Listen to If You Don't Give a Doggone About It (12-Inch Version) by James Brown

If You Don't Give a Doggone About It (12-Inch Version)

James Brown

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

James Brown

Vocals

Charles Sherell

Charles Sherell

Clavinet

David Weston

Bass

H. Farris

Valve Trombone

Jimmy Nolen

Guitar

Joe Poff

Alto Saxophone

Martha High

Background Vocals

Peyton "PJ" Johnson

Peyton "PJ" Johnson

Tenor Saxophone

St. Clair Pinckney

St. Clair Pinckney

Tenor Saxophone

Tony Cook

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

James Brown

Composer

Deanna Brown

Composer

Lyrics

Hey, fellas! (Yeah!)

Sometimes your business is all messed up, yeah! (Yeah!)

Sometimes you don't have your thing together

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! (Yeah!)

And when your thing is all messed up…

Somebody will take care of it for you, yeah! (Yeah!)

Sooooo...

If you gon't give a doggone about it

If you don't give (say it, now)

A doggone about it (say it)

If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!)

If you don't give a doggone about it

Then they, they won't give a damn!

If you don't give a doggone about it

If you don't give (hey, yeah...)

A doggone about it (say it!)

If you don't give a doggone about it

Then they, they won't give a damn!

Sit down!

Yeah! (Oh yeah) Look here

You got to have a job, to put your feet on the table!

You got to have a job, to keep that family able

You got to have a job, to keep the thing... in effect!

You got to have a job, to keep your self-respect, now

You got to have a job, to put the bread on the table!

You got to have a job, to keep that family able!

So if you don't give a doggone about it

If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!)

If you don't give (yeah, yeah...) a doggone about it

If you don't give a doggone about it

Then they won't give a damn

Sit down, now!

Yeah... Pink! Oh no, yeah!

Oh, oh, oh! Let me have it

Touch me, touch me, yeah

Need some, the help's all I need

I need some to stomp that party greed

I need some, morning, noon and night

I need some, to keep my body tight

I need some... lovin', lovin'

Lovin', lovin', yeah

Lovin', yeah, lovin', yeah yeah

Lovin', yeah, lovin', yeah

Lovin' (lovin'), lovin' (lovin')

Lovin'! (lovin'!), lovin'! (lovin'!)

Lovin'! (lovin'!), yaaaaaw! (lovin'!)

Lovin'! (lovin'!), love it, yeah

Lovin', yeah (lovin'!), lovin', yeah yeah (lovin'!)

Lovin', yeah yeah yeah yeah (lovin'!)

Lovin', yeah yeah (lovin'!)

Lovin', yeah (lovin', yeah yeah)

Lovin' (lovin'), lovin' (lovin')

Lovin' (lovin'), whooo...

I need it, need it

Come on, now tell me...

Got to have a job, to keep that family able

So if you don't give a doggone about it

If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!)

If you don't give (yeah, yeah...) a doggone about it

If you don't give a doggone about it

Then they, they won't give a damn

If you don't give a doggone about it

If you don't give (say it, yeah) a doggone about it

Say it! If you don't give a doggone about it

Then they, they won't give a damn

Sit down, now! Yeah...

Go, go, go...!

Written by: Deanna Brown, James Brown

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