[James Brown & (Bobby Byrd)]
How it sound, Ron?
Pretty good
Okay

One, one, two, three, hit it...

You're like a dull knife, just ain't cuttin'
You're just talkin' loud and sayin' nothing
Just sayin' nothing, just sayin' nothing
You can't tell me how to run my life down
You can't tell me how to keep my business sound
You can't tell me what I'm doin' wrong
When you keep jivin' and singin' that same old funny song
You can't tell me which way to go
'Cause I'm three times seven and then some more
You can't tell me, hey...

You're like a dull knife that just ain't cuttin'
You're just talkin' loud and sayin' nothing
Just sayin' nothing, what, just sayin' nothing

Don't tell me how to do my thing
When you can't, can't, can't do your own
Don't tell me how to feed my boy
When, when you know I'm grown
You can't use me like a woman when she throw away her dress, ha
And you can't tell me, hey, ha ha, how to use my mess
You're like a dull old knife, jack, that just ain't cuttin'
You're just talkin' loud, what, and sayin' nothing, uh
Just sayin' nothing, and sayin' nothing
Shape up your bag, don't worry about mine
My thing is together and I'm doin' fine
Good luck to you, just a lot of wrong
Then keep on singin' that same old funny song
Then keep singin' that same old funny song
Just keep on singin' that same old funny song
Just keep on singin' (Keep on singin') that same old funny song
Just keep on singin' (Keep on singin') that same old funny...oh

I got ta, I want ta, I musta, I gotta
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
I musta, I keep on a, I'm feeling a
I need ta, I say I will
The point is too darn clear
I said I can't, you're phony, you're phony
I said, I said you're phony, I said you're phony
I said you're phony, oh...

You can't tell me how to run my life down
Now you can't tell me how to keep my business sound
And you can't tell me what I'm doing wrong
When you keep jiving and singin' that same old funny song

Like a dull knife that just ain't cuttin'
You're just talkin' loud and sayin' nothing
Just sayin' nothing, just sayin' nothing
Just sayin' nothing, just sayin' nothing
Wait a minute
Shape up your bag, don't worry about mine
My thing is together and I'm doin' fine
Good luck to you over there
There's a lot of wrong
Just keep on singin', just keep on singin'
Just keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
That same old funny song
Just keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
That same old funny song
That same old funny song
That same old funny song
That same old funny song
Just keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Just keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')

Bobby, (Yeah) the groove is so great here (Yeah)
I want the engineer to let the tape keep runnin' (Yeah)
We're gonna do something funny right here
We're gonna do something funny right here
But keep that tape running, Ron (Yeah)
Keep the tape running
We're gonna do something funny right here (Yeah)
We're gonna stop real quick and rap a little (Yeah)
And then we're gonna keep it going (Yeah)
Wait a minute, stop, fellas, cool, huh
I says keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Keep on singin' (Keep on singin')
Hey, good God, Charlie, ha...

You can't tell me what I'm doing wrong
When you, Jimmy, Jimmy, can't do your own
You can't tell me how to feel, boy
What, when (You're doin' me wrong), ha
When you know I'm grown (Yeah)
You can't tell me how to run my mess
You can't tell me, you can't tell me
You can't tell me, you can't tell me
You just can't use me like a woman throw away her dress, ha
You can't tell me, uh, how to run my mess, ha
Shape, shape, shape, shape, shape, shape, shape
Shape, shape, shape—hard for me to say sometimes
It's my thing here
Said shape, ha, shape up your bag, don't worry about mine
My thing's together (Hey) and I'm doin' fine
Good luck to you, there's a lot of wrong
Good luck to you, there's a lot of wrong
Where is he at? (There he is right there)
Where is he at? (Right over there)
Is he over there? (Right over there)
Sho'nuff...