Album: Number 1's: James Brown
 Like a dull knife just ain't cuttin'
 We're just talkin' a lot and sayin' nothing
 Just sayin' nothing, just sayin' nothing
 You can't tell me how to run my life down
 You can't tell me how to keep my fitness sound
 You can't tell me what I'm doin' wrong
 When you keep jivin' and keep on singin' that same old funny song
 You can't tell me which way to go
 'Cause I'm six and seven and then some more
 You can't tell me, hey
 
 Like a dull knife that just ain't cuttin'
 We're just talkin' a lot and sayin' nothing
 Just sayin' nothing, what, sayin' nothing
 Don't tell me how to do my thing
 When you can't, can't do your own
 Don't tell me how to feed my boy
 When, when you know I'm grown
 You can't use me like a woman when she throw away her dress
 And you can't tell me how to use my mess
 You're like a dull old knife that just ain't cuttin'
 You're just talkin' a lot and sayin' nothing
 Just sayin' nothing, and sayin' nothing
 
 Shape up your bag, don't worry about mine
 My thing is together and doin' fine
 Good luck to you, just allow that I'm wrong
 Just keep on singin' that same old funny song
 Then just keep singin' that same old funny song...
 
 I got ya, I want ya, I musta, I gotta
 Isn't anxious and dust to dust
 I musta, I keep on a, I'm feeling a
 I need ya, I say I will
 The point is too darn clear
 I said I need ya, you're only, you're only
 I said, you're only, you're only, you're only
 You can't tell me how to run my life down
 And you can't tell me how to keep my fitness sound
 And you can't tell me what I'm doing wrong
 When you keep dialing and sing that same old funny song
 Like a dull knife that just can't cut
 Just talkin' a lot and sayin' nothing
 Just sayin' nothing, just sayin' nothing...
 
 Wait a minute
 Shape up your bag, don't worry about mine
 My thing is together and doin' fine
 Good luck to you over there
 There's a lot of wrong
 Just keep on singin', just keep on singin'
 Just keep on singin', keep on singin'...
 That same old funny song, that same old funny song...
 Just keep on singin', keep on singin'...
 
 Bobby, we're groovin' so great here
 I want the engineer to let the tape keep runnin'
 We're gonna do something funny right here
 We're gonna stop real quick and rap a little
 'Cause then we're gonna keep it goin'
 
 Wait a minute, stop fellas, cool
 I say keep on singin', keep on singin'
 Keep on singin', keep on singin'...
 Yeah, good God, Charlie
 Huh, you can't tell me what I'm doing wrong
 When you can't, can't do your own
 You can't tell me how to feel, boy
 What, when you're doin' wrong
 When you know I'm grown
 You can't tell me how to run my mess
 You can't tell me, you can't tell me...
 You just can't use me like a woman throw away her dress
 You can't tell me how to run my mess
 Shape, shape, shape, shape...
 Shape, hard for me to say sometimes
 It's my thing, you know
 Shape, shape up your bag, don't worry about mine
 My bag's together and doin' fine
 Good luck to you, there's a lot of wrong
 Good luck to you, there's a lot of wrong
 Where is he, where is he, over there.