One of the most important songs out of the James Brown camp not recorded by the man himself (second maybe only to this one), this 1971 number has been sampled in many well-known rap songs, including of course the song of the same name by Eric B. and Rakim
[Bobby Byrd]
You got it, you got it
You got it, you got it
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't be in here
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't be in here
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't shake that thing
Shake it with the beat
'Cause it make me sing
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't be in here
I know you got the feeling
The way you move over there
Don't let them clean rep fool ya
I know you don't like a faker
Lighten up, it's okay
And shake your moneymaker
Say yeah, say yeah
Say yeah, say yeah
I know you got soul
If you didn't, the music wouldn't groove ya
I know you got the feeling
If you didn't, the music wouldn't groove ya
Don't let nobody stop ya from having yourself a ball
Just keep right on dancing, dancing in the hall
Say yeah, say yeah
Say yeah, say yeah
Fred Wesley, won't you blow it one time
Hey, Fred Wesley, won't you blow one time
[Trombone Solo: Fred Wesley]
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't be in here
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't be in here
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't shake that thing
Shake it with the beat
'Cause it makes me want to sing
Don't let them clean rep fool ya
I know you don't like a faker
Lighten up, it's okay
And shake your moneymaker
Say yeah, say yeah
Say yeah, say yeah
Say yeah, say yeah
Say yeah, say yeah
I know you got soul
If you didn't, the music wouldn't groove ya
I know you got the feeling
If you didn't, the beat wouldn't move ya
Don't let nobody stop ya from having yourselves a ball
Just keep right on dancing, dancing in the hall
Say yeah, say yeah
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't be in here
I know you got soul
If you didn't, you wouldn't be in here
I know you got soul
If you didn't, the music wouldn't groove ya
I know you got the feeling
If you didn't, the beat wouldn't move ya
Don't let nobody stop ya from having yourself a ball
Just keep
I Know You Got Soul was written by Bobby Byrd & Charles Bobbit & James Brown.
I Know You Got Soul was produced by James Brown.
Bobby Byrd released I Know You Got Soul on Mon Sep 06 1971.