Prince

Released: November 19, 1996

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Get yo groove on

[Hook]
I got some money because I just got paid
It's time to get my groove on
Been working hard, now it's time to play
I gots to get my groove on

[Verse 1]
Can't wait to see your face again
You keep me happy, yeah, you are my best friend
In the park around a half past 9
Meet me, we'll have a real good time

[Chorus]
Come on, everybody get yo groove on
Come on, we gonna party all night long
Get yo groove on

[Verse 2]
I got some honey and some peppermint tea
That's all I need to get my drink on
Don't want this night to end if you're with me
We gonna party all night long
Bring the player, I'll bring the CDs
But don't you put nothing slow on
That new D'Angelo, some N.P.G
And we'll make a bet to see who keep their clothes on

[Chorus]
Come on, everybody get yo groove on
Come on, we gonna party all night long
Get yo groove on

[Hook]
I got some money because I just got paid
It's time to get my groove on
Been working hard, now it's time to play
I gots to get my groove on

[Bridge]
I'm usually working both night and day
No time for fun
But tonight I'm gonna get my groove on
I'm saying until I see the sun
Till I see the sun, ooh, I wanna play
Come on!

[Spoken Interlude]
Speak
Hey girl, let's hang tonight
Alright
Around at half past 9?

[Hook]
I got some money because I just got paid
It's time to get my groove on
Been working hard, now it's time to play
I gots to get my groove on

[Chorus]
Come on, everybody get yo groove on (Hey baby)
Come on!
Get yo groove on
Get yo groove on

[Spoken Interlude]
Hey, nice joint, huh?
It's alright
You see anything you like in here, you know what I'm saying?
I think I see little something, something over there
But there's to much smoke in here, ehh
Wait, wait, wait
What's your name, little? Come here
Eeewww!

[Breakdown]
Get it on, get on
Get your groove on
Baby, get your groove on
Oh yeah
Get it on
(Get your groove on)
Get yo, get yo, get your groove on
Get yo, get yo
Get yo, get yo, get your groove on
Get yo, get yo groove on
Oh baby
Get yo groove on
Oh baby, oh yeah
Get yo groove on
Get yo groove on

[Spoken Outro]
Girl, you believe that brother that came over here?
I'm telling you, with a tooth missing and everything
Hey Rhonda, girl, how you doing?
Hey, how you doing Montalbo?
Is Juice in there?
Don't you mean
You know, Big Julius
The sleazy one?
Yo, I know Big Juice is in there, girl
Getting that groove on (Get yo groove on)
(Get yo, get yo, get yo groove on)
Oh, get it on
Girl, I think we better leave
Because if we don't, I think I might have to have another one
Then I might change my name
To... ?
What's my name? Margarita
Y'all help me find Juice, I'm trying, I can't find him
Are you still looking for him?
Yeah, he's just... you know
He's up in here somewhere, I can't find him though
(No no, definitely not seen him)
Girl, let's go, I smell like an ashtray
(It's time to go)
We ain't going nowhere
Sir, I'm sorry
This club has a very strict dress code
We do not accept bluejeans
What you mean?
It don't take Stevie Wonder to see I got on the right clothes in here
I need to get up in this club
Hell, I could buy every one of you
We're not for sale!

An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.

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