Please Please Please - Original Live Lyrics
James Brown
Lyrics
Please, please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Yeah, oh yeah, love, I love you so
(Please, please don't go)
Baby, you did me wrong
(So you got me woman)
Well, well you done me wrong
(So you got me woman)
So you done, done me wrong
(Go)
Well, oh yeah, took my love, now you're gone
(Please, please don't go)
Please, please, please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Please, please, please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Well, oh yeah, love, I love you so
(Please, please don't go)
I just wanna hear you say I, I, I, I, I
(Please, please don't go)
I, I, I, I
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Oh, oh yeah, love, I love you so
(Please, please don't go)
Baby, take my hand
(Please, please don't go)
I wanna be your lover man
(Please, please don't go)
Oh yeah, slipped out of my head
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Well, oh yeah, love, I love you so
(Please, please don't go)
Please don't go
(Please, please don't go)
Please don't go
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't go
Ha, I love you so, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Song & Lyrics Facts
James Brown’s “Please Please Please” was released on March 17th 1956 as the title track for his debut studio album. The song was written by James Brown and Johnny Terry, with Brown providing lead vocals and backing from members of The Famous Flames.
It was recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York City and is considered one of the earliest examples of funk music. Lyrically, it expresses Brown’s desperation to have a woman back in his life, pleading that she “please please please” forgive him. Its influence can be heard in many other artists' works over the years, making it an iconic piece of musical history.