The Best of the Three Tenors	James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!	Live at the Apollo	Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters

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Title:	The Payback	Artist:	James Brown	Album:	N/A
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Words and Music by JAMES BROWN



The Payback

Y’ get down with my girlfriend,
That ain’t right.
Holler and cuss, wanna fight
Payback is a thing you got to see
Hell, never do any damn thing to me
Sold me out, for chicken change
Told me they had it all arranged
They had me down, and that’s a fact
But now y’punk
You got to get ready
For the Big Payback
That’s where I laugh
For the Big Payback
I can do wheelin’
I can do dealin’
But I don’t do no damn squealin’
I can dig rappin’
I’m ready—I can dig scrappin’
But I can’t dig that backstabbin’
Now brother get ready, that’s a fact
Get ready you mutha, for the Big Payback
Y’ took my money, got my honey
Don’t want me to see what you’re doin’ to me
I can get back—I got to deal with you
Got t’ deal with you, got to deal with ya
I got to deal with you
Hey—let me tell you
Get down with my woman
That ain’t right
You holler and cuss—you want to fight
Lookie here
Don’t do me no darn favors
I don’t know karate, but I know ka-razor
Get ready, that’s a fact
Get ready you mother for the big payback
I’m a man, I’m a man
I’m a son of a man
But don’t they tell ya? Then Papa can
Get ready for the Big Payback
Hit me again!
I need y’ta hit me again? Say it in one, say it in one
Can I get some hits?

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