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A Little Bit of Sympathy, a Little Bit of Love

The Marvelettes
Track 76 on Forever (The Complete Motown Albums Volume 1) 

Producers

Holland-Dozier, Brian Holland &
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A Little Bit of Sympathy, a Little Bit of Love Lyrics

[Chorus]
Have a little bit of sympathy
Come on baby
Have a little love for me
Have a little bit of sympathy
Have a little love for me

[Verse 1]
If your lover wants to leave you
And there's nothing you can do
Push back your pride
And on bended ask him to please forgive you

[Verse 2]
And if he really really loves you so
He will want you to go
To run to his side
And on bended knees ask him to please
Have a little sympothy

[Chorus]
Have a little bit of sympathy
Come on baby
Have a little love for me
Have a little bit of sympathy
Have a little love for me
[Verse 3]
This may seem hard to you
But finding a new love maybe harder to do
So don't you wait until it's too late
Run to his side and apologize
And say

[Chorus]
Have a little bit of sympathy
Come on baby
Have a little love for me
Have a little bit of sympathy
Have a little love for me
Oh baby
Have a little bit of sympathy
Have a little love for me

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Forever (The Complete Motown Albums Volume 1) (2009)
  1. 1.
    Angel
  2. 2.
    I Want a Guy
  3. 3.
    Please Mr. Postman
  4. 4.
    So Long Baby
  5. 5.
    I Know How It Feels
  6. 6.
    Way Over There
  7. 7.
    Happy Days
  8. 8.
    You Don’t Want Me No More
  9. 9.
    All the Love I’ve Got
  10. 10.
    Whisper
  11. 11.
    Oh I Apologize
  12. 12.
    Mashed Potato Time
  13. 13.
    Love Letters
  14. 14.
    The One Who Really Loves You
  15. 15.
    Twistin’ the Night Away
  16. 16.
    Hey Baby
  17. 17.
    Twistin’ Postman
  18. 18.
    Good Luck Charm
  19. 19.
    Slow Twist
  20. 20.
    Lover Please
  21. 21.
    Dream Baby
  22. 22.
    Playboy
  23. 23.
    Mix It Up
  24. 24.
    Beechwood 4-5789
  25. 25.
    I’m Hooked
  26. 26.
    I Think I Can Change You
  27. 27.
    Forever
  28. 28.
    Someday, Someway
  29. 29.
    Goddess Of Love
  30. 30.
    You Should Know
  31. 31.
    (I’ve Got To) Cry Over You
  32. 32.
    Strange I Know
  33. 33.
    I Forgot About You
  34. 34.
    Locking Up My Heart (Stereo)
  35. 35.
    Which Way Did He Go
  36. 36.
    Silly Boy
  37. 37.
    It’s Gonna Take A Lot of Doing (To Undo All the Damage You’ve Done)
  38. 38.
    Smart Aleck
  39. 39.
    My Daddy Knows Best
  40. 40.
    Too Strong to Be Strung Along
  41. 41.
    Why Must You Go
  42. 42.
    Beechwood 4-5789 (live)
  43. 43.
    Strange I Know (Live) (Missing Lyrics)
  44. 44.
    Someday, Someway (Live) (Missing Lyrics)
  45. 45.
    Locking Up My Heart (live)
  46. 46.
    Twistin’ Postman (live)
  47. 47.
    Tossin’ and Turnin’ (live)
  48. 48.
    So Long Baby (Live) (Missing Lyrics)
  49. 49.
    Playboy (live)
  50. 50.
    Strange I Know (live) (Unedited version)
  51. 51.
    Medley: Please Mr. Postman/Playboy/Strange I Know/Someday, Someway (Live) (Missing Lyrics)
  52. 52.
    Tie A String Around Your Finger
  53. 53.
    Too Hurt To Cry, Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye
  54. 54.
    Come On Home
  55. 55.
    Finders Keepers Losers Weepers
  56. 56.
    Knock On My Door (Missing Lyrics)
  57. 57.
    On The Other Side Of Town (Missing Lyrics)
  58. 58.
    Because I Love Him (Missing Lyrics)
  59. 59.
    Little Girls Grow Up (Missing Lyrics)
  60. 60.
    Don’t Mess With Bill
  61. 61.
    You’re My Remedy
  62. 63.
    As Long As I Know He’s Mine
  63. 64.
    Too Many Fish in the Sea
  64. 66.
    Please Mr. Postman (Stereo)
  65. 67.
    Playboy (Stereo)
  66. 68.
    Strange I Know (Stereo)
  67. 70.
    Twistin’ Postman (Stereo)
  68. 71.
    Beechwood 4-5789 - single version (mono)
  69. 73.
    He Won’t Be True (Little Girl Blue)
  70. 74.
    He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
  71. 76.
    A Little Bit of Sympathy, a Little Bit of Love
  72. 78.
    A Need for Love
  73. 79.
    I’ll Keep Holding On
  74. 80.
    No Time for Tears
  75. 81.
    Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
  76. 82.
    Your Cheating Ways
  77. 84.
    Anything You Wanna Do
  78. 85.
    I Should’ve Known Better (Missing Lyrics)
  79. 86.
    I Just Can’t Let Him Down (Missing Lyrics)
  80. 87.
    Maybe I Dried My Tears (For The Last Time) (Missing Lyrics)
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Released in
1964
Tags
R&BPopUSAIn EnglishMotown
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