I'm Real

(album: I'm Real - 1988)

All you copy cats out there
Get off my chip
Because I'm James Brown with the full, full force
Isn't taking no lib

Hi, good God
James Brown, James Brown
Everyone on the street, listen to what I say
You walk around and say you're bad
It's time you do it that way
But here I am the man
Who started all and I'm glad
Because I'm number one, original
I know I'm bad
All you puritans, fighting me so hard
Steal my rune and my sour and you think you're God
But I no teach you, I'm as good as gold
Check out brother Brown and then his soul

I'm real
I'm real, I'm the real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have

I'm real
I'm real, I'm the real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have

Que pasa, que que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa, hit me

All you people think you got pull
But I take my voice of your record
That I'm paying full
Say, you're right for me
Stoned to the bone
And then you take my arms and my legs
And fight it because you're on
Give me what I do
Listen, boys and girls
I know I'm nice, I'm so real
This is my world

All you copy cats out there, get off my chip
Because I'm James Brown with the full, full force
I am not taking no lib

I'm real
I'm real, I'm the real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have

I'm real
I'm real, I'm the real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have

Full force, can I take you to the bridge
Can I take you to the bridge?
Can I take you to the bridge?
Can I take you to the bridge?
Good God

There it is, James Brown
How is it about we get up and do my thing?
Full force get busy one time
Knocking on the doors isn't the place to be
I'm feeling funky right now, baby
I'm real
Come on you all, do the camel walk
And get the hop out your back, hit me
Get busy, yeah, make it funky
Hit me, get on the good foot
Hit me, get up
Cool time, papa got a brand new bag

Give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me

I'm real
I'm real, I'm the real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have

I'm real
I'm real, I'm the real super bad
And there's nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have

I'm real
I'm real, I'm real super bad
Nobody out there
Nobody out there
Nobody out there
Nobody out there

I'm real, I'm real
I'm real super bad, I'm the real super bad
And nobody out there good enough
To take the things I have