"Buttercup" is a previously unreleased song by American band The Jackson 5 released as the ninth track on the I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters compilation album.
Background[]
"Buttercup" was made by Stevie Wonder and recorded between April 1973-July 1974 at Motown Recording Studios. It was intended for the band's ninth studio album, Dancing Machine, but it ultimately wasn't in the final release.[1]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
There's a chance for everybody
So I took my chance on loving you, no
But just one man can't make you happy
You wanna have your cake and eat it, too, ho
[Chorus]
You won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You say you love two but one's givin' up
Cause he can stay, whoa
Oh, you won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You're plenty for one, but two, you're not enough (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
So I can't stay
Oh, rum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pa-dum
[Verse 2]
I've a right to my opinion
And feeling we'd better be off as friends
(Better off as friends) Ho
'Cause you can't make no one man happy
When you're spreading yourself much too thin, ho (Too thin)
[Chorus]
You won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You say you love two but one's givin' up
Cause he can stay, whoa
Oh, you won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You're plenty for one, but two, you're not enough (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
So I can't stay
Oh, rum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pa-dum
[Verse 3]
There's a chance for even losers
'Cause I will find a love that's pure someday (Gonna one day), ho
But you will be the one who's bluer
Because your game of love, no one will play (Will play)
[Chorus]
Oh, you won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You say you love two but one's givin' up
'Cause he can stay, hey, whoa
Oh, you won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You're plenty for one, but two, you're not enough (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
So I can't stay
Oh, rum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pa-dum
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Oh, you won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You say you love two but one's givin' up
'Cause he can stay, hey, whoa
Oh, you won't give up your buttercup (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
You're plenty for one, but two, you're not enough (Ba-ba-ba-ba)
So I can't stay
Oh, rum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pa-dum
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Ooh-wah, doo-doo-doo-doo, ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, ah
Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba, ah
Rum-pum-pum, pum-pum-pa-dum