diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03f24c9..23ebb93 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ git.tag(function (str) {
   // => 0.1.0
 })
 
+git.message(function (str) {
+  console.log('message', str)
+  // => initial commit
+})
+
 ```
 
 # Methods
@@ -68,6 +73,9 @@ return the current tag
 ## .branch(function (branch) { ... })
 return the current branch
 
+## .message(function (message) { ... })
+return the current commit message
+
 # Install
 
 `npm install git-rev`
diff --git a/example/simple.js b/example/simple.js
index 2a69875..b9c98ac 100755
--- a/example/simple.js
+++ b/example/simple.js
@@ -35,3 +35,11 @@ git.log(function (array) {
   //     '2 days ago',
   //     'Thomas Blobaum' ] ]
 })
+
+git.message(function (str) {
+  console.log('message', str)
+  // => Merge pull request #6 from shtylman/patch-1
+  //
+  //    fix for launching outside of project dir
+  //
+})
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fc3d578..cd5bb84 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 var exec = require('child_process').exec
 
-function _command (cmd, cb) {
+function _command (cmd, cb, cnl) {
+  cnl = cnl === undefined ? true : cnl;
   exec(cmd, { cwd: __dirname }, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
-    cb(stdout.split('\n').join(''))
+    cb(cnl ? stdout.split('\n').join('') : stdout)
   })
 }
 
@@ -25,4 +26,7 @@ module.exports = {
         cb(JSON.parse('[' + str + ']'))
       })
     }
+  , message : function (cb) { 
+      _command('git log -1 --pretty=%B', cb, false)
+    }
 }