Take Some - Leave Some - James Brown

Can’t be greedy

(Ahh yeah)

Give me some

I need some dust

The cage is bust

You can’t have it all

Do you know where I’m coming from?

You can’t be greedy

You gotta take some… and leave some

I never been a cat

Who wanted it all

I’m so glad

I’m not that kind of guy

But the pantry is big enough for everyone

You gotta take some… and leave some

(Babe! Whooh!)

(Take it all)

You take it all (Look here)

So I (Uh!)

I’m not that kind of a guy

And I just want

A piece of the pie

I hope you know where I’m coming from

You gotta take some… then leave some

Life can be so good

Life can be so sweet

Eatin' with you (Uh!)

Can be so sweet

Don’t give me the liquor

Gotta take some meat

(All my! Whooh!)

All my life

I dreamed of

A decent life

Good food, warm bed

Suit and Clothes (Ah)

Shoes and clothes

All my life

I dreamed of good food

A good lovin'

Shoes 'n clothes

(Do it)

(Can't ya? Can’t ya? A man need help! Can’t ya?)

(Heeey!)

Here I come (Uh!)

Tell the politician

The hustlers

Live and let live (Hey! Heey!)

Tell the politicians

And the hustlers

Live and let live

You know where I’m coming from

Just take some… and leave some

I don’t want it all

I just want a little bit

I don’t want it all, good God, take me!

I just want a little bit

You gotta take some… leave some

Don’t take the cake ah!

So many people on the take ah!

(Heeeeeehoowoo)

I feel so good

Disgusted

I want to scream!

(Hiiiiwhooo! Hooo!)

(No, no!)

All my life I dreamed of

A descent life

Good food

A warm bed

Shoes 'n clothes

I need shoes 'n clothes

I need it

I need it

I need shoes 'n clothes

I need it (Hey!)

I need it, good God, give it!

I need it

See my friend over there

He need it

The cats on the corner everywhere (Ah!)

They need it

They need jobs, they need it (Uh! Ahh! Uh! Ahh! Uh! Ah!)

(Hey! Haah!)

They need it

You can’t have it all… where I’m coming from

You know where I’m coming from

You know where

I’m coming from

You know where!

I’m coming from

You know where

I’m coming from

You know where

I’m coming from

I came with a band

Come on up!

A little bit more!

(Hey!)

Ah, can’t have it…

Just take some… and leave some!

Take some… Leave some!

Don’t take it all

Don’t take it all

Don’t!

Don’t!

(Ahh!) Don’t!

Don’t take it

Leave some

You can’t be greedy

You can’t be greedy

Don’t take the meat (Uh!)

Don’t take it