Don't Call Me Brother

(album: Ship Ahoy - 1973)

Don't you call me brother

Unless you really, really
Mean it

Don't you call me brother

Unless you get yourself together

How can you call me brother
When you don't even respect my woman
When I can't even trust you behind my back

How can you call me brother How can you do it?
Whe you keep trying to rip me off?
How in the world can you call me brother
When we can't even have
A man-to-man talk?

And I'm telling you

Don't you call me brother

Hey! Don't dont it
Unless you really, really, really mean it (You don't really mean it)
Don't do it

Don't you call me brother

Until you get yourself
Get yourself together, brother

How can you call me brother
When you ain't even searching for the truth?
How can you call me brother
I can't never depend on you? Ohhh

How can you call me brother
When you still you still
Cheat and you lie? You cheat and you lie. Yeah Ohhh!
How can you call me brother
When you can't even look me in my eye?

And I'm telling you

Don't you call me brother

Hey!
Unless you really, really, really mean it (You don't really mean it, No, No)
Don't do it

Don't you call me brother

Until you get yourself
Get yourself together, together (Brother!)

So I'm telling you:

Don't you call me brother

Don't You Don't You
Unless you really, really, really, really mean it!
Don't come around here with all this money and shaking
Don't do it Don't do it Don't do it!

Don't you call me brother

You don't really mean it You're just trying to rip me off
I don't Go away! Go Away! Don't do it!

Don't you call me brother

Hanging around people's houses
Corrupting the neighborhood You are! You are!

Don't you call me brother

Naw, Naw, Naw!
Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw, Naw!

Don't you call me brother

Unless you really, really, really, really mean it!

You don't even have any self respect! Naw, Naw!
How can you respect somebody else!?
IIIII know all about you
I've watched you running around
The neighborhood
(Don't you call me call me brother)
Trying to rip me off

I said, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
Just the other day
When I was hanging out down on the main drag, Yeah!
I went in to get me a small teeny, weeny totti that evening, Yeah!
And when I come out, Yeah! I came out, Yeah! I came out, Yeah!
And I got a bad case of the blues when I saw my tires gone!
I opened up the door Yeah!
And there was the glove compartment
All torn out on my dashboard!
And, here you come, here you come
Here you come, skinning and grinning. Yeah!

Skinning and grinning, Yeah!

I know you did it!

Here you come with a power sign
And talking about talking about
"My man! Solid on down! My brother!"
I said I don't like
How can you really, really really, really, mean it!?
I know about you I know what you're good for!
I know what you're doing around here!
I know all about you I know all about you
I know I know, I know you're a
Backbiter! Backstabber!
Low down cheating rotten No good No good (Whoo!!!)
Son of a seacup!

Yeah, Yeah! You don't really mean it!

I know you're dirty!

Don't call me

I know you're dirty!

Don't call me!

I know you're dirty! Brother!

How can you call me brother?

When you don't really mean it I can't use it!

Can't even trust you behind my back, Naw, Naw!

I can't use it That kind of carrying on, I don't like it!

Giving me the old glad-hand shake! Don't do it!

I can't use it!

Telling me right on, right on right on, right on!

It ain't no good!

Whooo!!!

Heyyy, Heeyyy!!! I hate you
Don't you Don't you Don't you call me
Brother brother brother!

Whooo!!!
Don't you call me!