CAN RUN AND TELL YOUR MAMA, CAN RUN AND TELL YOUR PAPA TOO,
BUT THEY CAN'T DO A THANG 'BOUT THE PAIN
THAT LOVE CAN PUT ON YOU,
YA CAN RUN AND TELL YOUR ANN-TI
TELL HER BRING THE DOCTOR TOO
BUT THEY CAN'T DO A THANG 'BOUT THE PAIN
THAT LOVE CAN PUT ON YOU,
SO BRING IT ON DOWN
WHO NOW WHO NOW
BRINGING IT ON DOWN
WHO NEXT, WHO NOW NAH!
YOO CAN RUN AND TELL YOUR SISTER,
TELL HER BRING THE BROTHER - TOO
WHO DO - LOVE - YOU
BUT THEY CAN'T DO A THANG, 'BOUT THE HURT,
THAT THE LOVE CAN PUT ON YOU,
GO AND CALL THE BUTCHER,
TELL HIM BRING THE BAKER TOO,
ALL THE MEAT, AND THE BREAD COULDN'T
STRAIGHTEN OUT THE HEAD LOVE PUT ON YOU,
(I'M JUST) BRINGING IT ON DOWN,
WHO NOW WHO NOW,
BRINGING IT ON DOWN
WHO NEXT WHO NOW,
CAN GET YOURSELF A LAWYER,
HE CAN KNOW THE JUDGE TOO,
BUT THE LAWYER AND THE JUDGE
CAN'T LEGALIZE THE HUGE LOVE PUT ON YOU,
CAN GO AND TELL YOUR MAMA
TELL HER BRING THE PAPA TOO,
BUT THEY CAN'T DO A THANG 'BOUT THE PAIN
THAT THE LOVE CAN PUT ON YOU,
BRINGING IT ON DOWN
WHO NOW WHO NOW,
BRINGING IT ON DOWN
WHO NEXT (AND) WHO NOW...