Rick James — You and I Live in Long Beach July 1981

[Intro] One, two, three, four Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do Ah, YOW! [Verse 1] You and I We fit together like a glove on hand That's right Don't you know That I would gladly take you anywhere You wanted to go You and me We are as close as three-part harmony Wouldn't you agree? And if by chance Our romance ended it would surely be The end of me [Pre-Chorus] Some people might say I'm infatuated (On no, baby) But I don't care, 'cause they really don't know (Oh, oh, oh, oh) They'll never see of hear the things I do with you So far as I'm concerned they all can go to hell [Bridge] Yeah, well, well well well You and I (Do-do) You and me (Do-do-do) Should be together (Do-do) Eternally (Do-do-do) You and I (Do-do) You and me (Do-do-do) Should be together (Do-do) YEAH, WOO! Dance, girls, woo! L.A., everybody on the funk (Everybody dance on the funk, everybody dance on the funk) Oh, dancing on (Everybody dance on the funk, everybody dance on the funk) Now shake your booty now (Everybody shake your booty now) Shake it down, down, down (Everybody shake your booty now) Shake it down (Everybody shake your booty) Oh, down, down (Everybody shake your booty) Now dance on 'em (Everybody dance on the funk, everybody dance on the funk) (Everybody dance on the funk, everybody dance on the funk) [Interlude] Y'all ready to go home yet? You still wanna party? Listen up Before we party, I just wanna thank some people, bring it down If y'all don't wanna go home yet, you gotta do me a favor You gotta work them hands If I see people ain't partying we gon' go home early tonight Now, I think this crowd particularly is very pumped higher tonight on the groove Hell yeah? I think y'all really came out to party tonight, hell yeah Listen up, here's what I want you to do Last night, there were some people in here and started this thing happening It was very spontaneous and everybody had a good time But, I wanna see if this crowd here tonight can do what they did last night And that is, everything that I sing y'all bring back to me I don't think you can do it; you think you can do it? We'll see Now, work them hands, first of all People in the back, hey, work your body Look at ya, party Now, I'ma sing a note, and then I want y'all to sing it back And I bet you can't catch all my stuff; y'all got that? Doo-doo-bah, doo-doo-bah (Doo-doo-bah, doo-doo-bah) Bau-mau-bau-mau (Bau-mau-bau-mau) Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo (Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo) Budu-skiddu-buh-skiddu-doo-doo-skit (Budu-skiddu-buh-skiddu-doo-doo-skit) Wait a minute, y'all wouldn't be related to them people who was here last night, would you? Oh, y'all got some new stuff, huh? Oh, y'all think y'all real tough, don't you? Y'all think y'all real bad, huh? Okay, I'ma wear you out right now Work them hands, I wanna hear nothin' but hands Bau-badabamba (Bau-badabamba) Bau-baubamba (Bau-baubamba) Doom-blu-doo-doo-doo (Doom-blu-doo-doo-doo) Brrrrrrrrrr (Brrrrrrrrrr) Brr-brr-brr (Brr-brr-brr) Buh-doo-skita-doom-doom-skita-doom-doom-skita (Buh-doo-skita-doom-doom-skita-doom-doom-skita) Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh Y'all think y'all bad, don't ya, L.A.? Alright, band, don't worry, boys, I won't let you down (Get 'em, bro) I'ma get 'em right now, shit, messing with me Work your hands, L.A Now, I was just playin' with you a minute ago, now I'm gon' get down Buh-ma-bamba (Buh-ma-bamba) Ahh-doodle-ooh (Ahh-doodle-ooh) Buh-litta-do-do-duh-doo-do-doo-duh-do (Buh-litta-do-do-duh-doo-do-doo-duh-do) Buh-litta-do-do-duh-duh-ditta-do-ditta (Buh-litta-do-do-duh-duh-ditta-do-ditta) Skee-bup, skee-bup, skee-bup (Skee-bup, skee-bup, skee-bup) Ahh-ooh-uh-ooh-ooh (Ahh-ooh-uh-ooh-ooh) Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh [Outro] YEAH, OOH! L.A L.A., you're number one, and I love you very much Somebody scream Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh ... Oohuh, Oohuh You're number one, L.A., you're number one