Slade

Lyric guide

Be

Read Be lyrics by Slade on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

Slade visibility1 visits

person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team

Reference snapshot

The page facts to cite before the commentary

Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.

Page type: lyric reference Artist: Slade Canonical path: /slade/be Related lyric paths: 6

Lyrics

Be

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

Be helpful to the shyman,

But be wary of the slyman oh baby,

Be guidance to the blindman,

And be thankful to the kind man oh baby,

Be scintillating, aggravating, penetrating, over rating,

Baby don't you know,

Be hostess with the mostest to

Whoever comes the closest,

Oh baby don't you know.

Be faithful to the true man,

Sympathetic to the blue man oh baby,

Be dwarf against the small man oh baby,

Be scrutinizing, tantalizing, appertizing,

full moon-rising,

Baby don't you know,

Be mistress with a history of mystery

and twistery,

Oh baby don't you know.

(Chorus)

Stand up, stand up, stand up and be yourself,

Stand up, stand up, don't be nobody else,

Cos me well you see, I don't need nobody else.

Be beauty for the plain man,

But be sane for the insane man,

Oh baby don't you know,

Be dirty for the clean man,

But be shirty for the obscene man

Oh baby don't you know

Be understanding, undemanding,

hand in hand happy landing,

Baby don't you know,

Be harem, scarem, grin and bare em,

Wash and wear em, do or dare em,

Oh baby don't you know.

(Chorus)

Be beauty for the plain man,

And be sane for the insane man,

And be faithful to the true man,

Sympathetic to the blue man,

Oh baby don't you know,

Be helpful to the shyman, and be wary

of the slyman

Be guidance to the blindman, and be thankful to the kindman,

Oh baby don't you know,

Be mistress with a history of mystery

and twistery,

Oh baby don't you know,

Be hostess with the mostess to whoever

Comes the closest,

Oh baby don't you know.

(Chorus)

Stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up

Yeah, yeah, yeah (3x)

Cos me, well you see

I'll never find nobody else (no, no, no)

Cos me, well you see

I'never need nobody else (no, no, no)

Cos me, well you see

I'll never find nobody else,

I'll never find nobody else,

I'll never find nobody else,

Like you no no.

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "Be"?

Slade performs "Be", and this lyric page sits inside the Slade catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "Be"?

Yes. The related section below points to Auld Lang Syne / You'll Neve Walk Alone and Everyday with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Slade?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Slade's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room

0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation

Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments

Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

Sign in person_add

No listener comments on Be yet.