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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Etta James
Vocals
Aaron Varnell
Saxophone
Albert Lowe Jr
Electric Guitar
Carl Banks
Organ
Charlie Chalmers
Saxophone
David Hood
Bass Guitar
Dewey Oldham
Organ
Floyd Newman
Saxophone
Gene Miller
Trumpet
Jimmy R. Johnson
Electric Guitar
Roger Hawkins
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Don Covay
Songwriter
Rick Hall
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Hall
Producer
Lyrics
He beat on me
He cheat on me
He's mean to me
Ooh, but he could be so sweet to me
My friends say I should give him up
But oh, I need him, I need him a lot
That's why I'm gonna take it (take it, take it)
Take what he's got
He disowns me
He's going to sleep
But when we're alone
He tells me "I'm his very own"
Yes, he's got what I need
But oh, I need what he's got
That's why I'm gonna take it (take it, take it)
Take what he's got
Oh, my friends say he's no good
He's not worth the time of day
For he could be an ice man, trash man, a junk man any kind of man
But nothing can drive me away, oh!
He cause me pain,
You make me wait sometimes out in the rain
You can make me feel ashamed
But I never dress the same
And I love him so much
Nothing can make me stop
That's why I'm gonna take it (take it take it)
Take what he's got
That's why I'm gonna take it (take it take it)
Take what he's got
Oh, give it up, give it up, right now
I'm gonna take it, baby
(Take it take it)
Take what he's got
Writer(s): Don Covay
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