You Can Have Her

"You Can Have Her" is a song written by Bill Cook. The song was a hit single for Roy Hamilton in 1961 and Sam Neely in 1974. It has also been recorded by many other artists, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Waylon Jennings, and Jim Ed Brown. Elvis Presley performed an impromptu version at his Inglewood Forum, LA, Afternoon Show on the 11th May 1974.

In 1961, Roy Hamilton's version spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 12, while reaching No. 6 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart.

A 1965 version by The Righteous Brothers reached #67 on the singles chart. Dionne Warwick also released a version in 1965, titled "You Can Have Him" and included on her album The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick. In 1961 Dalida and Johnny Hallyday had a French version of this song: "Tu peux le/la prendre".