Please Please Please
James Brown & The Famous Flames Lyrics
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(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
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)
The song "Please Please Please" by James Brown and His Famous Flames is a plea for his lover not to leave him. The repetition of "please" in the lyrics emphasizes his desperation to make her stay. The song begins with four pleas of "please" followed by "please don't go," showing his fear of losing her. Brown then goes on to express his love for his partner and how devastated he is by her leaving. He repeats "please" throughout the song, as if it is his last hope to convince her to stay.
The lyrics also express the pain of betrayal. Brown accuses his lover of doing him wrong, of taking away his love and leaving him. Despite this pain, he is still willing to forgive her and begs her to stay. His performance is full of raw emotion, adding to the depth of the song. "Please Please Please" is a classic R&B ballad, and Brown's passion and pleading in the lyrics have made it a timeless hit.
Line by Line Meaning
Please, please, please, please
The singer strongly urges the subject not to leave.
(Please, please don't go)
The singer pleads for the subject to stay.
Please, please, please
The singer continues to beg for the subject to stay.
Honey, please don't
The singer refers to the subject as "honey" and begs them not to go.
(Go)
The singer acknowledges that the subject is leaving.
Yeah, oh yeah, love, I love you so
The singer professes their strong love for the subject.
Baby, you did me wrong
The singer accuses the subject of mistreating them.
(So you got me woman)
The singer is upset with the subject because they have caused them a lot of pain.
Well, well you done me wrong
The singer repeats their accusation that the subject has mistreated them.
So you done, done me wrong
The singer is now very angry with the subject for mistreating them.
Well, oh yeah, took my love, now you're gone
The singer explains that the subject has taken their love away and has now left.
I just wanna hear you say I, I, I, I, I
The singer wants the subject to express their love verbally.
(Please, please don't go)
The singer pleads with the subject not to leave.
I, I, I, I
The singer repeats their desire for the subject to express their love verbally.
Baby, take my hand
The singer wants the subject to take their hand.
I wanna be your lover man
The singer expresses their desire to be the subject's lover.
Oh yeah, slipped out of my head
The singer becomes distracted and loses their train of thought.
Please don't go
The singer repeats their plea for the subject to stay.
Honey, please don't go
The singer repeats their plea, referring to the subject as "honey" once again.
Ha, I love you so, please, please
The singer concludes by reiterating their love for the subject and their desperate plea for them to stay.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: James Brown, Johnny Terry
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