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PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Brown
James Brown
Performer
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Brown
James Brown
Songwriter
Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
Arranger
John Starks
John Starks
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Brown
James Brown
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hey
Gotta, gotta payback (The big payback)
Revenge
I'm mad (The big payback)
Got to get back
I need some get-back
Payback
Payback (The great payback)
Ideas
Payback
[Verse 2]
Revenge
I'm mad
[Verse 3]
You get down with my girlfriend
That ain't right
Wow, smokin'
Hollerin' and cussin'
You wanna fight?
[Verse 4]
Payback is a thing you gotta see
Hell, brother, do any damn thing to me
You sold me out for chicken change (Yes, you did)
You told me that they, they had it all arranged
You had me down
And that's a fact
And now you, punk, you gotta get ready
[Verse 5]
For the big payback
(The big payback)
That's where I land, on the big payback
(The big payback)
I can do wheelin', I can do dealin' (Yes, we can)
But I don't do no damn squealin'
I can dig rappin'
I'm ready, I can dig scrapping
But I can't dig that backstabbin' (Oh, no)
The brother get ready, that's a fact
Get ready, you mother, for the big payback, hey (The big payback)
Let me hit them, hit them, Fred, hit them
[Verse 6]
Hey, hey, hey
Lord
Go
[Verse 7]
You took my money
You got my honey
Don't want me to see what you doin' to me
I can get back
I got to deal with you
Gotta deal with you
Gotta deal with you
I gotta deal with
Hey, let me tell you
Get down with my woman, that ain't right
You hollerin' and cussing, you wanna fight
Lookie here
Written by: Fred Wesley, James Brown, John Starks
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