The Lyric Genius of James Brown
Lyrics from "Let Yourself Go", "There Was a Time", "I Feel All Right" and "Cold Sweat", from the "Live at the Apollo" concert, 1968.
unh unh
hey everybody
let me tell you bad news
hey everybody
let me tell you bad news
hey everybody
let me tell you bad news
you're in too smart
you're eh too smarm lord
you're just soul
you're just rhythm and
just rhythm and blues
looka here
unh
hey baby
let yourself go
hey baby
let yourself go
hey baby
let yourself go
into sharp
you're eh too sharp
unh unh
you're eh too short
a one more time
unh unh unh
you're too sharp
you're too sharp
you're just too
wanna dance
I got to prance
I wanna feel
our love is real
you got to feel
give it to me
let me have it
come on
baby
baby
baby
baby
baby
baby
unh
t'
unh
unh unh
unh
hey ow
unh
looka here
hah
there was a dance
hah
there was a time
hah
when I used to dance
hah
there was a time
hah
when I used to prance
but dig me now
baby hah
don't worry 'bout later
dig the dance I used to do
they call the mash potato
ah
unh
hah
unh
there was a dance
now dig this
hah
there was a dance
hah
they call the joik
everybody
relax and watch me work
ow
unh
in my hometown
where I used to stay
the name of the place
hah
is Augusta G-A
down there
we have a good time
we don't talk
hah
we all get together
any type of weather
'n' then we do
the camel walk
ow
looka here
dig this huh
now there was a dance
that I used to do
the name of the dance
hah
they call the boogaloo
I may not do the dance
as well as you
hah
but baby
you can bet your bottom dollar
you'll never hear me holler
I'll do the best
that I can do
uh
looka here
feelin' good
there was a time
sometime I dance
looka here
sometime I dance
sometimes I clown
but you can bet
you haven't seen nothin' yet
until you see me do
the James Brown
ow
do ya hah
do you feel all right?
said do you feel all right?
feel pretty good myself
huh
looka here
now I got a little groove maker
something I'd like to do
since we goin-
we're here
we might as well get the best out of it
if it's all night it's all right
looka here huh
you ready band?
dancers, you ready?
you ready -- audience?
all right
you ready Flames?
you ready again?
now we got a little thing we call a little groove maker
where we say a few little words and get you to repeat after us
and then we get together and do it together
building is you ready because we're gone tear you down
I hope the building can stand all this soul 'cause we sure got a lot comin' on
unh
get it
uh
get it
uh
get it
uh
get it
uh
get it
get it
unh
get it
unh
and that be cool
all right
now this is the way it goes
now listen to me let me say that two or three times and then we'll go together
now listen to this
say hey hey I feel all right
hit it
awnh
and listen to me
let me do it now
let me put that thing on ya then we'll get together
yeah
all right
keep it mellow
hey hey I feel all right
one time
awnh
listen to me
hey hey I feel all right
awnh awnh
you got it?
I'll go one more time so it'll make everything mellow
hey hey I feel all right
three times
awnh awnh awnh
you've got it now
you got it?
all right we'll go together come on
hey hey I feel all right
one time
awnh
well I'll be
a ha ha ha ha ha
all right come on now
a ha ha ha ha ha ha
all right come on brother
hey hey I feel all right
hit it
awnh
he got something else on his mind, eh?
he want to --
he want me to hurry up and get off the stage so he can go home
you dig it?
come on now brother
stay with me don't leave me here
yeah don't take all this groove away
ready now
come on
well I'll be
yeah bring it bring it on man cause I get away
come on
ha ha ha
come on
hey hey I feel all right
hah
awnh
you ain't gonna do right no how
hey hey I feel all right
two times
awnh awnh
a man gotta get an extra thing in there
once you get it goin' hit it about five six times and be cool
ha ha come on
hey hey
three times
I feel all right
come on
awnh awnh awnh
four times
hey hey I feel all right
hit it
awnh awnh awnh awnh
yeah
now we together let's go
you ready now?
I'm mellow as I can be
come on
hey hey
one time
I feel all right
awnh
lemme hear
two times
hey hey I feel all right
awnh awnh
unh
lemme hear
hey hey I feel all right
come on
awnh awnh awnh
lemme hear
four times
hey hey I feel all right
hit it
awnh awnh awnh awnh
you got it by yourself come on
hey hey I feel all right
one time
awnh
now you got it
put it up
hah
unh
looka here
the groove is here
hah
bring it up
bring it up
bring it up
looka here
bring it up
cold sweat
hit it
I don't care
unh
about your past
I just want
baby
our love to last
enh
I don't care
baby hah
about your faults
oonh
I just wanna tell you mama
hah
about your thoughts
ah
when you kiss me
and you miss me
make everything all right
in the middle of the night
I break out
in a cold sweat
hunh
hit it
I ain't ready I gotta do some more here first
looka here
I don't care
hah
about your faults
I just want
to satisfy your thoughts
I don't care
baby
hah
about your wants
oonh
I just got to tell you now hah
about your dos and don'ts
ow
when you kiss me
and you miss me
hold me
make me your nasty
I break out
in a cold sweat
ow
ow
looka here
Maceo
come on brother
come on and show 'em where it's at now
put the groove on 'em
hah
make 'em stay
while I do the funky funky funky broadway
make 'em stay hah
while I get a taste
of the funky browadway
are you ready?
I said are you ready?
are you ready?
are you ready?
ah
now the clown
back up and do the James Brown
eh
Maceo Parker give him a big round of applause ladies and gentlemen
I don't care
hah
about your wants
I just want
tell ya
about your dos and don'ts
ow
when you kiss me
hold me
you do?
thank you baby
I decided
by.