Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Brown
Vocals
Wilbur Odell Bascomb
Trumpet
Waymon L. Reed
Trumpet
Lammar Wright
Trumpet
Haywood Henry
Baritone Saxophone
Ian Bridle
Piano
Billy Butler
Guitar
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Drums
Sammy Lowe
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Brown
Songwriter
Betty Newsome
Songwriter
Sammy Lowe
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Brown
Producer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
This is a man's world
This is a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing
Nothing without a woman or a girl
[Verse 1]
You see, man made the cars
To take us over the road
Man made the train
To carry the heavy load
Man made the electric light
To take us out of the dark
Man made the boat for the water
Like Noah made the ark
[Chorus]
This is a man's, man's, man's world
But it would be nothing
Nothing without a woman or a girl
[Verse 2]
Man thinks about a little bit of baby girls
And our baby boys
Man make them happy, 'cause man made them toys
And after man make everything
Everything he can
You know that man makes money to buy from other man
[Chorus]
This is a man's world
But it would be nothing
Nothing, not one little thing, without a woman or a girl
[Outro]
He's lost in the wilderness
He's lost in bitterness
He's lost, Lord have mercy now, in loneliness
Written by: Betty Newsome, James Brown