Listen to Keep Gettin' It On by Marvin Gaye

Keep Gettin' It On

Marvin Gaye

R&B/Soul

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Marvin Gaye

Lead Vocals

Rene Hall

Conductor

Don Peake

Guitar

Bobbye Hall Porter

Bobbye Hall Porter

Congas

David T. Walker

David T. Walker

Guitar

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Eddie "Bongo" Brown

Eddie "Bongo" Brown

Congas

Emil Richards

Vibraphone

Ernie Watts

Saxophone

Joe Sample

Piano

Louie Shelton

Guitar

Marvin Jenkins

Piano

Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin

Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin

Guitar

Paul Humphrey

Drums

Plas Johnson

Saxophone

The Funk Brothers

The Funk Brothers

Instrumental Ensemble

V. Feldman

Vibraphone

Wilton Felder

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Marvin Gaye

Songwriter

Ed Townsend

Songwriter

Rene Hall

Orchestrator

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Marvin Gaye

Producer

Ed Townsend

Producer

Art Stewart

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Yeah (Keep gettin' it on)

Want to talk, oh (Keep gettin' it on)

Talk about gettin' it on (Keep gettin' it on)

Well (Keep gettin' it on)

Early in the morning (Keep gettin' it on)

Children (Keep gettin' it on)

Talk about gettin' it on (Keep gettin' it on)

(Keep gettin' it on, keep gettin' it on)

[Verse 2]

Oh, you want to have some good lovin', oh

And plenty good times, oh yeah

Don't just talk about it (Keep gettin' it on)

Everybody (Keep gettin' it on)

Starts gettin' it on (Keep gettin' it on)

Oh (Keep gettin' it on, keep gettin' it on)

[Verse 3]

Oh oh, would you rather make love, children?

As opposed to war

Like you know you should

Don't you love to love somebody?

Think about it, people

Make you feel so good, yeah come on

Oh, don't you want somebody

Thinkin' 'bout you good, now?

Yeah, you got the goodness in you

Come on, just bring it on out

What you waiting for?

[Verse 4]

Oh, Jesus is trying to tell the people to come on

And get it on

Yes lord, oh

[Verse 5]

Get it on (Get it on, got to get it on)

People, let's get it on (Get it on, got to get it on)

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Morning through the nighttime

(Get it on, got to, got, got to)

Ah, ah

[Verse 6]

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Yeah

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Come on, oh lord, get it on

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Right now

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Oh, get it on

[Verse 7]

(Let's get it)

Get it on

(Let's get it)

Get it on

(Oh-oh)

Come on, don't leave me

[Verse 8]

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Oh, you won't be so lonesome

(Get it on, got to get it on)

You get it on

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Oh, oh, oh

(Get it on, got to, got to, got to)

Ooh, get it on

[Verse 9]

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Love somebody good

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Yeah, yeah

(Get it on, got to get it on)

You know, you've got to come on out and

(Get it on, got to get it on, got to)

[Verse 10]

Get it on, oh yeah

(Get it on, got to get it on)

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Get it on

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Ah

(Get it on, got to, got to, got to)

What you gotta do?

[Verse 11]

(Get it on, got to get it on)

(Get it on, got to get it on)

What you gotta know?

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Oh-ouh

(Get it on, got to, got to, got to)

What you gotta know?

[Verse 12]

(Get it on, got to get it on)

Yo, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon

(Get it on, got to get it on)

What I gotta know

(Get it on, got to get it on)

(Get it on, got to, got to, got to)

Get it on

Written by: Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye

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