Lyrics to
I’m Ready

This version of I’M Ready was released by The Band in 1973.

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Well, I’m ready, I’m willing, and I’m able
To rock and roll all night
I’m ready, I’m willing, and I’m able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We’re gonna rock it, gonna roll it
‘Til tomorrow night

‘Cause I’m ready, uh huh huh
And I’m willing, uh huh huh
I’m willing and I’m able so you better come and go with me
We’re gonna rock and roll
Until tomorrow about three

Talking on the phone is not my speed
Don’t send me no letters ’cause I can’t read
Don’t be long, ’cause I’ll be gone
We’re gonna rock and roll all night long

‘Cause, I’m ready, I’m willing, and I’m able
To rock and roll all night
I’m ready, I’m willing, and I’m able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We’re gonna rock it, gonna roll it
‘Til tomorrow night

Talking on the phone is not my speed
Don’t send me no letters ’cause I can’t read
Don’t be long, ’cause I’ll be gone
We’re gonna rock and roll all night long

Well, I’m ready, I’m willing, and I’m able
To rock and roll all night
I’m ready, I’m willing, and I’m able
To rock and roll all night
Come on, pretty baby
We’re gonna rock it, gonna roll it
‘Til tomorrow night

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About Lyrics and I’M Ready by The Band

The lyrics to I’M Ready are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Band used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to I’M Ready have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Band and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to I’M Ready by The Band. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I’M Ready" means the words set to the music of I’M Ready, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Band. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I’M Ready and the lyrics to I’M Ready are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Band who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’M Ready, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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