Money Won’t Change You

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James Brown - R&B, Rock

Money Won’t Change You

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[Verse 1] Told me, darling, that you had to go Go fetch somebody, I don't care no more Although you're happy, try to get along Money won't change you [Chorus] Money won't change you Money won't change you But time will take you on Looka here [Verse 2] You tell somebody that once been hurt Then you know how it mean to be treated like dirt Go ahead, baby, tell the world That you're my woman and my only girl [Chorus] Money won't change you Money won't change you I said, Money won't change you But time will take you on [Bridge with alto sax by Nat Jones] Get up, get up, get up Ow, ow! [Verse 3] I know you're happy I know you're happy And now you're gone Money won't change you [Chorus] Money won't change you, mama Money won't change you I said, money won't change you But time will take you on Looka here, looka here Look here [Verse 4] I said, with a smile as good as gold With a smile now that can't be sold You said, baby, that you had to go Go fetch somebody, I don't care no more Tell your friends I was a fool The troubled woman, you got to go to school And a lover from way back home I have a ball wherever I roam Dance in the street, in the car, too Mashed Potatoes and I Boogaloo Come on, baby, and let yourself go Come on, baby, and let yourself go Come on, baby, and let yourself go, ha ha Fetch somebody, I don't care no more Me and you can have a good time Me and you can have a good time Come on Nat and play your horn Come on Nat and play your horn [Bridge with alto sax by Nat Jones] Get up, get up, get up Looka here [Verse 5] Told me darling, you had to go Fetch somebody, I don't care no more Everybody and all your friends Tell you that you gotta go home again [Chorus] I know all along that Money won't change you But time will take you on Will take you on [Verse 6] I got the time I gotta spend With my buddy and my best friend Told you I'll dance wherever I go I mash potatoes and do it slow I don't dance to suit myself I like to suit everybody else Little child can't get no work Little child can't get no work Hold tight, hold Hold tight, oh yeah Hold out, hold out, hold out Hold down, hold it, slow it down, hold down Hold, hold, hold, hold Get it, get it, get it, get it Get it, get it, get it, get it Get it, get it, get it, get it Get it, get it, get it Get on up, get on up Get on up, get on on Come on, baby Come on, baby [Outro] Everybody stand up Everybody stand up Raise your hands Raise your hands Raise your hands Raise your hands Let me hear you say I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I I'm gone, so long I'm gone, so long I'm gone, so long I'm gone, so long I'm gone, so long

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Credits

Writers
  • James Brown
  • Nat Jones