James Brown — Oh Baby Don’t You Weep Live 1963

Sometimes, the going Gets a little bit tough now (Oh, baby, don't you weep) When the times get hard And the friends get few now (Oh, baby, don't you weep) No one to turn to and Nothing to do now (Oh, baby, don't you weep) You're screaming your heart out (Oh, baby, don't you weep) 'Til your back is soaking wet now (Oh, baby, don't you weep) You're still looking for mercy (Oh, baby, don't you weep) And still, you can't forget now (Oh, baby, don't you weep) Screaming your heart out Your back gets soaking wet You know that you used to love him And still, you can't forget You know it, sometimes it's hard Nowhere to go No one to love Tried everything you know Haaa, baby (Oh, baby, don't you weep) And, ahhh, baby (Oh, baby, don't you weep) I want you to play I want you to play a little song (Do-doop-doopty-doop) You know, a friend of mine Told me one time (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I think it was back in 1959 (Do-doop-doopty-doop) He said, "darling, you send me" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) He said, "if you call me I'll come running back to you" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) And another friend of mine told me He said, "if you need me, call me" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) You see, I got a lot of Friends in my business And another friend of mine He told me (Do-doop-doopty-doop) "You better stop dogging Me around, now" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) And a recent friend Of mine, he came up (Do-doop-doopty-doop) And you know what he said (Do-doop-doopty-doop) "It's too late" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) Another friend of mine in a group I'm talking bout Bobby boy, now (Do-doop-doopty-doop) He said a young man Sings his heart out (Do-doop-doopty-doop) He walked up, he said, "James I had so much trials and tribulations" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) But I found out now (Do-doop-doopty-doop) And you see, another friend Of mine, he told me He called me Bishop (Do-doop-doopty-doop) He said, "James You was born to lose" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I wouldn't take that for an answer I went on down the street (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I said to myself I said, "James Brown" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) "Please, please, please, please" (Do-doop-doopty-doop) "Come along, someone now" Screaming your heart out Your back gets soaking wet You know that you used to love him And still, you can't forget You know it, sometimes it's hard Nowhere to go No one to love Tried everything you know And Ah, baby (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I'm gonna call a friend Of mine in a band now (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I want him to come up And testify now (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I want you to blow (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I want you to blow for the people Who need someone to love now (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I want you to blow for the people Who don't have no one to love (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I want you to blow for somebody That I lost long time ago (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I want him to blow better than On anybody's record now (Do-doop-doopty-doop) I want you to blow for yourself one time (Do-doop-doopty-doop) Ah, baby (Oh, baby, don't you weep) Ah, baby (Oh, baby, don't you weep) I think I'm gonna scream A little louder and maybe You'll come on home now Ow, oh, baby Please, please, please Please, please, please (Oh, please don't go)