[Spoken Intro]
Hey, is that your old lady over there, man?
No, man, that ain't none of my old lady
I used to talk to her
But then the cat she go with now, and he just busted her
Now listen to this
[Chorus]
I used to think that you were really cool
I used to think that you never would be nobody's fool
Let me tell you, baby, you're a (Jive turkey)
Give me it straight (Jive turkey)
Yeah baby, you're a (Jive turkey)
Ho, ho, ho, ho, yeah, yeah (Jive turkey)
Well, well, well, well
Well, well, well, well
[Verse 1]
I played hooky from school just to be with you
I put my trust in you
'Cause you could do the do
'Cause you could do the do
'Cause you could do the do
'Cause you could do the do, baby
I put my trust in you
Well, well, well, well
[Chorus]
(Jive turkey) Give me it straight, baby
(Jive turkey) Hey hey hey, yeah
(Jive turkey) Oh oh girl
(Jive turkey) Well, well, well, well, well
[Bridge]
Lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, lord
Hey, hey, alright get in the groove
All you jive turkeys clap your hands
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Say what? Say you're sorry?
Baby, I ain't goin' for that no more
No, uh-uh, uh-uh, I done had enough of that, no
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
[Outro]
Think I'll play the blues
Nothing to lose
Early in the morning, early in the morning
Go out and me find somebody new
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive turkey, jive turkey
Jive Turkey was written by James “Diamond” Williams & Clarence “Satch” Satchell & Sugarfoot & Marshall “Rock” Jones & Ralph Middlebrooks & Marvin Pierce.
Jive Turkey was produced by Ohio Players.