Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Brown
Vocals
Charles Sherell
Bass
H. Farris
Trumpet
Jimmy Nolen
Guitar
Melvin Parker
Drums
Mike Lawler
Clavinet
Peyton "PJ" Johnson
Tenor Saxophone
Robert Coleman
Guitar
Russell Crimes
Trumpet
St. Clair Pinckney
Tenor Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Deidra Brown
Composer
Yamma Brown
Composer
Deanna Brown
Composer
James Brown
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Brown
Producer
Texty
[Intro]
Ow!
Oh!
Whoo!
Put it down!
I'm back!
I'm back!
I'm back!
I'm back!
I'm back!
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you, sing it now!
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And shake it, say it now
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure
[Bridge]
Get up off
Ha
Good God!
So good!
Ha
Everybody ready?
Follow me!
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better (Yeah)
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you, sing it now
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing (Ha!)
And twist till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you, sing it now
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
Try to release that pressure
[Bridge]
Hah! Get funky! So good, uh!
Bus stop, hah!
Funk around, uh, ha!
Ohio Players
Can you do this one time? Check this out
[Chorus]
I want ya to get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
Follow me, help me
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure
[Bridge]
Wait a minute! Huh-ha, so funky
Whoo, sho-nuff
I need it
That's the wise old brother, that's a wise–
Know it sounds good, don't it sound good?
Do it, Jimmy!
Uh, ha!
[Bridge]
Watch it, watch out, watch it, like, watch it, watch it, watch again, look at that
Good God!
It sounds good
Let me hear you say somethin'!
Now watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it
You feel good? You feel good?
Do it to me!
Huh, good God!
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better!
I want the horns again!
Can I get the horns again?
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure!
Play a little for me! Show 'em how funky you are!
Play it, JBs! Play it now! Hey!
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
I like it, I like it, I like it
And dance till you–, help me out
Get up offa that thing
I does too
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
Try to release that pressure
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release, say it now
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure
Wait a minute, hold it
Ha, I wanna play, Melvin, play it one more time
Uh, you see
I done got to get, I done get the Godfather of Soul because my name is James
I got the Godfather of Soul because I know this game
[Chorus]
Get up off of that seat
And dance till you feel better
Get up off of that seat
And dance, help me say it now
Get up off of that seat
And dance till you feel better
Get up off of that seat
And try to release that pressure
Huh
Huh
Fellas, hit me one time
Can I get it?
Yes
Good God!
[Bridge]
Uh
There it is
That's a wiper, that's a wiper
Look at here
Mike, we need to give the funky drummer some
Who are they? Are they in the JB's?
We need to give the funky drummer some
Can we give the funky drummer some?
Can we give the funky drummer some?
Give him a little bit, give him a little bit
Give me some
[Bridge]
Give him a little bit
Who is that drummer?
Ain't that bad?
Give him a little bit
Who is that drummer? Who is that drummer?
Man, you know who that drummer is
Who? Who is it?
Oh man, yeah, who else playing that beat but Melvin Parker?
That's Melvin Parker
Melvin Parker
Maceo's drummer
Maceo's drummer
Show 'em somethin'
[Bridge]
Sure is funky
And that's Bill from Johhny Cashville
Audio funk, boy
Uh
Who in charge?
Feels good
Yeah, that's funky
Must be a Tennessee thing
Hit me
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you, sing it now
Get up offa that thing
And dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure
Pressure
[Chorus]
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
And try to release that pressure
[Bridge]
Uh
Hit me
That's the wiper, that's the wiper
The wiper? the wiper?
Oh, it's funky
Not a windshield wiper
A body wiper
Ooh, ow
Huh
Bring the paper, bring the paper
Not the newspaper
Boo-yah
Bring the hot paper
Huh, hoo
[Bridge]
New York, I'm comin'
Los Angeles, I'm comin'
Chicago, huh, I'm comin'
Miami, the Godfather comin'
Dallas, here I come
Got a dealer, watch out
Ha, look out
Down home, watch out, here I come
Barry White, I'm mad
Barry who?
Barry White
Take two
Barry wiper
Here come the man
Wait a minute, I need those funky horns
Blow those funky horns, blow those funky horns
Give me them funky, give it to me
Get up offa that thing
Good God, sure sound good
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
The boss is back
And try to release that pressure
The boss is back
Get up offa that thing
And shake till you feel better
Get up offa that thing
Don't stop till two, got a little tipsy, but take these
[Outro]
James is comin' at cha
I'm comin' at cha, I'm comin' at cha
It sure is a wiper, brother
I'm comin' at cha
I'm comin' at cha
Wait a minute, I'm comin' at 'em
KC and the who?
Go get 'em
Ow
Uh
Give it to me
Yeah
Give it to me
Oh
Wait a minute
I want them to get up and shake that thing, and dance till they feel better
Get up and shake that thing, and dance till they feel, say it
Get up offa that thing and dance till you feel better
Get up offa that thing and try to release that pressure
Wait a minute, horns
Pressure
Hey, Alabama brother
Glide, we got 'em now
We got 'em, Georgia brother?
Alabama kid
Hey Arkansas brother, we got 'em?
Like it, I like it
Whoo, huh
Written by: Deanna Brown, Deidre Brown, Yamma Brown