Mother Popcorn - Pt. 1
Mother Popcorn - Pt. 1

James Brown - Mother Popcorn - Pt. 1 Lyrics

R&B/Soul
May 28, 2012
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Mother Popcorn - Pt. 1 Music Video

Mother Popcorn - Pt. 1 Lyrics

Popcorn
Popcorn
Popcorn
Look here, ha, good God
Look here
Do the popcorn and do the horse
Show everybody where you at, you gotta be boss
The way you do your little thing, step in a small ring
And jump back, baby, James Brown's going to do his thing, popcorn
Sometime, sometime I'm feeling low
Sometime I'm feeling low
I call another brother
Talking about Maceo
Maceo, blow your horn
A don't put no trash, ha
Play me some popcorn
Maceo, come on, popcorn

Some like them fat and some like them tall
Some like them short, skinny legs and all
I like them bold, I like them proud
And when they walk, you know they draw a crowd
See, you got to have a mother for me
Popcorn, a look here
There was a time when I was all alone
I had a secret, thought I was gone
Somebody done me, said, Now I see
What you are doing, brother, to stay ahead of me
And when I get burnt, ha, I use a salve
And when I want loving
A mother she got to have
See, you got to have a mother for me

Popcorn
Popcorn
Popcorn
Look here, ha, good God
Look here
Do the popcorn and do the horse
Show everybody where you at, you gotta be boss
The way you do your little thing, step in a small ring
And jump back, baby, James Brown's going to do his thing, popcorn
Sometime, sometime I'm feeling low
Sometime I'm feeling low
I call another brother
Talking about Maceo
Maceo, blow your horn
A don't put no trash, ha
Play me some popcorn
Maceo, come on, popcorn

Writer(s): Alfred James Ellis, James Brown
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. When was "Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" released?

    "Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" was released in 1969 as a two-part single.

  2. What chart positions did "Mother Popcorn" achieve?

    The song reached #1 on the R&B chart and #11 on the Pop chart in 1969.

  3. Who performed the saxophone solo in "Mother Popcorn"?

    The saxophone solo in "Mother Popcorn" was performed by Maceo Parker, which starts at the end of Part 1 in the single version of the song.

  4. Are there any other songs related to "Mother Popcorn"?

    "Mother Popcorn" is part of a series of recordings by James Brown inspired by the dance the Popcorn. Other related songs include "The Popcorn," "Lowdown Popcorn," and "Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn."

  5. Was "Mother Popcorn" ever covered by other artists?

    Yes, "Mother Popcorn" was covered by Aerosmith in a live set in 1973, by Frank Black on the tribute album James Brown Super Bad @ 65 in 1998, and by The Blues Brothers in a medley on their album Made in America.

  6. What is the significance of the term "mother" in the song's title?

    According to biographer RJ Smith, the term "mother" in the song's title was James Brown's honorific for a big butt.

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