James Brown
Sinéad O'Connor featuring Seun Kuti Lyrics

I want you to take me out
I desire for you to escort me to an outing or event

I want you to bring me downtown
I seek for you to take me to the heart of the city, to the central business district

I want you to, oh show me around
I request for you to give me a tour of the city and its exciting places

I'm only gonna wear my long jacket
I will put on only my lengthy outerwear

Sit in the corner with a cigarette
I will sit in a solitary place while smoking a cigarette

Make you see if I'm, oh yeah
I will make you notice me or pay attention to me, as a way of expressing self-worth

And if your friends wanna look
If your acquaintances or companions want to observe me

Well that's OK in my book
Then that's perfectly fine with me

It really, oh gets me off my hook
It truly liberates me from any obligation or responsibility

I know I may look a little square
I acknowledge that I may appear old-fashioned or out of the ordinary

I know I look like a wooden chair
I am aware that I resemble an inanimate object made of wood

But I got, oh yeah
But I possess, oh yes

And in the words of James Brown
Quoting the statement of James Brown

I'm sorry but I came to get down
I express a polite apology for my intention to participate actively in dancing or partying

I told you to take me out
I instructed you to cease staying indoors with me and instead accompany me to an outdoor location

I told you to bring me downtown
I previously directed you to transport me to the hub of the city

I told you to, oh show me around
I previously requested that you provide me with a detailed and enjoyable excursion of the vicinity