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The Boss

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Black Caesar February 1, 1973 👁 35,452
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James Brown - The Boss
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15 ContributorsThe Boss Lyrics [Intro] One, two, get down [Chorus 1] Paid the cost to be the boss Paid the cost to be the boss I paid the cost to be the boss [Chorus 2] Look at me You know what you see? You see a bad mother Look at me Know what you see? You see a bad mother [Chorus 1] Paid the cost to be the boss Paid the cost to be the boss [Chorus 2] Look at me Know what you see? You see a bad mother Huh [Bridge] Huh Told you so Told you so Having fun, got money to burn Having fun, I got money to burn Having fun, got money to burn Having fun, got money to burn [Chorus 1] 'Cause I paid the cost to be the boss Paid the cost to be the boss I paid the cost to be the boss [Bridge] Cross the tracks (Uh), turned my back (Uh) Cross the tracks (Uh), turned my back (Uh) Paid the cost to be the boss I'm a bad mother (Huh), I'm a bad mother Head for the turn around Head for the turn around Told you so [Outro] Paid the cost to be the boss
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