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Artist: Michael Jackson
Canonical path: /michael-jackson/bad
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Bad
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Bad
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Your butt is mine, gonna tell you right
Just show your face in broad daylight
I'm tellin' you on how I feel
Gonna hurt your mind, don't shoot to kill
Sha'mon, ah, sha'mon
Lay it on me, alright
I'm givin' you on count of three
Just show your stuff or let it be
I'm tellin' you just to watch your mouth
I know your game, what you're about
Well, they say the sky's the limit
And to me, that's really true
But my friend, you have say nothing
Just wait till I get through
Because I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
Sha'mon (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
Sha'mon (really, really bad), you know
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
Who's bad?
The word is out, you're doin' wrong
Gonna lock you up before too long
Your lyin' eyes gonna tell you right
So listen up, don't make a fight
Your talk is cheap, you're not a man
You're throwin' stones to hide your hands
Well, they say the sky's the limit
And to me, that's really true
But my friend, you have say nothing
Just wait till I get through
Because I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
Sha'mon (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad), you know
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
Who's bad?
We can change the world tomorrow
This could be a better place
If you don't like what I'm sayin'
Then won't you slap my face?
Because I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
Sha'mon (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad
You know it (really, really bad), you know
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
Sha'mon (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know it, you know, you know
You know, come on (really, really bad)
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
You know I'm smooth (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad, bad)
I'm bad (really, really bad)
You know it, you know, you know
You know, come on (really, really bad)
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad (bad), I'm bad (bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know (really, really bad)
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
Who's bad?
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