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Well, in this life, I've seen everything I can see, woman
I've seen lovers flying through the air, hand in hand
I've seen babies dancing in the midnight sun
And I've seen dreams that came from the heavenly skies above
I've seen old men crying at their own gravesides
And I've seen pigs all sitting watching picture slides
But I never seen nothing like you

Do ya, do ya want my love, woman?
Do ya, do ya want my face? I need it
Do ya, do ya want my mind? I'm saying
Do ya, do ya want my love?

Well, I heard the crowd singin' out of tune
As they sat and sang Auld Lang Syne by the light of the moon
I heard the preachers banging on the drums
And I heard the police playing with their guns
But I never heard nothing like you

In the country where the sky touches down on the field
She lay her down to rest in the morning sun
They come a-running just to get a look, just to feel
To touch her long black hair, they don't give a damn

But I never seen nothing like you

Do ya, do ya want my love, woman?
Do ya, do ya want my face? I need it
Do ya, do ya want my mind? I'm saying
Do ya, do ya want my love?

Well, I think you know what I'm trying to say, woman
That is I'd like to save you for a rainy day
I've seen enough of the world to know
That I've got to get it all, to get it all to grow

Do ya, do ya want my love? C'mon now
Do ya, do ya want my face? I need it
Do ya, do ya want my mind? Alright now
Do ya, do ya want my love?

Oh, look out!

Do ya, do ya want my love?
Do ya, do ya want my love? Oh
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LanguageEnglish
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Duration00:03:48
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Copyright ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing
WriterJeff Lynne
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
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Last updatedMarch 6th, 2022
About"Do Ya" is a song written by Jeff Lynne, that was originally recorded by The Move, which became a hit for the Electric Light Orchestra (led by Lynne, ELO originally being a side project of The Move) in 1976.

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) began to perform "Do Ya" live with Lynne on lead vocals during 1973–75, and they recorded it in the studio for inclusion on their 1976 album A New World Record. In a 1978 interview for Australian radio stations 2SM and 3XY, Bev Bevan stated the reason for the re-recording was that after ELO had added the song to their live performances a music journalist asked the band their opinion of "the original version" by Todd Rundgren. (Utopia, a band Rundgren started in 1974, had been performing "Do Ya" in concert.) Bevan said they decided to re-record it as ELO in order to "let everyone know that it's a Jeff Lynne song."

In 2000, Lynne found an unedited alternative mix for the song, also recorded in 1976, that he decided he preferred over the album cut. A digital re-master of the track is included on the compilation box set Flashback.

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