Black Sweat

Prince

Workin', workin' up a black sweat [Repeat: x4]

I don't want to take my clothes off,
But I do.
I don't want to turn nobody on,
Unless it's you.
I don't want to dance to hard, baby
But this is a groove (yes it is! Fonky)
I'm hot, and I don't care who knows it,
I got a job to do (think I ain't, come on)

I'm workin', workin' up a black sweat
I'm workin', workin' up a black sweat
I'm workin', oooh!
Workin' up a black sweat
Workin', workin' up a black sweat

I don't want to hurt your pride,
But I got to (got to hurt 'em, gonna hurt 'em)
You better take your woman and hide, (hide)
I'm about to (come, what you gotta do boy! got to, got to)
Honey what's really good (sugar what's really good)
Break you off like you knew I would
I got a brand new dance
I got a brand new dance
And it's called the

Workin', workin' up a black sweat
I'm workin', workin' up a black sweat
I'm workin'
Workin' up a black sweat
Workin', workin' up a black sweat
Workin' up a black sweat
Workin'

Breakdown
You can act hard if you want to
This groove will make you sweet
You be screamin' like a white lady
When I count two three
One, two, three!

Workin', workin' up a black sweat
I'm workin', workin' up a black sweat
I'm workin', workin' up a black
Oh, workin' up a black, hey!
Black sweat.


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Black Sweat Lyrics as written by Prince Rogers Nelson

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    i love prince to death but...this song. it makes me laugh because it sounds so absurd.

    youcanbreathe_nowon June 15, 2006   Link

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