Get Up Offa That Thing (Live) (Remastered) Lyrics
James Brown
Lyrics
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!
OH!
Say it now!
I'm back!
I'm back!
I'm back!
I'm back!
Get up offa that thing,
and dance 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and dance 'till you, sing it now!
Get up offa that thing,
and dance 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release that pressure!
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and shake it, say it now!
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release that pressure!
Get up off!
Ha!
Good God!
So good!
Ha!
Everybody ready?!
Follow me!
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and shake it, sing it now!
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release that pressure!
Get up offa that thing, (Ha!)
and twist 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you, sing it now!
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release that pressure!
Huh!
Get funky!
So good, Uh!
I'm first to stop, ha!
I've told them now, ha!
Uh!
Ha!
Ohio player!
Can you hit it one time, from the top?!
Get up offa that thing,
and dance to try, you better!
Get up offa that thing,
and... Help me!
Get up offa that thing,
and dance 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release that pressure!
Huh!
I need it!
That's the wise old brother at the side start good!
C'mon Clive do it!
Do it!
Uh!
Ha!
Good God!
God Good!
Huh!
Feels good!
Feels good!
Do it to me!
Huh!
Good God!
I want you all in the jam!
Gonna get you all in the jam!
Play that bad funk!
Show 'em how funky you are!
Play it JB's!
Play it now!
Hey!
Get up offa that thing,
and dance 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
and dance 'till you, help me out!
Get up offa that thing,
and dance 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release that pressure!
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you feel better!
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release, say it now!
Get up offa that thing,
and shake 'till you feel better,
Get up offa that thing,
and try to release that pressure!
Get up and... call it!
I feel good!
Song & Lyrics Facts
James Brown's iconic song "Get Up Offa That Thing" (Live) (Remastered) was released on the album Sex Machine Today in 1975. The artist is James Brown, and the genre of this song is funk.
The lyrics were written by Charles Bobbit and James Brown himself. The band members included James Brown on vocals, Fred Wesley on trombone, Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis on saxophone, Maceo Parker on alto saxophone, and John Starks on drums. The live performance of "Get Up Offa That Thing" at the Apollo Theater in Harlem has been widely praised as one of the greatest performances of all time. It was recorded just weeks before the release of the original single version and features a longer intro and outro than the studio recording. This remastered version includes newly added backing vocals from Bobby Byrd and Vicki Anderson.