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No More Okey Doke by The Meters album cover

No More Okey Doke

by The Meters

Lyrics
What you had
You ain't got it now
It's time to talk, yeah
Or get on off the pot now
Nothing you do
Could be a surprise to me
You can't pull no more wool over my eyes
You see now

I'm gonna get my thing together
I'm gonna make me a way that's better
Yeah, yeah

Things have changed
And it ain't no joke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
Yeah

So now it's time
To come to terms
Show you the lesson
The lesson I've learned
I'm gonna walk my walk
Hey, I'm gonna talk my talk
The tables have finally turned
Oh yeah

I'm gonna get my thing together
Yeah
I'm gonna make me a way
And it's gonna be better

Things have changed
And it ain't no joke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke

You was creeping
While I was sleeping
Now I'm wide awake, yeah
I prayed, Lord, and I pleaded
But you wouldn't give me a break
No, no, no
And now I'm sick and tired
I'm so tired, yeah
I just can't take it no more

I'm tired
Yeah, well I'm tired
Lord, I just can't take it no more
Yeah

I'm gonna get my thing together
Oh yeah
I'm gonna make me a way
And it's gonna be better

Things have changed
And it ain't no joke

No more okey doke
No more okey doke

No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke

No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke
No more okey doke