Dead On It Part I - James Brown

Seems like everybody tried to count us out

I admit we wasn’t as funky as we used to be but we was tryna

We was thinking about Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Brahms

But maybe shoulda had a little bit more Brown

And maybe this time they’ll know where we’re coming from

'Cause we had to come back and teach the newcomers something

Charles, Sweet Charles from Nashville, Johnny Cashville

I can tell you don’t know Charley Pride

Do you know him?

(Yeah, I know him)

Oh, you do know him, alright

I’m not gonna name all these North Carolina boys, Georgia fellas

'Cause I’d have to start with myself

But you know what?

We got a lotta veterans up now, Brother Maceo, Sinclair,

Jimmy Nolen

But I’m not gonna forget Jimmy Parker

Now, when we’re finished with this session, they’ll know where the funk come

from

Every time I look, I hear the radio, I hear The J.B.'s or a little James Brown

Cat even say «Good God»

That’s alright, I don’t care

They don’t ever give me no royalties, and when they get on the different shows

They say, «Yeah, I put it all together by myself»

They’ll say «James Brown,» that’s all they got to ask and everything would be

alright

But that’s alright, I’ll take that

Yeah, 'cause I’m sayin' it loud

But we gon' get on down 'cause reality don’t ever lie

'Cause I got backup and kick just enough

Now, when I kick it off, Jab', it seems like we got to re-

Seems like we got to continue, show 'em that we, how can I say that

That we’re still hungry

Hit it, Jab

Yeah, Lord, uh

Y’all must be happy

Get down!

Huh, we home now

Funky D

Greasy D

Nasty D

Dirty D (Funky D)

The alley D (Get down D)

Moonshine D (Funky D)

Stankin' D (Cornbread D)

Funky D (Hometown D)

The Georgia D (…D)

Florida D, ha (…D)

Carolina D (Mississippi D)

I mean North Carolina D (South Carolina D)

Haha…

I mean Mobile D (Boston D)

Uh, ha, Lord

Sho' is good, ain’t it?

OW!

Maceo!

Maceo!

If you had to play right here, what would you play?

Cool it, Cheese

Wait a minute