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You Knows What To Do Lyrics by Barrett Strong

The Collection

1960

[Verse 1]
You got me feelin' bad
You always make me sad
You never treat me right
You always wanna fight
Still I love you so
I'll never let you go, no
You ain't no good, it's true
But you knows what to do
Aw yeah, you're alright
Oh yeah, you're alright
[Verse 2]
You always tellin' lies, and you're makin' me cry
You do me wrong, you stay away too long
I can't put you down
I gotta have you 'round, yeah
Because when I'm sad and blue
You knows what to do
Aw yeah, you're alright
Oh yeah, you're alright
[Verse 3]
My own mother said
That you were out of your head
And it couldn't be
That you are meant for me
But sheet fall
What you've been puttin' down, oh
I said, "Oh mama, oh you don't know"
What she knows what to do
Oh yeah, she's alright
Aw yeah, she's alright
[Verse 4]
Oh yeah
My own mother said
That you were out of your head
And it couldn't be
That you are meant for me
But sheet fall
What you've been puttin' down, oh no
I said, "Oh mama, oh you don't know"
What she knows what to do
Oh yeah, she's alright
Aw yeah, she's alright
[Outro]
The way you're lovin' me
You're alright
The way you hug-a-me
You're alright
The way you're kissin' me baby
Baby, baby, baby
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Barrett Strong

Barrett Strong

About “You Knows What To Do” by Barrett Strong

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"You Knows What To Do" appears on "The Collection" in 1960.

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