The Jackson 5

Released: June 20, 1970

Songwriter: Sly Stone

Producer: The Jackson 5

[Spoken Intro: Michael Jackson]
There's someone out in the audience, that's special to us
And we wanna make her happy
So please help us say hello to the lady that made us all good
Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Diana Ross
Thank you
(One, two, three, four)

[Verse 1: The Jackson 5]
Lookin' at the devil
Grinnin' at his gun
Fingers start shakin'
I begin to run
Bullets start chasin'
I begin to stop
We begin to wrestle
I was on the top

[Chorus: The Jackson 5]
Oh, I'd like to thank you falettinme
Be mice elf agin, ah yeah, help us out
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf agin, hey

[Interlude: Michael Jackson, (Jackie Jackson) & The Jacksons]
Yeah, ah yeah yeah
We wanna thank you for lettin' us be ourself tonight
We're gonna be ourself one time in a row, you got it?
First, we start off with my cousin Johnny on the drums
Are you ready for Johnny? Are you ready for Johnny?
Okay Johnny, you got it, yeah [Drum solo]
Yeah, ooh
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Ah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Now we got my other cousin on the organ, Ronnie
Are you ready for that? Are you ready for that?
Okay, Ronnie, you got it, yeah [Organ solo]
Ooh
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Ah yeah yeah yeah, you give me a clap right now
Come on now, yeah, alright
Now we got, my brother Jermaine
Are you ready for Jermaine? Are you ready for Jermaine?
Okay Jermaine, be yourself, yeah [Guitar solo]
Ooh
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Ah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Now we got my other brother playing the lead guitar
Are you ready for Tito? Are you ready for Tito?
Okay Tito, be yourself, yeah [Guitar solo]
Ooh
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Ah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ah, now we got my brother Jackie
Are you ready for Jackie? Are you ready for Jackie?
Okay, Jackie, be yourself, yeah [Guitar solo]
Ooh
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Ah yeah yeah
Now we got my other brother Marlon Jackson
Are you ready for Marlon? Are you ready for Marlon?
Okay Marlon, be yourself, yeah [Guitar solo]
Marlon Jackson, give a hand for Marlon Jackson
Thank you, Marlon
I can't move, get off the stage, man
I can't move, get him, get him, get him
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Ah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for lettin' us be ourself tonight
We wanna thank you, bye
(No no no no no, come back
Don't you think you deserve a turn, brother Mike?)
Me?
(Yeah, you)
See, man, my thing is so heavy, and I need your help
(Some help? Wait a minute, let me ask the fellas
Hey fellas, you wanna help Mike out? [No])
Ayy man, I thought we was tight
(You wanna help Mike out? You wanna help me out?)
Hehehe, thank you for lettin' me help myself, okay
No no no no no, I got a good idea
I'll tell you what we'll do
(What's that?)
We'll put our heads together and we'll do it ourselfs, haha, okay
We wanna thank Miss Diana Ross for giving us this opportunity
To, thank you, heh, Thank you

[Chorus: The Jackson 5 & (Michael Jackson)]
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf agin (Ah yeah yeah)
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf agin

[Outro: Michael Jackson]
Thank you very much
Thank you for helping me out on "Thank You"
Thank you

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.

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