If You Don’t Give a Doggone About It (12" Version)

[Intro]
Hey, fellas! (Yeah!)
Sometimes your business is all messed up, yeah! (Yeah!)
Sometimes you don't have your thing together
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! (Yeah!)
And when your thing is all messed up…
Somebody will take care of it for you, yeah! (Yeah!)
Sooooo...

[Chorus]
If you gon't give a doggone about it
If you don't give (say it, now)
A doggone about it (say it)
If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!)
If you don't give a doggone about it
Then they, they won't give a damn!
If you don't give a doggone about it
If you don't give (hey, yeah...)
A doggone about it (say it!)
If you don't give a doggone about it
Then they, they won't give a damn!
Sit down!

[Verse]
Yeah! (Oh yeah) Look here
You got to have a job, to put your feet on the table!
You got to have a job, to keep that family able
You got to have a job, to keep the thing... in effect!
You got to have a job, to keep your self-respect, now
You got to have a job, to put the bread on the table!
You got to have a job, to keep that family able!

[Chorus]
So if you don't give a doggone about it
If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!)
If you don't give (yeah, yeah...) a doggone about it
If you don't give a doggone about it
Then they won't give a damn
Sit down, now!

[Bridge]
Yeah... Pink! Oh no, yeah!
Oh, oh, oh! Let me have it
Touch me, touch me, yeah
Need some, the help's all I need
I need some to stomp that party greed
I need some, morning, noon and night
I need some, to keep my body tight
I need some... lovin', lovin'
Lovin', lovin', yeah
Lovin', yeah, lovin', yeah yeah
Lovin', yeah, lovin', yeah
Lovin' (lovin'), lovin' (lovin')
Lovin'! (lovin'!), lovin'! (lovin'!)
Lovin'! (lovin'!), yaaaaaw! (lovin'!)
Lovin'! (lovin'!), love it, yeah
Lovin', yeah (lovin'!), lovin', yeah yeah (lovin'!)
Lovin', yeah yeah yeah yeah (lovin'!)
Lovin', yeah yeah (lovin'!)
Lovin', yeah (lovin', yeah yeah)
Lovin' (lovin'), lovin' (lovin')
Lovin' (lovin'), whooo...
I need it, need it
Come on, now tell me...
Got to have a job, to keep that family able

[Chorus]
So if you don't give a doggone about it
If you don't give a doggone about it (say it!)
If you don't give (yeah, yeah...) a doggone about it
If you don't give a doggone about it
Then they, they won't give a damn
If you don't give a doggone about it
If you don't give (say it, yeah) a doggone about it
Say it! If you don't give a doggone about it
Then they, they won't give a damn

[Outro]
Sit down, now! Yeah...
Go, go, go...!