James Brown Lyrics

typed in by Charles Blachly

Of course, these lyrics are just from the versions I have of the song, so they may vary a little bit from what you are accustomed to, due to the improvisatory nature of the James Brown style.

"It's Too Funky In Here"

<guitar intro>
MMMMMMMMmmm MMMMmm
HmmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmmm
Daaaaaiiiiaaaaaaaaa-
aaAAHHH<squeak>AAAAAh

Hiii hiii HuH! Hiiiii!!!!!
Hyeien!! Hyuiieh hi HIGH!

OOH!

<bass enters>
Ooo
uh OW!

TOO FUNKY IN HE'E!!!
ow!
GIMME SOME AIR!

too-wooooooo funky in he'e!
gimme some AAAAAAAAIR!!
open up the WINDOW, MAN!

TOO FUN-KAY!

<backup singers: 'Too Funky!">

SAY IT!

<singers: "Funky in here!">

Gimme some aaaaaaaaaai'!

<singers: "Funkety funk!">

toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fun-kay

<singers: "funk up the air!">

.....in he'e!

<singers vamp>

Hwahh!!!

GIMME SOME AIR!

it too funky in he'e!

Gimme some Air!

oo woo WOO WOO WOO WOO WOO woo

too FUN-KAY, OW!

gimme some AIR... ow, nyow!

 

<Verse 1>

Bass needs...... a little wat'rin' down.
a-hoo HAH!

Guitar could use..... a little cool-uh sound-hyuh!
uh!

I need a little air-fresh'ne'..... under the drums-uh!

Open up the window, y'all!
Let out some!

too funky in he'e!

WOOW!!

Say it again!

Whajoo say?!

WATCHOO!

watcha-watcha-watcha!

Wooow!!!

gimme some ai'!

 

<Verse 2>

Geeya dah-ya maaain ain't leavin' no slack-uh! ha!
Horns ain't holdin'... nothin' back!

OOo, UH!


Whole band knows that they gittin' down!
The air's polluted with a fun-kay, fun-kay sound,
now say it a-gaiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!

Whoooooooooaaaaaoeoeoeoeooooeoooooeeeeoooeee!

OOdl-uh HYUH! HA!

Bleeg-kay DEEK, Bleeg-KAY DEEK!

 

Say it AGAIN!

Can't tell ya!

Open tha doo' HA!

Gimme some!

OOH!

<Bridge>

In the BRIDGE, y'all!

Hooow, wow wow!

<guitar solo>

Guitar man!! Put it in yo' funky hand
and PLAY!

Gettin' down tha's right!
My name James Brown is gyown!

uh!

too fun-kay!

too fun-kay in he'e!

SAAAAAAAAY it!
Gimme some air!

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

--Charles Blachly

1/25/2002

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