Listen ... hey brother, stay loose
Don't give it too much use
That mouth of yours
Is never gonna get her
Talk is cheap
Go sell it on the street
And your brother might be
Just a little bit better
Oh, it might seem like a lover's dream
I got bullets in my gun
You might explode in the middle of the road
Before the race is run
Don't jamb off the sidewalk, brother
Don't give me that jive talk, brother
What's the sense of sitting on the fence
It's them or us, can you make it
Why make waves pretending to be brave
It hurts too much, can you fake it
Tell it straight, you know I'm great
Ain't never seen you score
Oh, who do you think climbs out your window
While you're knocking on the door
Don't jamb off the sidewalk, brother
Don't give me that jive talk, brother
Words & Music by John Cameron / Alexis Korner
Published 1972 by RAK / CCS Publishing Ltd
Don't give it too much use
That mouth of yours
Is never gonna get her
Talk is cheap
Go sell it on the street
And your brother might be
Just a little bit better
Oh, it might seem like a lover's dream
I got bullets in my gun
You might explode in the middle of the road
Before the race is run
Don't jamb off the sidewalk, brother
Don't give me that jive talk, brother
What's the sense of sitting on the fence
It's them or us, can you make it
Why make waves pretending to be brave
It hurts too much, can you fake it
Tell it straight, you know I'm great
Ain't never seen you score
Oh, who do you think climbs out your window
While you're knocking on the door
Don't jamb off the sidewalk, brother
Don't give me that jive talk, brother
Words & Music by John Cameron / Alexis Korner
Published 1972 by RAK / CCS Publishing Ltd