Kool & the Gang

Songwriter: Khalis Bayyan

Producer: Khalis Bayyan Kool & the Gang

Big Chief Funk no swing to nobody's thing
Funk is what we bring!

Get down, Big Chief, get down

Big Chief gets funky all the time
Funk stays on his mind
Funk is really fine
Big Chief says funk is in the mind
Funk is really not
A power to the prime

Some people really like to swing
When they do their thing
Thinkin' they're the king
Big Chief don't really like to swing
Swingin' ain't his thing
Funk is what he brings

I like funkin' with you, Chief
Can you show me how to funk it like you do

Yeah, get down, dance!
Get down, whoa-whoa-whoa, yeah
Get down, do it, do it
Get down, do it, do it

I like dancin' with you, Chief
Can you show me how to do it like you do
Do it, do it

Stop pullin' my feathers!

Big Chief stays funky all the time
If funkin' was a crime
We'd be doin' time
Big Chief says funk is what you feel
When it's really real
Doin' what you will

Some people really like to swing
When they do their thing
Thinkin' they're the king
Big Chief don't really like to swing
Swingin' ain't his thing
Funk is what he brings

I like funkin' with you, Chief
Can you show me how to funk it like you do

Get down, dance!
Get down, whoa-whoa-whoa, yeah
Get down, do it, do it
Get down, do it, do it

I like funkin' with you, Chief
Can you show me how to funk it like you do
Do it, do it

Get down, dance!
Get down, whoa-whoa-whoa, yeah
Get down, do it, do it
Get down, do it, do it...

Kool & the Gang is an American jazz, R&B, soul, funk, and disco group from Jersey City. They were originally named the Jazziacs when they formed the group in 1964.

They went through several musical phases during their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then funk and R&B, progressing to a smooth pop-funk ensemble, and in the post-millennium creating music with a modern, electro-pop sound.

The group was becoming prominent in the music industry in the 1970s with hits such as “Holly Wood Swinging”, “Jungle Boogie” and “Summer Madness”. However they cemented their legendary status after the addition of lead vocalist James “J.T.” Taylor. With his help they went on to create classic hits such as “Ladies Night”, “Celebration”, “Get Down On It”, “Cherish” and countless others.

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Everybody’s Dancin’

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Everybody’s Dancin’ (1978)

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