Uncle Jam Wants You (1979)

(Special thanks to Eric Akawie)
All songs c 1979 Malbiz Music, except "Uncle Jam" c 1979 Rubber Band Music, Inc.
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Track List (links jump to lyrics for that song):

Freak Of The Week
(not just) Knee Deep
Uncle Jam
Field Maneuvers
Holly Wants To Go To California
Foot Soldiers (Star-Spangled Funky)



Freak Of The Week

{G Clinton, P Bishop, DeWayne McKnight}

Yeah, gotta be gotta be freak of the week
Ooh, gotta be gotta be freak of the week
Yeah, gotta be gotta be freak of the week
She's a big freak, going to be freak of the week
She's a disco lovin' mama, at the disco's where you'll find her
She's a big freak, tell by the company she keeps
She's a disco lovin' mama, at the disco's where you'll find her
Gotta be, she got to be freak of the week, yeah
Gotta be, got to be freak of the week, ooh
Gotta be, got to be freak of the week, yeah
Gotta be, she got to be freak of the week
She's a big freak, going to be freak of the week
She's a dancing interpretation of the meaning of syncopation
She's a big freak, going to be freak of the week
Don't give her that one move groovalistic,
That disco sadistic,
That one beat up and down it just won't do.
Don't give her that forever and ever foreplay,
She's not looking for the short way,
She's got to reach a point where she gets off.

She's a big freak, going to be freak of the week
She's a disco lovin' mama, at the disco's where you'll find her
She's a big freak, (great big freak) going to be freak of the week
Gotta be, gotta be freak of the week, yeah
Gotta be, got to be freak of the week, ooh (x4)
She's a big freak, going to be freak of the week
She's a disco lovin' mama, at the disco's where you'll find her
She's a big freak, going to be freak of the week
Don't give her that one move groovalistic,
That disco sadistic,
That one beat up and down it just won't do.
Don't give her that forever and ever foreplay,
She's not looking for the short way,
She's got to reach a point where she gets off.
Great big freak, she got to be freak of the week
She's a dancing interpretation of the meaning of syncopation
She's a big freak
Great big freak, got to be freak of the week
Yeah......
Got to be a freak (x10)
Gotta be, gotta be freak of the week Yeah
Gotta be, gotta be freak of the week, Ooh
Gotta be, she got to be freak of the week, yeah
Gotta be, gotta be freak of the week, Ooh
Gotta be, she got to be freak of the week, yeah

I'm a big freak, going to be freak of the week
I'm a disco lovin' mama, at the disco's where you'll find me
I'm a big freak, I'm going to be freak of the week
I'm a dancing interpretation of the meaning of syncopation
She's a big freak, (great big freak) going to be freak of the week
Gotta be freak of the week
Gotta be freak of the week



(not just) Knee Deep

{G Clinton, Jr}

Whooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohh-ohh-ohhhhhhhhh, huh!
Whooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohhhhhh-heyyyyhoooahhooh
Something about the music, she always makes me dance (x2)
She turns me on and on, and all about
She was a freak, never missin' a beat, yeah.
She was a freak, boy was it neat, yeah.
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep,
When she did the freak with me.

She did the freak, never missin' a beat, yeah.
She did the freak, boy was it neat, yeah.
She's a freak
The girl is a freak, the girl never misses a beat, yeah yeah
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me.

She did the jerk.
It didn't work, no.
She did the monkey.
It wasn't funky, no more.
Chicken wasn't pickin'.
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me.

She turns me on and on, and all about.
(Round and round) She's the freak of my desire
(round and round she goes) And when she dance she sets the world on fire
(round and round she goes)
The little girl is the freak of the week.
(round and round she goes)
When she dance she gives me happy feet
(round and round she goes)
She's the freak of my desire
And when she dance she sets the world on fire
(round and round she goes)
She's givin' me happy feet
Yeah, she's the freak of the week!

She was a freak, never missin' a beat, yeah.
She was a freak, boy was it neat, yeah.
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep,
When she did the freak with me.

