your grateful heart roll, There's a front-porch rhythm getting down in my soul. Oh, the road ain't always easy, but there's goodness coming through— A little more hallelujah in everything we do! [Instrumental: 16 bars; harmonica and boogie piano trade four-bar phrases; sax answers; signature minor-iv turnaround, two-beat stop] [Bridge: half-time, organ and handclaps; female lead then male answer] [Darlene] When I haven't got an answer, I can still lend you a hand. [Bubba] When I cannot see the ending, I can trust the One who can. [Both] Lord, let the love You give us find somebody else today, And let the music make a little room along the way. [Breakdown: drums drop, voices and claps, call and response] [Bubba] Can you hear that heartbeat? [Darlene] Steady as the rain! [Bubba] Can you feel that mercy? [Darlene] Coming round again! [Both] Open up the screen door, let the whole band through— There's a little hallelujah waiting here for you! [Final chorus: full band, soaring female harmony, same key] A little more hallelujah, a little less hurry, A little more mercy when the world says worry. Put your feet on the ground, let your grateful heart roll, There's a front-porch rhythm getting down in my soul. Oh, the road ain't always easy, but there's goodness coming through— A little more hallelujah in everything we do! A little more hallelujah— In everything we do! [Outro: harmonica hook, piano minor-iv homecoming; resolved G6/9; brief silence, one dry banjo pluck] [Spoken, Bubba] And all is well.

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