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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
War
War
Vocals
B.B. Dickerson
B.B. Dickerson
Bass
Charles Miller
Charles Miller
Vocals
Harold Brown
Harold Brown
Drums
Howard Scott
Howard Scott
Guitar
Lee Oskar
Lee Oskar
Harmonica
Lonnie Jordan
Lonnie Jordan
Vocals
Papa Dee Allen
Papa Dee Allen
Percussion
Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
Vocals
C. W. Miller
C. W. Miller
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
B.B. Dickerson
B.B. Dickerson
Songwriter
Charles Miller
Charles Miller
Songwriter
Howard Scott
Howard Scott
Songwriter
Harold Brown
Harold Brown
Songwriter
Lee Oskar
Lee Oskar
Songwriter
Lonnie Jordan
Lonnie Jordan
Songwriter
Papa Dee Allen
Papa Dee Allen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lonnie Jordan
Lonnie Jordan
Producer
Bill Inglot
Bill Inglot
Mastering Engineer
Chris Huston
Chris Huston
Engineer
Ed Barton
Ed Barton
Engineer
Jerry Goldstein
Jerry Goldstein
Producer
Ken Perry
Ken Perry
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If misery is your best friend
And has gotten so you can't pretend
Your tears, your tears keep givin' you away
But you're prayin' for a better day
[Verse 2]
Why should I
Go through these changes? Yeah
But they don't dig the urgency, yeah
That this is an emergency, yeah
[Verse 3]
So make it heard
Deliver the word
[Verse 4]
That lonely, lonely feelin'
Stuck in a four cornered room
I gotta get out of this place
That's what torment will do
Whoa, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
Yeah
[Verse 5]
So make it heard
Deliver your word
Yeah
Ooh
Hey
[Verse 6]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
When that feelin' gets to you
That feelin' you ain't had in a
Long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time
Yeah, it's good for your mind
[Verse 7]
It makes you wanna say
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(They don't dig the urgency)
It makes your children say
(They don't dig the urgency)
Pull up your
Just like havin' a brand new, new, new, new toy
(They don't dig the urgency)
It makes you say
[Verse 8]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, yeah
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(They don't dig the urgency)
Yeah
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(They don't dig the urgency)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ooh
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Yeah, hey
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
(They don't dig the urgency)
(They don't dig the urgency)
(They don't dig the urgency)
(They don't dig the urgency)
(They don't dig the urgency)
Ah, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ah, ah, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(They don't dig the urgency)
(They don't dig the urgency)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, hey
Written by: B.B. Dickerson, C. W. Miller, Charles Miller, Dee Allen, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Levitin, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Sir Thomas Allen

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