She did the jerk.
It didn't work, no.
I did the moose.
Oh no, not the moose!
Monkey wasn't funkin'
Chicken wasn't pickin'
But she was not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me

Hey!
Something about the music, it got into my dance
Something about the music, it got into my pants (x10)
She turns me on and on, and all about.
Freak of the week
She turns me on and on, and all about.
Something about the music (x10)
Something about the music got into my pants
Something about the music
She's a big ol' freak, the girl's a big ol' freak
She's the freak of the week
She turns me on and on
She was a freak (x2)
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me

She did the jerk.
It didn't work, no.
I did the moose.
Oh no, not the moose!
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me

She turns me on and on
Ooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohh-ohh-ohhhhhhhhh
Di-di-di-di di di-di
Ants in my pants and I need to dance
I got ants in my pants and I need to dance
Whooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohh-ohh-ohhhhhhhhh, hoo-hoo!
Something about the music, about the music
Something about the music, it got into my dance
Whooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohh-ohh-ohhhhhhhhh
Something about the music (x2)
Something about the music got into my pants
Something about the music
She's a big ol' freak, the girl's a big ol' freak
She's the freak of the week
She's a big ol' freak, just a big ol' freak
She's the freak of the week
You turned me on and out (x2)
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the freak (x3)
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me

She did the jerk,
It didn't work, no
Oooooooh-ooh-ohh-ohh (x6)
Something about the music (x10)
Doo-doo-doo-doo doo doo-doo
Ants in my pants and I need to dance
I got ants in my pants and I need to dance
Chicken ain't lickin', the moose wasn't cookin'
Oh, but your music grooved me, it moved me
That music and the beat HA!
Started tryin' liberating my feet
Can this be me, immersed in funk so deep?
Whooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohh-ohh-ohhhhhhhhh
Ants in my pants and I need to dance
Ants in my pants and I need to dance
Now get on up
She's a big ol' freak, the girl's a big ol' freak
She's the freak of the week
She's a big ol' freak, just a big ol' freak
She's the freak of the week
You turned me on and out (x2)
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me

She did the freak (x3)
She was so funky
The girl's a freak, the girl never misses a beat, yeah yeah
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me

She did the jerk
It didn't work, no
Whooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohh-ohh-ohhhhhhhhh
Whooooo-hoooo-oooooo-ooooooo-ooo-ohh-ohh-ohhhhhhhhh
Something about the music, it got into my dance
Something about the music, it got into my pants (x3)
Chicken wasn't pickin'
Monkey wasn't funky
Something about the music, it got into my pants
Something about the music (x2)
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Make no mistake
The most funky music got what it takes
To groove you some time
Knock you down
Make you want to turn around and do it one more time, yeah
Something about the music
The music grooved me, yeah
Ants in my pants and I need to dance
I got ants in my pants and I need to dance
Whoo!
Chicken ain't pickin', the moose wasn't cookin'
Oh, but your music moved me, it grooved me
That music and the beat Huh!
Started tryin' liberating my feet Ah!
Can this be me, immersed in funk so deep?
Ants in my pants and I need to dance
Ants in my pants and I need to dance
Something about the music, it got into my dance
She's a big ol' freak, the girl's a big ol' freak
She's the freak of the week
She's a big ol' freak, just a big ol' freak
She was the freak of the week
You turned me on and out (x2)
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the freak Huh!
She did the freak
She did the freak



Uncle Jam

{G Clinton, G Shider, B Worrell, W Collins}

All right,
All you inductees fall out and form some kinda line or something
I want all you young ladies to stick your chests out
And get your hips to move!
'Cause Uncle Jam wants you to join his army!
Come on, y'all

I know it's early, but you gotta get down.
Go on and rock, Sue, rock!
I'm a soldier, in the army, of Uncle Jam
Come on and work out in that foxhole.
Ain't no need to get dirty, but you can get down
This is the army with the mission to rescue dance music from the blahs
We're not gonna do it by fighting--Get up! Get down!
Uncle Jam wants you to funk with him
La da dee da dee dee dee dee da

You said you'd be ready, if he called on you
Now he's a righteous kind of leader
Just demanding funk and groove from you
Get down
I see you out there in that field, riding on that 88, feeling ok haHEY!
So you want to dance? You've got to join Uncle Jam's army.
Pick your feet up
Come on y'all
If you want to dance? You've got to join Uncle Jam's army.

Alright you mugs- this is Uncle Jam's army, see?
And we're on groove maneuvers, see
I don't want nobody sweatin' til I tell ya
You gotta you gotta you got to
Marching in the foxhole
All right you mugs, so you want to dance?
This is Uncle Jam's army, and we're on groove maneuvers, see
You've got to join Uncle Jam's army

Just marching to the groove, honey
Got it going on the good foot
Gotta get on up
Happy feet, happy foot, happy time
Marching in this army
Marching in this army, see
Rescuing dance music from the blahs
Rescuing dance music from the blahs
Wake up!

