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Papa Don't Take No Mess {first part} - James Brown

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Track 5. (disc 2) 'Papa Don't Take No Mess' {first part}. From the album 'Make It Funky - the big payback: 1971-1975'

Written by James Brown - Fred Wesley - John Starks - Charles Bobbit

Arranged & Produced by James Brown


James Brown: Vocals, Piano
Isiah "Ike" Oakley: Trumpets
Fred Wesley: Trombone
Maceo Parker: Alto Saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney: Tenor Saxophone
Jimmy "Chank" Nolen & Hearlon "Cheese" Martin: Guitars
Fred Thomas: Bass
John "Jabo" Starks: Drums


♪♫ Papa don`t take no mess
Papa don`t take no mess
Papa is the man who can understand
How a man has to do
Whatever he can

Papa don`t, Papa don`t, Papa don`t


Papa don`t take no mess, no
He don`t take no mess

Now Papa might grin
Drink a little taste of gin
Bet his last ten on
A little game of skins, hit me

Papa don`t take no mess
Papa don`t take no mess
Papa don`t, Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t take no mess, hey, hey

Papa digs the chick
If she look real slick
Papa rap is very quick
He defintely ain`t no trick

Oh, yeah

Papa don`t, Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t take no mess
Papa is the man
Who will take a stand
Papa don`t take no mess
Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t, don`t, Papa don`t

Look, dig this

Papa didn`t cuss
He didn`t raise a whole lotta fuss
But when we did wrong
Papa beat the hell out of us

Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t, Papa don`t
Papa don`t take no mess
Papa don`t take no mess

I saw Papa cry when he
Thought that I would die
Lookie here
I saw papa cry
I saw Papa cry when he
Thought that I would die
He says something was in his eye
I knew it was a lie
Papa loves his son

Mama said Papa`s smart
Papa got a whole lotta heart
And Papa would do his part
When the game get hard, hit me ♪♫


~ [Many thanks to the copyright owners UMG for allowing this to be heard on YouTube] ~ ☺

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  • i got into trouble on YT recently. I said I could do the Mased Potatoe better than JB. Big Mistake. But I can indeedy !!

  • to Toracube ~ I believe in the righteous, but many won't 'cos they don't see. Mase it down and get on up : soul brothers and sisters are taking it to the bridge. Indudey!! [This is not a sports shop...but this is a love song] ;-j

  • hey 'Groover'...very well done!

  • to Djingo379 ~ thank you very much ; glad you enjoyed it! ☺ We do what we can......... ☼ ;-j {second part is completed now} btw

  • hott

  • to datsweetsoulmuzik ~ {second part is completed now} enjoy! ☼ ;-j

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  • @wcability109 You know it !! And I still listen to that everyday. Old school for life. I think Kool Moe Dee has a song that samples this but don't quote me. Gotta love these beats!

  • Damn the JBs groove hard

  • James Brown and the J.B's, his bands solo instrumental works. have been sampled so much its almost ridiculous to list it. But it just goes to show how great and influential their music is.

    check out whosamped-dot-com and search James Brown to see some of the artists and songs that use his work.

  • Biz Markie - Vapors sampled this

  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis sampled this for Janet's "That's the Way Love Goes"

  • Leonard Washington (Chappelle Show) - "Papa don't take no mess"

  • Mr. Jones' Class :D

    

  • How N A S T Y are Jabo's drum fills for those "papa don't...papa don't...papa don't take no MESS!! " parts???

    the degree of funk on this track is off the charts... R.I.P Soul Brother Number #1....

    and thank you J.B's for keeping it sooo tight and funky. You are all MASTERS!

    P.S. all you suckers sampling these drummers...GET IT RIGHT! Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks....THANK THEM!!!

  • I LOVE THAT GUITAR RIFF!

  • James Brown is indeed the Godfather of "FUNK" and a turning point in R&B Music.

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