Funky President (People It's Bad) Lyrics in English by James Brown

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Funky President (People It's Bad) by James Brown from Spanish to English.
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Funky, nasty
Funky, nasty
Hey! listen to the man!
Hey! listen to the man!
Payback! Cold blooded!
Payback! Cold blooded!
People people
people people
We gotta get over before we go under
We gotta get over before we go under
People people
people people
We gotta get over before we go under
We gotta get over before we go under
Hey country, didn't say what you meant
Hey country, didn't say what you meant
Just changed the brand new funky president
Just changed the brand new funky president
Stock market going up, jobs going down
Stock market going up, jobs going down
There ain't no funky job to be found
There ain't no funky job to be found
Tax keeps going up
Tax keeps going up
I changed from a glass, now I drink from a paper cup
I changed from a glass, now I drink from a paper cup
Gettin' bad
Gettin' bad
People people
people people
We gotta get over before we go under
We gotta get over before we go under
Listen to me
Listen to me
Lets get together and raise
Let's get together and raise
Lets get together and get some land
Let's get together and get some land
Raise our food like the man
Raise our food like the man
Save our money like the mob
Save our money like the mob
Put up the fight, own the job
Put up the fight, own the job
Tell em' godfather
Tell em' godfather
Turn on your funk motor
Turn on your funk engine
Get down and praise the lord
Get down and praise the lord
Get sexy sexy
Get sexy sexy
Get funky and dance
Get funky and dance
Love me baby love me nice
Love me baby love me nice
Don't make it once but can you make it twice? I like it
Don't make it once but can you make it twice? I like it
People people
people people
We got to get over before we go under
We got to get over before we go under
People people
people people
Well well well before we go under
Well well well before we go under
Turn on your funk motor, I know its tough
Turn on your funk engine, I know its tough
Turn on your funk motor, until you've had enough
Turn on your funk engine, until you've had enough
Hey give yourself a chance to come through
Hey give yourself a chance to come through
Tell yourself I can do what you can do
Tell yourself I can do what you can do
Hey! listen to the man!
Hey! listen to the man!
Payback! Cold blooded!
Payback! Cold blooded!
People people! hey!
People people! hey!
Don't you see what's going on?
Don't you see what's going on?
You got to get together!
You got to get together!
Get on your good foot! change it!
Get on your good feet! change it!
Got to get together and get some land
Got to get together and get some land
Raise our food just like the man!
Raise our food just like the man!
I got to say it again
I got to say it again
We got to get together and buy some land
We got to get together and buy some land
Raise our food just like the man
Raise our food just like the man
Save our money, do like the mob
Save our money, do like the mob
Put up your fight, and own the job
Put up your fight, and own the job
We got to get over before we go under
We got to get over before we go under
Country do you know just what I meant?
Country do you know just what I meant?
We just changed, got a brand new funky president
We just changed, got a brand new funky president
I need to be the mayor
I need to be the greatest
So I could change a few things round here
So I could change a few things round here
I need to be the governor
I need to be the governor
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