Happy Lyrics

[VERSE 1]
First you take off your hat
Then you shake off those brand new shoes
'Hey George, what have you got to lose?'
With my hand on your thigh
I just look you in the eye and I say
'Not a whole lot, baby
But a whole lot more than you'

[Chorus]
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)
Don't you know that?
She said
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)

[VERSE 2]
Boys and girls [girls, girls]
The ones who kiss and tell
Why should we have to believe them?
No, I don't understand
How any woman, how any man
Can say 'Lay me down, lay me down'
For that big stash-cheap cash-think about the money

[Chorus]
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)
Don't you, don't you know that?
He said
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)
(huh)
[Chorus]
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)
Don't you, don't you know that?
He said
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)

(Minks)
(Cash)
(Sex)
And these are the things that keep you happy, honey

[BRIDGE]
I've seen you in the corner
With your rub-it-on tan
Hitching a ride
Could be a woman or a man
Gonna get what you want before too long
Gonna take your opportunities
Right or wrong
Some poor cow with a seven-year itch?
You don't dig men
But you'll fuck' em if they're rich
You can't be with me
You're a lowlife daughter of a son of a bitch
You know
[Chorus]
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)
Don't you, don't you know that?
He said
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)

You know (oh-ho)

[Chorus x4]
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)
Don't you, don't you know that?
She said
I can make you happy (yeah, yeah)

Yeah, yeah
Huh
Oh-oh
(I can make you happy)
Dum dum dum da-dum da dum

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This track was originally intended to be part of “Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 2,” but the album was shelved as Michael began legal proceedings against his label, Sony. This track was instead released as a track on the 1992 charity album, “Red Hot + Dance.”

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