Oh, yeah, I need a lil' bit a money
Everybody knows somebody
And drive that funky soul
Cape Cove, the next-door neighbor
I need a lil' bit a money
Songwriters: James Brown, St. Clair Pickney, Fred Wesley
In Mobile, Alabama, they gettin' that funky soul
Well man you better get three
I'm goin' to get it
Get up get yourself together
I guess you can out that together
Raise up, since we had it groovin'
They're drivin' that funky soul
And drive that funky soul.
I'm goin' to get it
That is, what is that?
Raise up, get yourself together
Raise up, get yourself together
Drive that funky soul
Get yourself together
And drive that funky soul
Two million, three million
Los Angeles, raise up, get yourself together
Take 'em!
That is
Gotta' get some money
Get up, raise up, raise up, raise up
Get yourself together, drive that funky soul
Gotta' get some money
And drive that funky soul
Drive that funky soul
You understand, can I use the three?
And you cross your tongue in Baltimore
Gotta' get some money
Fred, I need a one million
It takes a man to find a woman
Raise up, get yourself together
And drive that funky soul
Get up, get yourself together
Publisher: DIJON MUSIC PUBLICATIONS
And drive that funky soul
Raise up, get yourself together
I said they're drivin' that funky soul
(Better get two)
You don't miss nothin' you never had
Birmingham, raise up get yourself together
With that funky soul in Houston, Texas
I said Dallas, wow!
And drive that funky soul
Who can drive that funky soul?
In Georgia, drivin' that funky soul, drivin' that funky soul
Take 'em on home Fred
That is
Join Chicago, St. Louis, Houston
(Yeah)
Brotha!
Woo!
Raise up, get yourself together
And I believe, they're drivin' their self
Everybody knows somebody
Woo!
They're gettin' their self together with the funky soul
On the Island Mama
Well since my man got three
Raise up, get yourself together
And drive that funky soul
Raise up, raise up, raise
But you miss so much you wish you could get, ha!
Who can drive that funky soul?
Raise on up, get yourself together
And drive your funky soul
And takes a woman to find what a man used to be
Will one million be enough?
And drive your funky soul
You know
And drive that funky soul
Get up, get on up
And drive that funky soul
Raise up, get yourself together
So what about it?
Philadelphia, ha!