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In this track, Jackson can be heard giving instructions, vocally dictating instrumental parts, mapping out where to accent words or add percussion, scatting and ad-libbing many of the unfinished lyrics.
The song, initially eight minutes, would be trimmed down to the four-to-five minute range, where...
[Intro]
Da-da-da
Da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da da-da
Da-da da-da-da
Da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da da-da-da
Da-da
[Verse 1]
Are you ready for a real good time?
Are you ready for a real good treat?
There'll be so much dancing, singing
Are you the girl, meant to me
[Chorus]
So don’t be messin' 'round, don’t be messin' 'round (With me)
Don’t be messin' 'round (With me), hey, hey, hey
So don’t be messin' 'round, don’t be messin' 'round (With me)
Don’t be messin' 'round (With me), hey
[Verse 2]
If I started now in the deep
Think you said this feeling is your life
I’ll be so proud if you let me love you, girl
Let me love you for a little while
[Chorus]
Don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey hey hey
So don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey
O-ho, yeah, yeah
O-ho, yeah, o-ho, yeah, o-ho, yeah
[Verse 3]
Now, she started finger-popping to the beat
So I said let’s get right on the floor
She said to keep your mind on dancing
Won't be no romancing
No, no, don't mess around with me
I ain't playing
[Chorus]
Don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around (with me)
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey hey hey
So don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around (with me)
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey hey
Bridge!
[Bridge]
Da-da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da da-da
Da-da-da-da
Da-da-da da-da
[Chorus]
Ba-ba-ba-la-ba-la
Ba-ba-la-ba-la
Ba-ba-ba-la-ba-la
Ba-ba-ba-la bam
Ba-ba-ba-la-ba-la
Ba-ba-la-ba-la
Ba-ba-ba-la-ba-la
Ba-ba-ba-la bam
Chh, aah, chh, aah, chh, aah, chh, aah
Chh, aah, chh, aah, chh, aah
Chh, aah, chh, aah, chh, aah
Ooh!
Ba-la ba-ba-ba-la
Ba-la ba-ba-la
[Chorus]
So don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey hey hey
So don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around (With me)
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey hey
So don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around (With me)
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey hey hey
So don’t be messing around, don’t be messing around (With me)
Don’t be messing around (With me) hey hey
[Outro]
Listen to me
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Don’t Be Messin’ ’Round (1987 Demo) was written by Michael Jackson.
Don’t Be Messin’ ’Round (1987 Demo) was produced by Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson released Don’t Be Messin’ ’Round (1987 Demo) on Tue Jun 05 2012.
Bruce Swedien, the legendary recording engineer who worked on the demo with Michael, said of the ballad:
Michael plays piano on it, and it’s just beautiful. Oh my God, there’s nothing like it.