Funky President (People It's Bad)
By James Brown
People people, we gotta get over before we go under
Hey country, didn't say what you meant
Just changed -- brand new funky president
Stock market going up, jobs going down
And ain't no funking jobs to be found
Taxes keep going up
I changed from a glass -- now I drink out of a paper cup
It's gettin' bad
People people, we gotta get over before we go under
Listen to me:
Let's get together and get some land
Raise our food like the man
Save our money like the Mob
Put up a fight down on the job
People people, we gotta get over before we go under
Turn up your funk motor, get down and praise the Lord
Get sexy sexy, get funky and dance
Love me baby, love me nice
Don't make it once, can you make it twice
I like it
Turn on your funk motor, I know it's tough
Turn on your funk motor, until you get enough
Hey, give yourself a chance to come through
Tell yourself, "I can do what you can do"
People people, we gotta get over before we go under
Got to get together and buy some land
Raise our food just like the man
Save our money, do like the Mob
Put up a fight down on the job
People people, we gotta get over before we go under
Time in the joint
Country do you know just what I meant
We just changed
Got a brand new funky president
I need to be the mayor
So I can change some things around here
I need to be the governor
I need to be the governor...