Don't Mess Up A Good Thing - Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas

Good thing, good thing, good thing

You been cheating on me, now, baby

You know I know it’s true

Ain’t nobody in this whole wide world

Gonna love you like I do

Don’t you be no fool, don’t you be no fool

Gonna keep on fooling 'round now, baby

Gonna mess up a good thing

Gonna mess up a good thing, all right

Well, I might of cheated just a little bit baby

Like many others do

But when I get my little old paycheck now

It goes right back to you

Don’t you be no fool, don’t you be no fool

'Cause if you keep on fooling around now, baby

Gonna mess up a good thing, you’re going to mess up a good thing

They tell me you got a part-time lover

Who’s living way cross town

It won’t be but a little while, baby

Before you put me down

Don’t you be no fool, don’t you be no fool

Gonna keep on fooling 'round now, baby

Gonna mess up a good thing

Gonna mess up a good thing, all right

Let me tell you something

Now, don’t you go sneaking across town, baby

To catch me doing wrong

Don’t you know everybody’s jealous, baby

'Cause we got a thing going on

Don’t you be no fool, don’t you be no fool

If you keep on fooling 'round now baby

Gonna mess up a good thing

Gonna mess up a good thing

Good thing

Messing up a good thing

Good thing

Good thing