Tribute (Right On)

Listen up, y'all, this rhythm's a mama Hit it Shake it now Oh, just shake it now Tribute Hey, I wanna tell you a story It's about the groove Alright now, look here Hope it makes you move And get your rhythm too Yeah, oh yeah Well, there's music from the past Music for the young and old Music revelation, rock and roll and soul So right on (right on, right on) I said the beat was right on (right on, right on) On and on and on Right on (right on, right on) Everybody Right on (right on, right on) And there was Little Richard (Tutti Frutti) And Elvis too (shook up, shook up, shook up) Way back in the '50s (way back, way back, way back) And they were doing it for me and you Well I know there is a way With music we can say These songs are in our blood So let them play 'cause it's happening today Right on (right on, right on) I said that beat was right on (right on, right on) On and on I said the beat was right on (right on, right on) Good God I said the beat was right on, yeah (right on, right on) And we see it all so clear The music while we're here And we need it everyday No doubt about it we, can show the way Talk about Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson was their name Ever since then things ain't been the same (Ain't been the same) Otis Redding, God may rest his soul Play back James Brown How he slides I don't know Motor City That gave us the motown tunes Oh, they laid the foundation, Lord And made Detroit something new, yeah We're talking 'bout Marvin Gaye (what's going on) Little Stevie (for once in my life) Smokey (tears of a clown) Supremes (baby love) (Right on, right on) I said that beat was right on (right on, right on) On and on and on, yeah (right on, right on) Say, my brother, right on (right on, right on) Ike and Tina (right on, right on) Aretha Franklin (right on, right on) Wilson, big man (right on, right on) Jimmy Hendrix (right on, right on) Sound of Philly (Sound of Philly) Jackson 5 (The Jackson 5) All these sounds are still alive Blow, Horace, blow We're right on (right on, right on) We're right on (right on, right on) We're right on (right on, right on) We're right on (right on, right on) We're right on (right on, right on) We're right on