James Brown — If You Dont Give A Doggone About It 7 Version

[Intro] Hey, fellas! Sometimes  your business is all messed up‚ yeah! Sometimes  you don't have your thing together Yeah‚ yeah‚ yeah, yeah! And when your thing is all messed up… Somebody  will take care of it for you, yeah! Sooooo...  [Chorus] If you gon't give a doggone about it If  you don't give (say it‚ now) A doggone about it (say it) If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!) If you don't give a doggone about it Then  they, they won't give a damn! If you don't give a doggone about it If you don't give (hey, yeah...) A doggone about it (say it!) If you don't give a doggone about it Then they‚ they won't give a damn! Sit down! [Verse] Yeah! (Oh yeah) Look here You got to have a job, to put your feet on the table! You got to have a job, to keep that family able You got to have a job, to keep the thing... in effect! You got to have a job, to keep your self-respect, now You got to have a job, to put the bread on the table! You got to have a job, to keep that family able! [Chorus] So if you don't give a doggone about it If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!) If you don't give (yeah, yeah...) a doggone about it If you don't give a doggone about it Then they won't give a damn Sit down, now! [Bridge] Yeah... come on now, tell me You got to have a job, to keep that family able [Chorus] So if you don't give a doggone about it If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!) If you don't give (yeah, yeah...) a doggone about it If you don't give a doggone about it Then they, they won't give a damn If you don't give a doggone about it If you don't give (say it, yeah) a doggone about it Say it! If you don't give a doggone about it Then they, they won't give a damn [Outro] Sit down, now! Yeah... Go, go, go...!