As the elder statesman of British blues, it is John Mayall's lot to be more… Read Full Bio ↴As the elder statesman of British blues, it is John Mayall's lot to be more renowned as a bandleader and mentor than as a performer in his own right. Throughout the '60s, his band, the Bluesbreakers, acted as a finishing school for the leading British blues-rock musicians of the era. Guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor joined his band in a remarkable succession in the mid-'60s, honing their chops with Mayall before going on to join Cream, Fleetwood Mac, and the Rolling Stones, respectively. John McVie and Mick Fleetwood, Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser (of Free), John Almond, and Jon Mark also played and recorded with Mayall for varying lengths of times in the '60s.

Testify
John Mayall & Friends Lyrics

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Lady I use to be the type
To share all my lonely nights
And wake up in the morning to a woman I barely knew or liked and,
Then you came along and changed my life
And only now I realize
I would never want to jeopardize your heart and our love that's why
La la la da la la
I got to testify

La la la da la la da
La la la da la la la
'cause you are so special lady
Testify, yeah.
I'm so glad that I found you..
I'm so glad that you choose me..

I just love the fact that your,
Your so spiritually grounded,
When I thought I lost my faith it was you who helped me find it baby
And through all my hopes and dreams
You always supported me
Never once did you doubt me
You just cheered me on and told me to be strong and that's why
La la la da da la la
I got to testify

No matter how hard it gets your always by my side lady
That's why I got love for you
That's why I got trust for ya
No matter how lost I get
I still some how find my way back to you and
And I promise I promise always trust and be true to you girl
And that's why
That's why I got to testify
'cause you are so wonderful to me
You are my precious queen lady
And I love how you always got my back lately
Whether I'm wrong or right
And your always always by my side
That's why I love ya
Ill do the same for ya

To the day I die da da da
La la la la la la na na

Overall Meaning

In "Testify," John Mayall featuring Shannon Curfman talk about how they used to be the kind of person who would share their lonely nights and wake up with strangers they barely knew or liked. However, after they found their special lady, they realized that they would never want to jeopardize their love. The song goes on to talk about how their special lady supported them through all their hopes and dreams and never doubted them. No matter how hard it gets, their lady is always by their side, and they promise to always be true to her.

"Testify" is a beautiful testament to the power of love and how it can change a person's life. It shows how finding the right person can make all the difference and how having someone by your side through thick and thin can give you the strength to keep going.

Line by Line Meaning

Lady I use to be the type
I used to be the kind of person

To share all my lonely nights
who would share my lonely nights

And wake up in the morning to a woman I barely knew or liked and,
and wake up to find myself next to a stranger

Then you came along and changed my life
But you entered my life and changed it

And only now I realize
And now I understand

I would never want to jeopardize your heart and our love that's why
that I would never want to put your heart or our love at risk, which is why

La la la da la la

I got to testify
I have to bear witness

La la la da la la da

La la la da la la la

'cause you are so special lady
Because you are such a special woman

Testify, yeah.
I bear witness, yeah

I'm so glad that I found you..
I am so grateful that I found you

I'm so glad that you choose me..
I am so glad that you chose me

I just love the fact that your,
I adore the fact that you are

Your so spiritually grounded,
so spiritually rooted

When I thought I lost my faith it was you who helped me find it baby
when I thought I had lost my faith, you were the one who helped me find it, baby

And through all my hopes and dreams
And throughout all my aspirations

You always supported me
you have always been there for me

Never once did you doubt me
Never have you questioned my abilities

You just cheered me on and told me to be strong and that's why
You simply encouraged me and told me to be strong, and that is why

La la la da da la la

I got to testify
I have to bear witness

No matter how hard it gets your always by my side lady
No matter how difficult it becomes, you are always there by my side, lady

That's why I got love for you
That is why I love you

That's why I got trust for ya
that is why I trust you

No matter how lost I get
No matter how confused I become

I still some how find my way back to you and
I still always manage to find my way back to you and

And I promise I promise always trust and be true to you girl
And I promise, I promise to always trust you and be faithful to you, girl

And that's why
And that is why

That's why I got to testify
That is why I have to bear witness

'cause you are so wonderful to me
Because you are so amazing to me

You are my precious queen lady
You are my cherished queen, lady

And I love how you always got my back lately
And I love how you always support me these days

Whether I'm wrong or right
Whether I am right or wrong

And your always always by my side
And you are always, always by my side

That's why I love ya
That is why I love you

Ill do the same for ya
I will do the same for you

To the day I die da da da
Until the day I die, da da da

La la la la la la na na

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHATHAN GREEN, JUSTINE BERRY, ANDREW PETER MILLER, STUART DRUMMOND MACMILLAN, PAAL AUDUN HEGLAND

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