Tear the Roof Off the Sucker Medley (Live/1977)

Lyrics

[Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)] [Intro: Parliament] Tear the roof off, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker Tear the roof off the sucker Tear the roof off, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker Tear the roof off the sucker Tear the roof off, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker Tear the roof off the sucker Tear the roof off, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker Tear the roof off the sucker [Pre-Chorus: Parliament, George Clinton] You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round (Everybody say) [Chorus: Parliament] Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk We gotta have that funk [Refrain: Parliament] Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da [Pre-Chorus: Parliament] You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round [Chorus: Parliament] Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk We gotta have that funk [Refrain: Parliament, George Clinton] Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da (Ayy, what y'all gon' do?) We're gonna turn this mother out (What you gonna do?) We're gonna turn this mother out We're gonna turn this mother out (I don't hear y'all) We're gonna turn this mother out [Pre-Chorus: Parliament] You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round [Chorus: Parliament] Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Come on) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow, we want the funk Give up the funk Ow, we need the funk (Let us in, we'll turn this mother out) We gotta have that funk Ow [Get Off Your Ass and Jam] [Outro: Parliament, George Clinton] Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! (Everybody say) Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! (Everybody say) Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! (Everybody say) Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! (Everybody say) Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!