Released: September 21, 1973

Songwriter: Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong

Producer: Hal Davis

(Get it!)
(Get on up)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, a-woo)

Ain't no words to this song
You just dance and hum along
Said there ain't no words to this song
You just dance and hum along
Now dance!

Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
Play it, organ!

Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
(Way down)
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Now, listen

There ain’t, there ain’t no words to this song
You, you just dance and hum along
Said there ain’t no words to this song
(You see, we didn’t even have time to write none)
Oh now, let me see you get it
Hey!
Oh, come on now, talk with me
Woo!
Oh, play it, Tito!

Ain’t no words to this song
(Ain’t no words? Ain’t no...? Whatchu mean?)
(Like I said, we didn’t have time to write none)
Said there ain’t no words to this song
(What we gonna do?)
You just dance and hum along
Soul sister, get it
(Come on, y’all, let’s hum some)
Play it, Jermaine!

Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Woo-hoo
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo

Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down

Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down

Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down

Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
Let’s get down, down
Down, down, down, down
(Down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)

(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)

(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)
(Let’s get down, down)
(Down, down, down, down)

Hum along and dance
Hum along and dance
Yeah, yeah, yeah, hum along and dance
Come on and hum along and dance, baby

(Hum-a, hum-a, hum-a)
(Hum along and dance)
(Hum-a, hum-a, hum-a)
(Hum along and dance)
(Hum-a, hum-a, hum-a)
(Hum along and dance)
(Hum-a, hum-a, hum-a)
(Hum along and dance!)

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.