Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag

PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG
By: James Brown
Key: G

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Come here sis-ter..Pa-pa's in the swing 
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He ain't too hip..a-bout that new breed babe 
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He ain't no drag 
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Pa-pa's got a brand new bag 

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Come here ma-ma..and dig this cra-zy scene 
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He's not too fan-cy
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but his line is pret-ty clean 
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He ain't no drag. 
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Pa-pa's got a brand new bag 

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He's do-ing the Jerk 
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He's do-ing the Fly 
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Don't play him cheap 
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'cause you know he ain't shy 
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He's do-ing the Mon-key, 
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the Mashed Po-ta-toes, Jump back Jack, 
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See you la-ter al-li-ga-tor. 

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Come here sis-ter 
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Pa-pa's in the swing 
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He ain't too hip now 
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but I can dig that new breed babe; 
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He ain't no drag 
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He's got a brand new bag 

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Oh pa-pa! He's do-ing the Jerk 
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Pa-pa...he's do-ing the Jerk 
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He's do-ing the twist .. just like this, 
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He's do-ing the Fly 
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Ev-'ry day and ev-'ry night 
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The thing's....like the Boom-er-ang. 
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Hey....come on 
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Hey! Hey.....come on 
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Hey! Hey...he's up tight...out of sight... 
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Come on. Hey! Hey!