Time to Get Busy - James Brown

Uh!

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

Say it!

(Get busy!) Hit it

Say it, say it

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

Get busy!

I know it’s right, say it, uh!

(Get busy, busy, buys, busy)

Uh, waow!

When I’m in the streets, I look all around

Not enough heads held high

Too many young people looking down

The only thing I wanna hear, is that sound

Of marching people, get it together on solid ground

Children!

(Yeah?)

I want you to listen (Alright!)

Idle time can make an idle mind

And the mind is a terrible thing to waste

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

Say it, YAAOW!

Get busy!

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

Get up, keep it up!

Get busy!

Go on, Godfather

A-what we gonna do?

(Hit it!) — Keep stickin'

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

I need it, YAAOW!

Get busy!

Huh, uh!

I need the speed!

I need it!

If you know what time it is, get in the groove (get in the groove)

Babies making babies, sho-nuff ain’t the move

If you wanna get paid, on ya own

Open your eyes, close your mouth

And leave that crack alone

Children!

(Yeah?)

Pick up on this (Alright!)

Don’t waste ya time, ya gotta use your mind

'Cause the mind is a terrible thing to waste

Ah, hit it!

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

(Get get get get, get busy) Get busy!

Time to get, time to get

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

(Time to get get, yaaaw) Get busy!

Time to get, time to get

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

(Time to get get) Get busy!

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

Ahhh, It’s time to get, it’s time to get

Get busy!

Time to get, get, get busy!

Yeeeaow!

Take it down (Hit me!)

Ah-ha-ha-ha, hey, yeas-ah

On the one, yes sir

Uh, ah, ow

We gotta get down, down, down, down

Hit it!

Let it lay, huh!

(Get-get) Yeas-ah, let it lay, huh!

Ow, let it lay, uh!

(Get busy, busy, get busy, busy, busy)

Go on, Godfather — a-what we gonna do?

Keep stickin', stick and move — stick and move

Stick, stick, move (Get busy!)

Children!

(Yeah?)

I want you to listen (Alright!)

Don’t waste your time — you gotta use your mind

'Cause the mind is a terrible thing to waste

Time, get get get what you want, ah

Don’t give up, huh, use your mind, hah

Don’t give up, huh, use your mind

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

Let’s go, get busy!

Conscience be your guide

It’s time to get, it’s time to get get

Ha-ha-ha-ha, God’s sake!

Never give up, never give up, never give up

Never give up on a good thing

Never give up, never give up, never give up

Nah, nah, aaaaow!

On the one

Never give up

Never give up, never give up, never give up (get, get, get, get)

Never give up a good thing, yes-ah

Never give up, never give up, never give up

Aaaah, bring it, bring it up!

My thing, your thing, good thing, hit thing, my thing

Never give up, never give up a good thing

My thing, uh!

(Get busy)

Good thing, my thing, your thing, my thing!

(Get busy)

Hit it, uuuhh!