Hearsay

You know what Norman?
What's that Johnny?
I don't like to home no more
Oh man don't do that
I don't like to go home
That don't sound good
I got a naggin' woman at home
You jivin' me?
I ain't playin'
Oh man
Man every time I go out
Man [eh?] I sick and tired goin' to so and so
So and so tell me this, yeah
So and so tell me that, ah ah
Shirley said this, yeah!
Yeah I know Shirley said this, uh huh uh huh uh!
I'm getting' sick and tired of all that `hearsay
I don't want doin'

Baby since we been together
You been ridin' me about another woman
Yes you have, yes you have
I get sick and tired of being accused
I'm gonna make it through honey, yes I am
When I come home from work
I can hardly close my eyes
You keep askin' me and naggin' me about some Hearsay jive
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
You never see me do nothin' wrong
When I get my check I bring it home
And you still run in to me with that
He said, she said, you did

All coz nothin's goin' right in this neighbourhood, oh yeah
Neighbours talkin' bout neighbours, that's no good
No it ain't baby
Now you tell me 'bout what Shirley said very true?
But did Shirley tell you what she was really tryin' to do?
No she didn't baby

No, no, she was tryin' to get me to go to the heart of it
And she's supposed to be a so called friend
And you still runnin' with that
He said, she said, you did

You know you keep tellin' me 'bout what is hot, alright?
Don't you be no fool up here boy? - knock her down
Don't worry he ain't gonna no more than I let him do
You know like I say
I'm the one that's tired of that hearsay jive
Every time I walk outta my door,
I'm starin' Shirley right in the face
And she's tellin' me about some woman you were with the night before!

Knock her down, knock her down, knock her down!

Wait a minute, no, no!
I couldn't say this on the record
I say, I couldn't say this on the record, happy with it
But I'm gonna say it right now, no, no
Is it alright if I say it now?
Is it alright if I say it now?
Yes its alright baby
Look here, I don't give a damn about what Shirley said now
Tellin' everybody now, gonna straighten you out

Girl, now you know, there ain't no way in the world
That you can let him get away with that
You know it's too sides to everything
I don't go for that girl

Wait a minute! I sidin' for one side and that's the man's side
Am I right fellas? Am I right fellas?

Girls are you out there? Yeah!
Fellas are you with me? Yeah!
Girls I can't even hear you, yeah!
Alright, alright
Now its time for me to tell my side of the story
You see it's one other thing he forgot to tell people on that record too
Don't go crazy? He ain't go no where outside with this
He's got your stuff up he, he ain't go nowhere, the man can hear
Hey you be cool hear? You be cool, you be cool, you be cool!
And since he's tries, if he's so smart I'm gonna tell everything now
You believe and make it all hang out alright
Ya see, I don't doubt that Shirley was trying to take my man to the Holiday Inn
Didn't I tell you to be cool?

The master on the radio starts a mess in here

What was Shirley was trying
We were already in the Howard Junction
No, No, don't say that, don't say that
Wait a minute, hey buddy you know me better, wait a minute
I know y'all gonna say, I thought that cat don't get mad and knock that dude down!
But you know why he ain't gonna do that?
Cos I got something I been holdin' for three months

Get on down!

And I'm gonna tell it now
See if you can't get mad if you snitch on yourself
And I'm gonna switch on myself now baby

You got it baby!

Now while they was at the Howard Junction
I had her sister at the shafter

Well I be damned!

You never see me do nothing wrong
When I cashed my check when I came home
And you still runnin' to me with that
He said, she said, you did x 10
Let's hear it for The Soul Children!
Beautiful, Yeah
Let's hear it one more time for The Soul Children!, The Soul Children!
Come back, come back
They're singing beautiful Ladies and Gentlemen
Let's hear it one more time for The Soul Children!, The Soul Children!