[Verse 1]
Now there's a thing that's going around
It’ll make you put your best friend down
Say this thing will worry you
Make you do things that you should not do
[Refrain]
Now if it's love, love
Don't let it happen to me
[Verse 2]
One of these days, won't be long
Gonna look for me, I’ll be gone
Tell my friends I’ve gone away
Because of your love that I'm gone to stay
[Refrain]
Now if it's love, love
Don't let it happen to me
[Bridge]
You wanted to marry, you wanted to be my bride
I just couldn't have it, I didn’t wanna lose my pride
I told my friends that I was goin' away
Because of your love that I'm gonе to stay
[Verse 3]
Hey hey hey, won't bе long
Gonna look for me, I’ll be gone
Tell my friends that I'm thinking of
'Bout a little girl I used to love
[Refrain]
But if it's love, love
Don't let it happen to me
Woah, yeah
Woah, yeah
Tell the truth
Do you heard me now?
Mm-mm
Woah, yeah
Yeah!
Mm-mm
[Bridge]
You wanted to marry, you wanted to be my bride
I just couldn't have it, I didn’t wanna lose my pride
I told my friends that I was goin' away
Because of your love that I'm gone to stay
[Verse 3]
Hey hey hey, won't be long
Gonna look for me but I’ll be gone
Tell my friends that I'm thinking of
'Bout a little girl I used to love
[Refrain]
But if it's love, love
Don't let it happen to me
Woah, yeah
Woah, yeah
Ooh
Yeah, yeah
Don’t Let It Happen to Me was written by James Brown.
Don’t Let It Happen to Me was produced by Andy Gibson.
James Brown & The Famous Flames released Don’t Let It Happen to Me on Wed Jul 01 1959.