| I’d like to talk to all the people around the world tonight
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| Over in Russia, China, to the Arabs, to Israel
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| Good ol' USA, and to my soul brothers in Africa too
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| Listen
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| Have you talked, talked to the man?
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| Have you been good or bad?
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| Will he smile at you and take you by the hand?
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| You better have yourself together, yeah
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| When you talk to the man
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| Now brother, I’m not trying to put you down (Say what?)
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| We got to help each other, let me wipe your brow
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| God made this world for you and me
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| We got to get down on our knees, yeah
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| When we talk to the man
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| It’s getting later than we think
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| But I heard some old drunk over in the corner say
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| Have I got time for one more drink?
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| No, no, no
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| You’re always in a hurry to try the latest thing
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| You ain’t try nothing, no (No, no, no, no, no)
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| 'Til you talk to the man
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| Yeah
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| Talk to the man (Yeah)
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| Talk to the man (Yeah)
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| Talk to the man (He's coming soon, yeah)
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| Talk to the man (You'd better)
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| (You've got to, you’ve got to) Talk to the man
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| (You've got to) Talk to the man
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| (Everybody oughta) Talk to the man
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| (You've got to) Talk to the man (Well, I say)
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| (You've got to, you’ve got to) Talk to the man… |