Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing - James Brown, The Original J.B.s

Like a dull knife

Just ain’t cutting

Just talking loud

Then saying nothing

Just saying nothing

Just saying nothing

You can’t tell me

How to run my life down

You can’t tell me

How to keep my business sound

You can’t tell me

What I’m doing wrong

When you keep jiving

And singing that same old funny song

You can’t tell me which way to go

'Cause three times seven

And then some more

You can’t tell me, hey

You’re like a dull knife

Just ain’t cutting

You’re just talking loud

And saying nothing

Just saying nothing

Just saying nothing

Don’t tell me how to do my thing

When you can’t, can’t, can’t do your own

Don’t tell me how to be a boy

When, when you know I’m grown

Can’t use me like a woman

When she throws away her dress

And you can’t tell me, hey, haha

How to use my mess

You’re like a dull knife, Jack

You just ain’t cutting

You’re just talking loud

Then saying nothing

Just saying nothing

And saying nothing

Shape up your bag

Don’t worry 'bout mine

My thing together

And I’m doing fine

Good luck to you

Mister Loud and Wrong

Then keep on singing

That same old funny song

Then keep on singing

That same old funny song

Just keep on singing

That same old funny song

Just keep on singing

That same old funny song

Just keep on singing

That same old funny, OW

I got to, I want to

I musta, I got to

Ashes to ashes and a dust to dust

I musta, I keep on

I feel it, in my feet

I say I will

The point is too dark to fill

You say I can’t

You’re phony, you’re phony

I said, I said, you’re phony

I said you’re phony

I said you’re phony

OH!

You can’t tell me

How to run my life down

And you can’t tell me

How to keep my business sound

You can’t tell me

What I’m doing wrong

When you keep jiving

And singing that same old funny song

You’re like a dull knife

Just ain’t cutting

You’re just talking loud

And saying nothing

Just saying nothing

Just saying nothing

Just saying nothing

Just saying… wait a minute

Shape up your bag

Don’t worry 'bout mine

My thing together

And I’m doing fine

Good luck to you over there

Mister Loud and Wrong

Just keep on singing

Just keep on singing

Just keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

That same old funny song

Just keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

That same old funny song

That same old funny song

That same old funny song

That same old funny song

Just keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Bobby (Yeah), the groove is great is so great here (Yeah)

I want the engineer to let the tape keep running (Yeah)

Now we’re gonna do something funny right here (Mr. Engineer)

We’re gonna do something funny right here

So keep the tape running, Ron (Yeah)

Keep the tape running, we’re gonna do something funny right here

We’re gonna stop real quick, and rap a little

And then we gon' keep it going

Wait a minute, stop, fellas, cuh, huh

I says keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

Keep on singing (Keep on singing)

HEY!

Good God, call it, ha

You can’t tell me what I’m doing wrong

When you, Jimmy, Jimmy, can’t do your own

You can’t tell me how to feel, boy

What, when (You're doing me wrong), ha

When you know I’m grown (Yeah)

You can’t tell me how to run my mess

You can’t tell me, you can’t tell me

You can’t tell me, you can’t tell me

Just can’t use me like a woman throw away her dress, ha

You can’t tell me, uh, how to run my mess, ha

Shape, shape, shape, shape, shape, shape, shape

Sh.ape, shape, shape, hard for me to say sometimes

In my thing here

Said, sh… ape, ha, shape up your bag, don’t worry 'bout mine

My thing together, I’m doing fine

Good luck to you, Mister Loud and Wrong

Good luck to you, Mister Loud and Wrong

Where is he at?

(There he is right there)

Where is he at?

(Right over there)

Is he over there?

(Right over there)

Sho’nuff (Right over there)

Where is he going, the bartender?

(Bartender)

Talkin' that bag, talkin' bag

Talkin' bag and living all the negro he can how he jivin'

He might try to get himself a gig, jive

Don’t be jivin' nobody, if you don’t mean it don’t be in it (That's right)

Get out of it, tell me what to do

I do my own thing, I don’t need your help, brother

Yeah, yeah, I don’t need your thang

Now, if you’re gonna get down and be a man and help the people

Then we’re together (Right on)

Tell me how to do my thing if you ain’t doin' nothin', man

Now, the name of the game is unity (Yeah)

Everybody get together and work together

If you’re black or white, it’s right

If either black or white, it’s right

It’s neither white or black, it’s a fact (Hey)

You got to be a man (Right on)

Get yourself a gig and get off of that thang (Right on)

Do something (Right on)

Show everybody you’re trying to do it (Yeah)

Show everybody you’re trying to do it (Right on)

Show everybody you’re trying to be right on (Right on)

Show everybody where you’re at (Right on)

Tellin' me where is he at

Good luck to you, Mister Loud and Wrong

Where is he at?

(Sitting right over there)

Is he over there?

(He's still over there)

You know he’s been over there, don’t you?

(Talkin' loud)

And saying nothing