The Jackson 5 – I’ll Bet You

Featured on the Jackson 5’s ABC album, issued in May 1970 in the US and August 1970 in the UK.

It was originally recorded by Funkadelic for their debut, eponymous album, issued in 1970.

An edited version featured on later vinyl copies of ABC.

Featured on the ‘Mistaken Identity’ episode of the Jackson 5 cartoon series in 1971.

I’ll Bet You – Lyrics

Ice cubes on a red hot stove will melt, and I’ll bet ya,
A drowning man bet his first words are help, and I’ll bet ya,
If you bet on a horse and the horse don’t win, you lose, and I’ll bet ya,
If you try, to sit on air, you’re gonna fall, and I’ll bet ya,

If you want a winning hand,
If you want a perfect man,
I’ll bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,
Bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,

Take a car, without fuel, it ain’t gonna move, and I’ll bet ya,
A carpenter can’t build his house without any tools, and I’ll bet ya,
If your shoes are too small, they hurt your feet, and I’ll bet ya,
And you can’t know what’s goin’ on, if you’re asleep, oh I’ll bet ya,

If you want a winning hand,
If you want a perfect man,
I’ll bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,
Bet you never lose with love,
I know I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,

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Aaargh, aaargh

I’ll bet you never lose with love,
I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya,
Bet you never lose with love,
I know I’m gonna win, and I’ll bet ya etc