Play, Little David Play Little David, play David he would sit in some dark corner Seemed to melt the shadows with his eyes And the song that he was playing Was nothing less than prayin' And nothing more than sayin' "I'm alive." Won't you play, Little David Play Little David, play David he would send them notes a-flyin' Some that laughed and some that felt like tears He would play them fast or slowly Play them high or lowly But they always come out holy to my ear Won't you play, Little David, play Little David, play I don't need no Sunday sermon Need no Sunday shoes When I hear Little David playing I got religion through and through David he would send them notes a-flyin' Some that laughed and some that felt like tears He would play them fast or slowly Play them high or lowly But they always come out holy to my ear Won't you play, Little David, play Little David, play I don't need no Sunday sermon Need no Sunday shoes When I hear Little David playing I got religion through and through David he would send them notes a-flyin' Some that laughed and some that felt like tears He would play them fast or slowly Play them high or lowly But they always come out holy to my ear Won't you play, Little David, play Little David, play Won't you play, Little David, play Little David, play