Brown, James - The Boss Lyrics






1, 2, get down

Paid the cost to be the boss
Paid the cost to be the boss
I paid the cost to be the boss

Look at me you know what you see
You see a bad mother
Look at me you know what you see
You see a bad mother

Paid the cost to be the boss
Paid the cost to be the boss

Look at me you know what you see
You see a bad mother
Look at me you know what you see
You see a bad mother

Told you so!
Told you so!
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn
Having fun, got money to burn

Paid the cost to be the boss
Paid the cost to be the boss
I paid the cost to be the boss

Cross the tracks (uh), turned my back
Cross the tracks (uh), turned my back

Paid the cost to be the boss

I'm a bad mother, I'm a bad mother
Head for the turn around
Head for the turn around
Told you so!

Paid the cost to be the boss





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  1. w.... k....

    My alarm clock. A star with a chance to shine in front of the mercilous haters of the world. Wheres my got damn breakfast bitch.


    life from my eyes F yours foo

  2. B.... D....

    Great Music has NO Expiration DATE... Jan 2020 it still rocks on...

  3. L.... L....

    OG SHIT

  4. t.... ....

    More gangsta than anything put out there ................

  5. H.... C....

    Who’s here 2020?

  6. T.... 7....

    TK Maxx

  7. T.... B....

    1970s funk/soul can't be touched with any pole of any length !

  8. T.... T....

    You step out here like you king shit you bad hahaha Silver Streak

  9. E.... G....

    Still a bad boy toon 2020

  10. K.... ....

    Thank you Nas. Get down🙂

  11. M.... S....

    Classic

  12. L.... R....

    Vinnie Jones lol

  13. S.... D....

    👈🏽👀🥂🧨

  14. K.... V....

    1st in 2020

    K.... V....

    👍👍👍👍👍👍

  15. D.... L....

    This shit is GANGSTA🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  16. M.... P....

    *DUSTIN* *POIRIER*

  17. t.... ....

    nas brought me here GET DOWN!

  18. �.... �....

    The god

  19. R.... P....

    My friend said this song reminded him of me. Thank you Rugburn!!!!

  20. M.... S....

    A woman beater, he beat up every woman he was ever with, tammi Terrell is one, no respect for a man like that

    M.... S....

    Michael Stratton, and he even paid his band $5 an hour, what a man

  21. k.... ....

    Gotta respect nas for his twist on this sample.

  22. A.... T....

    Nas: Get Down

  23. a.... b....

    New York streets where killers’ll walk like pistol pete...

  24. G.... R....

    @ Frank Stone
    I am Bruh!!
    Dats JB!!
    1) Mr Dynamite
    2) Soul Brother Number 1
    3) Hardest Working Man in Show Business
    4) The God Father of Soul
    Need I say more BRO??🤔🤔
    Drop n the🎤♊

  25. A.... D....

    Nice really nice

  26. R.... G....

    I love it

  27. S.... M....

    Nobody:
    Ads: “uh oh! Now WiFi at your in-laws house!?”

  28. I.... G....

    "Eu quero semente de tomate aguda!"

  29. B.... O....

    JUST TOO GANGTSA

  30. D.... E....

    Drive my hog now n then

  31. M.... M....

    Nothing like Unk can make you feel more of a bad ass/boss in the morning getting ready to leave the house. At 25 I've been listening to this man since I was 8 or 9 when my grandparents put me on to him. I've listened to him consistently ever since.

  32. e.... ....

    Wu Tang an american saga

  33. M.... M....

    ICE-T " YOU PLAYED YOURSELF" 🗣️💯😉😎

    M.... M....

    What do u mean ?

    M.... M....

    Ed Boon ICE T SAMPLED THIS BEAT😉 CHECK IT OUT😎

  34. L.... B....

    #COMMENT2.8K

  35. R.... ....

    Came here from KevMac

  36. U.... A....

    Anyone here from aj vs Charles Martin

  37. K.... D....

    Big Chris sends his regards

  38. I.... ....

    My Dad is showing me this and I hate it

  39. Y.... D....

    Paid the cost to be the boss, now I ain't fucking dead
    But my life has been lost, uh

  40. B.... ....

    THIS FUCKIN SUCKS!!

  41. A.... e....

    Rest in paradise James Brown✊🏾💪🏾👊🏾🌤

  42. J.... S....

    James Brown was badder than Tommy Gibbs. They should've given him a cameo in "Black Caesar"!

  43. T.... B....

    “New York streets where killers'll walk like Pistol Pete
    And Pappy Mason, gave the young boys admiration
    Prince from Queens and Fritz from Harlem
    Street legends, the drugs kept the hood from starving…”

  44. J.... C....

    best intro in history of music

  45. A.... G....

    Blacklist ♡ 5x1 - Smokey Putnum

  46. M.... J....

    Yes Sir

  47. M.... K....

    Prêt a mettre rec pour enregistrer😉

  48. M.... K....

    Pascal cefran vous écoutez 88.2 generation 😉😉😉💪💪💪👍👍👍sa manque le dimanche

  49. C.... ....

    Funk, soul, rap .....all hail the Godfather

  50. C.... A....

    THAT MUTHUFUCKIN PIMPIN!

  51. .... ....

    Who was listening in 1973.

  52. M.... N....

    I came cause of Nas cover

  53. D.... S....

    Ice t sampled this on
    you played yourself..

    D.... S....

    Nas too

  54. J.... D....

    Ain't Nuttin that jives like a D-trat engin!! Fuckin dig it!

