James Brown — You Got To Have A Mother For Me Long Version

[Intro] Alright Hey  hey hey hey hey hey [Verse 1] Some  like 'em short and some like 'em tall Some like 'em fat, skinny legs and all But I like 'em boss‚ and I like 'em proud‚ ha And  when they walk‚ you know they draw a crowd See,  ha, you gotta have a mother for me‚ ha [Verse 2] Hey hey, there was a time when I was all alone I  had a secret, thought I was gone But somebody dug me‚ and said now I see What you doin' to stay ahead of me But I said, but I told you when I get burnt, I use sav And  when I want lovin', a mother she got to have See, alright, you got to have a mother for me Oh [Bridge] You see, got to have a mother for me When you walk, all the guys talk You see, hey Alright now, hahahaha Hey, hey hey [Verse 3] Now, if you're tall and pretty, slim and dark That's alright too, if you got that question mark Looka here, you can't have everything going, you got to have a part If you got a mother, baby, you know you can't take a halt You see, you got to have a mother for me One more thing Do the Funky Four Corners, go on and do the Horse Show everybody where you're at, and now I know you got to be boss So when you start doing your little thing, stop at a small ring Ha, but get back, baby, James Brown is gonna do his thing You see, ha, you got to have a mother for me, alright [Bridge] Your high-heeled sneakers, still alright Your slip-in mules are out of sight But as long as you groove when you walk And when you're fast, the fellas talk You see, ha, you got to have a mother for me Hey hey hey hey, oh Looka here, hey hey hey hey Uh, hey hey hey hey hey Maceo, hey hey hey hey hey Maceo, oh Hahaha, bring it up Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord Oh, oh, hey, ha Baby, let me see you shake when you walk Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Wait a minute [Verse 4] Your high-heeled sneakers are still alright Your slip-in mules are still out of sight But as long as you groove me, groove me when she walks And when she asks, the fellas begin to talk See, you got to have a mother for me [Verse 5] Now there was a time when I was all alone I had a secret, baby, thought I was gone But somebody dug me, and said now I see What you're doin', brother, to stay ahead of me But I said, I told you when I get burnt, I use my sav And when I want my lovin', a mother she got to have I said but when I want my lovin', when I want my lovin' When I, when I, when I, when I, when I, hey [Outro] When I want my lovin', when I want my lovin' When I want my lovin', when I want my lovin', hey, ow I got to have it, hey hey hey, give it to me Got to have it, hey hey hey hey, give it to me Ah, hi, hi, hi, I want, I want my, I want my, I want my Hey hey hey, oh-ho I want my, hi hi hi, I got to, oh, oh, oh, ow Huh, Lord have mercy, hey, hey hey Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh, Maceo, Maceo, oh, ow Hey hey, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby Ow, baby, give it to me, baby, got to have it