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1973 · From the album The Payback

The Payback

by James Brown

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03 · Lyrics

"The Payback"

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 big payback)

That's it! Payback!

Revenge!

I'm mad!

You get down with my girlfriend, that ain't right

Wow! Smokin'!

Hollerin' n' cussin', you wanna fight

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

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

(The big payback)

Let me hit them, hit them, Fred hit them

Lord!

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 ya, gotta deal with ya!

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!

Don't do me no darn favor

I don't know karate, but I know ka-razor

(Yes we do)

Hey! Get ready, that's a fact

Get ready you mother for the big payback

(The big payback)

Hey, I'm a man, I'm a man...

I'm a son of a man, but don't they tell you that pappa can

Get ready for the big payback

(The big payback)

Hit me again!

No, don't...

Get ready, I need it, I need a hit again

The same one, the same one, the same one

Hit me back

Lord!

(The big payback)

Sold me out for chicken change

You said my woman had it all arranged

Tried to make a deal, she wanted to squeal

But I had my boys on her heels

Saw what she had comin', told a lie

She broke down and she wanted to cry

I don't care what she does

She'll be doing just like she was

Take those kids and raise them up

Somebody drink out the righteous cup

Take her, take that woman, it's one place she found

Just run that mother out of town

Make her get up, make her get up, get out

Make her get up, make her get up, get out

I'm mad!

I want revenge, I want revenge, my...

(The big payback)

My patience ends, I want revenge

My patience ends, I want revenge

I want revenge, I want revenge

(The big payback)

Gonna get some hits, I need those hits

I need those hits, hit me!

Lord, I need those hits

Carry on, carry on, payback melody

(The big payback)

(The big payback)

Alright!

Da-dee-ra-da, da-dee-ra-da, da-dee-ra-da!

(The big payback)

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04 · FAQ

Frequently asked

When was "The Payback" released?
"The Payback" by James Brown was released on December 1, 1973 on the album "The Payback".
What genre is "The Payback"?
"The Payback" by James Brown falls within the funk, soul, r&b genres.
What album is "The Payback" on?
"The Payback" appears on the album "The Payback" by James Brown.
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