Jodeci

Released: July 18, 1995

Songwriter: DeVante Swing

Producer: DeVante Swing

[Intro: DeVante Swing]
One, two, girl, what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you

[Verse 1: JoJo, Jodeci]
You and I together
(Can work it from 9 to 5)
'Cause you know I'm with whatever
(To keep you satisfied)
I said I see you shaking your body
(And I know you ain't shy, sexy)
All I ask is one thing
(Is baby, can you work with me?)

[Chorus: Jodeci, K-Ci, JoJo]
Can you pump it back? Oh, oh, oh
To and fro
(You need to let me know)
Can you pump it back? Oh, oh, oh
(Give it to me, babe)
So here we go
(Give it to me)
Can you pump it back? Oh, oh, oh
To and fro (To and fro)
Can you pump it back? Oh, oh, oh
Girl, let your body roll

[Verse 2: JoJo, Jodeci, Woman]
Now baby all night long
(You've been dancing close to me)
And it's starting to feel so right
(And my body got all sweaty)
Girl, I'm getting my keys to my car
(I wanna take you home with me) (Let's go)
And we'll be one on one
(Pump, pump)
And I'll pump you

[Chorus: Jodeci, K-Ci, JoJo]
Can you pump it back? (Ah yeah) Oh, oh, oh (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
To and fro (To and fro)
Can you pump it back? (To and fro) Oh, oh, oh
So here we go
Can you pump it back? Oh, oh, oh (Oh, oh)
To and fro (Ooh wee)
Can you pump it back? Oh, oh, oh
(Can you pump it back, baby?)
(Pump that body, pump that body)

[Bridge: JoJo, DeVante Swing, K-Ci, Jodeci]
Round and round, up and down
Baby, don't stop 'cause I feel you right now
Round and round, up and down
Baby, don't stop, let's make that sound
Round and round, up and down
(Pump that body)
Baby don't stop 'cause I feel you right now
(Pump that body tonight)
Round and round, up and down
(Pump that body)
Baby, don't stop, let's make that sound
(Pump that body tonight)
(Pump that body)
(Baby, will you pump me?)
(Baby, will you pump me?)
(One, two, girl what you wanna do?)
(Baby, will you pump me?)
(Baby, pump me while I pump you)
(Baby, will you pump me?)
(One, two, girl what you wanna do?)
(Pump that body)
Can you do it? Can you do it?
(Baby, will you pump me?)
(Pump that body tonight)
(I can pump it back)
(Baby, will you pump me?)
(Pump that body)
(One, two, girl what you wanna do?)
(Baby, will you pump me?)
(Baby, pump me while I pump you)
(Pump that body tonight)
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Can you give me a little bit more of your body?
Baby, you need to let me know
Say, why don't you help her from head to toe?
Can't nobody pump it like a booty from the ghetto
Round and round, up and down
Baby, don't stop, just make that sound
You need to let me know
Mind, do you mind?
Baby, baby, baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh

[Outro: DeVante Swing, Jodeci]
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
(Baby, don't stop)
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
(Baby, don't stop)
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
(Baby, don't stop)
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
(Baby, don't stop)
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
One, two, girl, you what you wanna do?
Baby, pump me while I pump you
(Baby, don't stop)
(Baby, don't stop)
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby, will you pump me, will you?
Baby

Started in 1983, Jodeci is comprised of two sets of brothers—Cedric and Joel Hailey (also known as K-Ci and JoJo) and Donald and Dalvin Degrate (also known as DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin). Jodeci were once known as the “bad boys of R&B,” notable particularly because they were actually boys at the time, breaking out as teenagers in 1991 with their debut album and its title ballad, “Forever My Lady.” Natives of North Carolina, they were discovered by Heavy D, who overheard their demo when an A&R at Uptown was in the process of passing on them. Heavy D introduced Jodeci to Uptown founder Andre Harrell, who signed them after they sang in his office, and handed them off to his then-protégé Puff Daddy, who outfitted the group in dark shades and coordinating leather ensembles. The look, along with the streetwise soul found in songs like “Cry 4 U” and “Feenin” (as well as a few run-ins with the law) made them the antithesis to good-guy personas of then-peaking R&B superstars Boyz II Men. Devante, who along with Mr. Dalvin held down production duties for the group, founded the Swing Mob, a collective responsible for the discovery of musical geniuses like Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and Static Major. As a group, Jodeci would go on to release three critically-acclaimed album in the ‘90s, before disappearing from the limelight. K-Ci and JoJo splintered off as a duo in 1997, producing hit single “All My Life” and, eventually, five albums, but adoring fans never let go of their Jodeci obsession. In March, the group released The Past, The Present, The Future, the first Jodeci album in two decades. Jodeci, if y'all reading this, where’d you go?

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