George Clinton — Funky Kind Gonna Knock It Down

You've taught yourself to dance to the beat and swing and jive But the entertainers didn't like the way you move You'd have never pledged to yourself That you'd become a dancer By checking your steps you've found how to rock the groove It's the close encounter of the funky kind Close encounter of the funky kind The funky kind, the funky kind In the Hall of Fame she generated such a beautiful scene She gone made me too OOH-AAH-OOH-TCHAA-TCHAA OOH-AAH-OOH She's got the look like a funky singer of Motown She's gonna knock it down Coming out of the blue, and I tear all that shit up I'm here to get down Her lipstick stained my long nose slacks She said I love you and smacked me My mind was gettin' cracked And I'm gonna knock it down I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up And when I get with it I know you know just what I mean I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up I'm gonna knock it down and tear all that shit up And when I do it I'll be sticking to it like hot grits on Al Green (The close encounter of the funky kind) I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up And when I get with it I know you know just what I mean I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up I'm gonna knock it down and tear all that shit up And when I do it I'll be sticking to it like hot grits on Al Green Heavy Metal, Hip Hop Gangsta Rap oversamples of Doo Wop Funkin' with rock chops, rockin' with funk chops Only the weasel goes pop (It's the close encounter of Starchild) Only the weasel goes pop, only the weasel Only the weasel goes pop In the Hall of Fame she generated such a beautiful scene Every night, after night The Supremes send me crazy As all Motown artists break my heart Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross The Temptations, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke Elvis, I do love you so too You're gonna stay in my mind forever Another component for T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M To pick up of course, y'all Gonna give up the funk, tear the roof the roof the sucker Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadooloop And we're gonna turn this mutha out Unfunky kind of UFO, Motor Booty Affair Your funk is the best Dr. Funkenstein The Mothership Connection is here, therefore Get up for the down stroke Tonight, every night, after night The Supremes send me crazy As all Motown artists break my heart Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross The Temptations, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke Elvis, I do love you so too You're gonna stay in my mind forever (The close encounter of the funky kind) Let them know Tear it up, I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up And when I get with it I know you know just what I mean Gonna knock it down and tear it up Gonna knock it down and tear all that shit up And when I do it I'll be sticking to it like hot grits on Al Green She's got the look like a funky singer of Motown She's gonna knock it down Coming out of the blue, and I tear all that shit up I'm here to get down Her lipstick stained my long nose slacks She said I love you and smacked me My mind was gettin' cracked And I'm gonna knock it down I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up I'm gonna knock it down and tear it up