Come on, y'all
Now here's where we start steppin'
Like we ought to do.
You've got to join Uncle Jam's army
Wear those colors that make you look like you belong
Hey boy, cut your hair!
Come give it to me
March to the left, right, march to the left
On and rock now, funky, y'all, come on and rock now
March to your left, it's funky now? to the tune of Jam
Get it honey
I know you're groovin' when you're movin' now, come on
And get funky with your Uncle, baby
I'm your thrill sergeant!
Uncle Jam wants you to funk with him
La da dee da dee dee dee dee da

If he calls on you
Allright you mugs, so you want to dance, hey?
Uncle Jam wants you! Uncle Jam wants you!
I - I don't think ya heard me
Uncle Jam wants you Uncle Jam wants you to funk with him
Come on, I said he wants you
He wants you to jam with him
Hey boy, whatcha doing sweatin' over there
Didn't I tell ya, ya ain't supposed to be sweatin', boy?
You-You-You You gotta you gotta you got to
You got to make me feel good
Oh there's something coming over me
I think I'll join, join the army
Sacrificing everything but the beat
Sometimes we got to fall in the foxhole called life
And I look up, and I don't see nobody trying to help me out
Ohh, I feel good tonight

Now that was allright,
But some of you all ain't doin' what you're supposed to do
I just see a few hands clapping out there
Uncle Jam's army, here- yeah.
Disturbing the peace at the bridge of the river quiet.
Marching in the name of the groove.
No AWOP-absent without the P.
Uncle Jam's army here-so you wanna dance?
This is booty do your duty time.
We're soldiers on booty patrol.
And I'm your thrill sergeant
And he's your thrill sergeant.
Gonna keep you on your toes, cause Uncle Jam wants you
To do what you're supposed to do, and join his army!

All right you mugs, one more time!
I see you there marching in a foxhole
But there's one thing I want to say to you
Gotta reel it up and turn it round and round
So you wanna dance, eh?
Let me hear you say it loud and proud!
Feeling good? Let me knock on wood
Disturb the peace at the bridge of the river quiet
Loud and proud!
On to the left right, on to the one
On to the left right, on to the left
All right you mugs, so you wanna dance, eh
It's on the one!
All right you mugs, pick 'em up
It's on the one!
March to the left



Field Maneuvers

{D Clinton, D Clinton}

{Instrumental}



Holly Wants To Go To California

{G Clinton, B Worrell}

Holly wants to go to California
Holly would if only Holly could
Holly she belongs in California
Holly would if only Holly could

Holly's got a heavenly body
Which all stars need to shine
Holly, she's a star
Holly's got a beautiful mind

Holly wants to go to California
Holly would if only Holly could
Holly she belongs in California
Holly would if only Holly could

Holly's got a heavenly body
Which all stars need to shine
Holly, she's a star
Holly's got a beautiful mind

If Holly want to go to California
Holly would, if only Holly could
And she'd shine,
Like the Hollywood sign
On Sunset and Vine
In nighttime, in the nighttime

Holly wants to go to California,
Holly would, and if Holly ever should
Holly's got a heavenly body
Which all stars they need to shine
Holly, she's a star
Holly, she's got a beautiful mind
Let Holly go
To California
Cause Holly would if only Holly

Holly wants to go to California
Holly would, if only Holly could
And she'd shine,
Like the Hollywood sign
On Sunset and Vine
In nighttime, in the nighttime
Holly wants to go to California
Yeah,
She'll make it.



Foot Soldiers (Star Spangled Funky)

{G Clinton, Jim Vitti}

Move it, move it, move it soldier
This is Uncle Jam's army, see
Where we Move it, move it, move it

Oh!
Get live, soldier!
Move it! (x5)

I'm your thrill instructor, see?
And when I say
Move it (x4)
Oh!
Move it
Move it
Get live soldier
Move it (x3)

Move it (x4)
This is Uncle Jam's army, see
Where we move it, move it, move it, move it
Move it, move it, move it, soldier
Oh!
Get live, soldier!
Move it, move it, move it
Move it, move it, move it, move it
Move it