I'm Real - James Brown

All you copy cats out there, get off my tip

'Cause I’m James Brown with the Full

(Full Force!) Ain’t taking no lip

Hey, good God!

James Brown!

Ja-a-a-ames Bro-o-own!

Homeboys on the street, listen to what I say

You walk around and say you’re bad

And try to do it my way

But here I am, the man who started all, and I’m glad

'Cause I’m Number 1, original, I know I’m bad

All you perpetrators, bitin' me so hard

Steal my rhythm and my style

And you think you’re God

But I’m your teacher, OW!

I’m as good as gold

Check out brother Brown — I invented Soul

I’m real, I’m real

I’m the real super bad

And ain’t nobody out there good enough

To take the things I have

I’m real, I’m the real super bad

And ain’t nobody out there good enough

To take the things I have, uh!

Que pasa, que-que-que pasa

Que pasa, people, que pasa, hit me!

All you people think you got pull

Ya better take my voice off your records

Till I’m paid in full

You say you learned from me

Stoned to the bone (stoned to the bone)

But then you take my arms and my legs

And try to call it your own (word!)

Gimme what I’m due — listen, boys and girls

I know I’m nice, I’m so real (so def)

This is my world (my world)

All you copy cats out there, get off my tip

'Cause I’m James Brown with the Full

(Full Force!) I ain’t taking no lip

(I ain’t taking no, real…)

I’m real, I’m real

I’m the real super bad (super bad)

And ain’t nobody out there good enough

To take the things I have (I ain’t taking no, real…)

I’m real, I’m the real super bad (super bad)

And ain’t nobody out there good enough

To take the things I have, uh!

Full Force, can I take it to the bridge?

(Yeah!)

Can I take it to the bridge?

(Yeah, Brooklyn Bridge!)

Ow, can I take it to the bridge?

(Yeah, Brooklyn Bridge!)

Ah-ha-ha-ha!

Can I take it to the bridge?

(Yeah, Brooklyn Bridge!)

Ow, good God!

There it is!

J-J-James, J-J-J-J-James

Ja-Ja… (dynamite, hard working) James Bro-o-own!

Fellas, I’m ready to get up and do my thing!

Full Force, get busy one time

Knocking down the doors (one more, do it!), in the place to be

I’m feeling funky hard now, baby — you know the deal

(I'm real) Hey, working a cold sweat

Ooh, come on y’all, do the camel walk

And get the hump out cha back, hit me!

Get busy, yeah — make it funky (make it funky!)

Hit me, get on the good foot (get on the good foot)

Hit me, get up (get on up)

Two times, papa’s 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 ain’t nobody out there good enough

To take the things I have (I ain’t taking no, real…)

I’m real, I’m real

I’m real super bad (super bad)

And ain’t 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)

Nobody out there (nobody out there)

Nobody out there (nobody out there)

I’m real (I'm real), I’m real (I'm real)

I’m real super bad (I'm the real super bad)

And ain’t nobody out there good enough

To take the things I have, OW!