  55. S.... ....

    So this is where Lupe sampled his tracks

  56. L.... S....

    This Is Downright Funky In 2019. The Funky Baseline Is Off The Chain!!

  57. F.... P....

    Soul Brother #1 Swag King James Brown 👑 👑 💰💰

  58. I.... ....

    It’s was also Obama’s entrance music off of Air Force One when he flew to Vietnam to have bún chả with Anthony Bourdain and make some agreements to keep Chinese the hell out of the region.

  59. D.... D....

    Woke up this morning and said to myself, paid to the cost... to be the boss... Here I am! 🤣😂🤣

  60. T.... S....

    I play this when I start my nursing shift at the psych hospital haha

  61. R.... C....

    I can't quite decide if this song is about gangsters, or divorced single moms.




    Think about it....

  62. A.... B....

    Браун на века
    Он непостижим
    Не согласны
    Спойте

  63. T.... G....

    “2019” I feel this ! Preacher Tracy !

  64. G.... M....

    James Brown never goes out of style.

  65. S.... T....

    Hip hop has its perks! But this sums up walking the street feeling the fear and respect of pears! Manners cost nothing and violence is easily attained but it’s the balance between most can’t see! It’s all about standing up to threats and being able to back yourself. All about paying the cost to be the boss. Baaaaad mutha!!!

  66. g.... ....

    Mr Brown took no shit from no one

  67. M.... ....

    Бела восьмёрка круче старой бешки
    Это как девятка только купешка...

  68. c.... 6....

    Long live James Brown....

  69. J.... J....

    No lie I just seen an old man in a 61’ impala bouncin his hydraulics blasting this.

  70. b.... h....

    Anybody here after lock stock and two smoking barrels

  71. b.... C....

    Love it!!😁 great morning vibes to start the day with!!😎

  72. C.... S....

    At the altar of world's greatest known performers, he gave his spleen every night and that ain't no jive.

  73. t.... ....

    I am
    a bad Mother.......now this is gangsta.........

  74. T.... U....

    DON'T TOUCH THIS SONG RAPPERS..GET YOUR OWN BEAT GOING ON CUZ YOU CAN'T TOUCH AN ORIGINAL...

  75. R.... A....

    No other sound can compare to this naturally put together funk ,the mind of uncle James brown . I decree him to be Saint James Brown let it be done!

  76. A.... m....

    This tube should be in its own catogory of utter filth biggest tune ever Hitman music lol 🤣🤣🤣

  77. h.... l....

    When I heard this on The Blacklist while Raymond was walking I smiled...

    h.... l....

    happy little boozer yes i know right that’s why I’m here lol

  78. u.... g....

    New York streets where killers'll walk like pistol pete and pappy mason...

  79. R.... ....

    Lock Stock

  80. s.... ....

    “Told you so”.

  81. J.... G....

    look what you see. told you so !!!

  82. R.... S....

    James Brown had the best band in music

  83. G.... B....

    I am here because of JB!

  84. J.... E....

    Im sampling this hope i do it right so i dont have to ask or get sued.R.I.P james

  85. T.... K....

    Ya played yourself...

  86. P.... A....

    James we miss you

  87. T.... K....

    That baseline and James voice on 🔥🇮🇪

  88. T.... C....

    2019
    When it comes to putting a lot of soul in a song,
    no one does it better than African-Americans.
    They pioneered that kind of soulful style.
    They own RNB/BLUES/SOUL/JAZZ/FUNK.
    Please feel free to comment.
    Thank you.
    Peace.
    P.S.
    There was a time when RNB and Soul really meant something.
    Can't find the same joy listening to RNB/Soul from the 90's to present.

    T.... C....

    Racist thoughts of which is better at this and that?

    T.... C....

    @Ryan Yanez 93 Nothing racist about that. Just facts. Peace.

  89. T.... S....

    John "Jabo" Starks on The Kit y'all! From Blewfoot.....

  90. Y.... P....

    Im Here Because Of The Slim Thug Version

  91. P.... A....

    Vielen Dank James DER beste von allen herzlichen Dank James

  92. S.... M....

    Lyrics:
    The Boss
    James Brown
    1 2 get down


    Paid the cost to be the boss
    Paid the cost to be the boss
    I paid the cost to be the boss


    Look at me you know what you see
    You see a bad mutha
    Look at me you know what you see
    You see a bad mutha


    Paid the cost to be the boss
    Paid the cost to be the boss


    Look at me you know what you see
    You see a bad mutha


    Told you so!
    Told you so!


    Havin' fun, got money to burn
    Havin' fun, got money to burn
    Havin' fun, got money to burn
    Havin' fun, got money to burn


    'Cause I paid the cost to be the boss
    Paid the cost to be the boss
    Paid the cost to be the boss


    Caught, tracked, turned my back
    Caught, tracked, turned my back


    Paid the cost to be the boss
    I'm a bad mutha,
    I'm a bad mutha


    Head for the turn around
    Headin' for the turn around
    Told you so!


    Paid the cost to be the boss


    Songwriters: CHARLES BOBBIT, FRED WESLEY, JAMES BROWN

  93. A.... T....

    Alright Now! Don"t go knowhere.

  94. S.... A....

    صباحو كورة 😂💛.

  95. M.... O....

    If them niggas hadn't been fighting, they would of had enough sense to play this song at James Brown's funeral.

  96. J.... S....

    Look at me.  Whatcha see!!!  See a bad mutha.  Told ya so!!!