James Brown — Talking Loud and Saying Nothing

Like a dull knife Just ain't cutting Just talking loud Then saying nothing Just saying nothing Just saying 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 doing wrong When you keep jiving And singing that same old funny song You can't tell me which way to go 'Cause three times seven And then some more You can't tell me, hey You're like a dull knife Just ain't cutting You're just talking loud And saying nothing Just saying nothing Just saying 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 be a boy When, when you know I'm grown Can't use me like a woman When she throws away her dress And you can't tell me, hey, haha How to use my mess You're like a dull knife, Jack You just ain't cutting You're just talking loud Then saying nothing Just saying nothing And saying nothing Shape up your bag Don't worry 'bout mine My thing together And I'm doing fine Good luck to you Mister Loud and Wrong Then keep on singing That same old funny song Then keep on singing That same old funny song Just keep on singing That same old funny song Just keep on singing That same old funny song Just keep on singing That same old funny, OW I got to, I want to I musta, I got to Ashes to ashes and a dust to dust I musta, I keep on I feel it, in my feet I say I will The point is too dark to fill You say 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 And you can't tell me How to keep my business sound You can't tell me What I'm doing wrong When you keep jiving And singing that same old funny song You're like a dull knife Just ain't cutting You're just talking loud And saying nothing Just saying nothing Just saying nothing Just saying nothing Just saying...wait a minute Shape up your bag Don't worry 'bout mine My thing together And I'm doing fine Good luck to you over there Mister Loud and Wrong Just keep on singing Just keep on singing Just keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) That same old funny song Just keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) That same old funny song That same old funny song That same old funny song That same old funny song Just keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Bobby (Yeah), the groove is great is so great here (Yeah) I want the engineer to let the tape keep running (Yeah) Now we're gonna do something funny right here (Mr. Engineer) We're gonna do something funny right here So keep the tape running, Ron (Yeah) Keep the tape running, we're gonna do something funny right here We're gonna stop real quick, and rap a little And then we gon' keep it going Wait a minute, stop, fellas, cuh, huh I says keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) Keep on singing (Keep on singing) HEY! Good God, call it, 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 doing 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 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 Sh..ape, shape, shape, hard for me to say sometimes In my thing here Said, sh...ape, ha, shape up your bag, don't worry 'bout mine My thing together, I'm doing fine Good luck to you, Mister Loud and Wrong Good luck to you, Mister Loud and 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 (Right over there) Where is he going, the bartender? (Bartender) Talkin' that bag, talkin' bag Talkin' bag and living all the negro he can how he jivin' He might try to get himself a gig, jive Don't be jivin' nobody, if you don't mean it don't be in it (That's right) Get out of it, tell me what to do I do my own thing, I don't need your help, brother Yeah, yeah, I don't need your thang Now, if you're gonna get down and be a man and help the people Then we're together (Right on) Tell me how to do my thing if you ain't doin' nothin', man Now, the name of the game is unity (Yeah) Everybody get together and work together If you're black or white, it's right If either black or white, it's right It's neither white or black, it's a fact (Hey) You got to be a man (Right on) Get yourself a gig and get off of that thang (Right on) Do something (Right on) Show everybody you're trying to do it (Yeah) Show everybody you're trying to do it (Right on) Show everybody you're trying to be right on (Right on) Show everybody where you're at (Right on) Tellin' me where is he at Good luck to you, Mister Loud and Wrong Where is he at? (Sitting right over there) Is he over there? (He's still over there) You know he's been over there, don't you? (Talkin' loud) And saying nothing