James Brown - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved Lyrics






Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody out there
(Get into it)
Everybody right there
(Get involved)
Everybody get it

Oh, come on
Come on, come on
Come on with your come on
Come on, come on

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right now
(Get into it)
Everybody over here
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Come on with
Your little come on

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over here
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Wait, wait
Don't raise your hand
Doin' nothin'
And expect me
To say you're doing something
Don't raise your hand
An' Expect me to call you by name
Don't raise your hand
Expect me to say
There goes my man

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over here
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Wait, wait, wait, wait
You bigger they are
The harder they fall
Get an education
So you won't be caught
Get an education
You won't take the fall

Do it right
So you won't have to go
Back and do it at night
Do it one time, make it right
You got the world
You got to fight

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over here
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Wait, wait, wait, wait
Lookie here, wait
Go on, go on, go on
You need a little help
Can't do it alone

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over there
(Get involved)
Get in, get involved

Play it one more time, Bobby
One more time or two
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Wait, everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over here
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Wait, wait
Wait, wait, wait

Now listen
I want you to hit me
Fellas, don't miss me
Fellas, I want you to hit me
Hit me, all right
Hit me, hey, me

Two times
Lookie here, hit me
Hit me, come on
Bring it down

Come on, do it
Do it, do it

Wait, everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over there
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Wait, don't, don't
Don't raise your hand
Doing nothing, an expect me
To say you're doing something

Don't raise your hand
Don't raise your hand
Because you're busy, brother
Better change your twist

Don't raise your hand
Don't raise your hand
Don't wave your hand
If you don't mean it
Don't raise your hand
If you don't need it
Don't raise your hand
Don't raise your hand

Get on up (get on up)
Get into it (get involved)
Get involved (get on up)
Get involved (get into it)

Wait, wait, wait, wait
You and you, baby
Doing your thing
Don't do nobody elses
Jump back, dig yourself

'Cause you're doing your thing
'Cause you're doing your thing

Get on up (get on up)
Get on up (get into it)

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody over there
(Get into it)
Everybody right there
(Get involved)

(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Hey, hey
Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over here
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Lookie here, you can be
Like a tape deck, you know
They can plug you in
Say what they want you to say

Don't let 'em do it (no)
Don't let 'em do it (no)
Don't let 'em do it (no)
Don't let 'em do it (no)

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right here
(Get into it)
Everybody over there
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Everybody over there
(Get on up)
Everybody right there
(Get into it)
Everybody over here
(Get involved)
(Get involved)
(Get involved)

Get involved, get involved
Get involved, get involved
Get involved, get involved
Get involved, get involved...





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  1. W.... G....

    i love this song you cant sit still listening to it.get involved get involved i hear you james no one can touch you

  2. G.... A....

    This should be a push the vote song for 2020

  3. D.... s....

    Great riff

  4. T.... L....

    This is HIGH SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGY!! Beethoven, Mozart, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Socrates...Yes. I said it!

  5. S.... S....

    I've Seen A Few Covers Over The Years, But I've Yet To See Someone Try To Cover JB! Cause It Can't Be Done!😎

  6. T.... M....

    Breakbeat Hall of Fame right here.

  7. P.... M....

    Yessir!

  8. I.... S....

    THIS ONE MAKES ME THINK OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, THIS IS WHAT HE WAS ABOUT TO ME,ONE THING HE SHOWED ME WAS IS I CAN DO ANYTHING, THE FACT THAT IAM BLACK DOESN'T MEAN NOTHING, THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT, IVA STEWART. 🕊🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕊

  9. d.... ....

    Long time no hear!! 😂 😂 😂 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇯🇲🇬🇧🙏🏽❤️

  10. M.... B....

    And 132 people downvoted this track. They wouldn't know good soul music if it kick 'em in the nuts.

  11. M.... B....

    The King of Soul, Funk, Rap. The badass of all badasses....rip.

  12. a.... j....

    B1 ADOS FBA'S! REPARATIONS 2020! GET INVOLVED!!!!!!

  13. E.... J....

    CATFISH W THE PSYCHEDELIC 70'S FUNK!!!

  14. E.... J....

    BOBBY BYRD WAS THE WORD!!!!!

  15. G.... W....

    Old school at its best!!!!

  16. E.... P....

    This song has been sampled by: Jay-Z and Kanye West, Public Enemy (Many Times), Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, Beastie Boys, Nas, Pras feat. Mýa and Ol' Dirty Bastard, Boogie Down Productions, Freshco & Miz, Ghostface Killah, Kid 'N Play, Tim Dog, King Sun, and Big Daddy Kane, just to name a few.

  17. R.... M....

    Nothing but stink face funk all over! R.I.P Godfather of Soul!

  18. R.... G....

    Joe public live and learn

  19. M.... B....

    What I love about Mr. Brown is that he is IN YOUR FACE for 7 or 10 minutes.

  20. M.... B....

    Love it. Raw. Get on it, get involved.

  21. V.... O....

    Doin the t neck dance..me and my brother Ronnie.

  22. V.... O....

    Is that jabbo on the guitar. I tell you my teenage years was awesome.

    V.... O....

    Jabo was the drummer, not guitarist.

  23. V.... O....

    High school days

  24. S.... C....

    Who the hell gives this a thumbs down!!!??? What the hell do you listen to polka lol!?

  25. T.... P....

    This was one of my party songs in 1971.

  26. O.... d....

    for people on the search of: Jimmy Castor Bunch - It just begun (watch me now) and 3:32 its Kenny Dope - Klap your hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK58H92_zgQ

  27. S.... ....

    *Does the Roger Rabbit* to this CLASSIC.

  28. m.... s....

    Power to the people, say it loud...

  29. C.... ....

    JAY-Z brougth me here

  30. f.... ....

    Brooooooo

  31. R.... ....

    84 people have no soul smh, I feel bad for their mothers lol

    R.... ....

    Fuck em. They know no shit!

  32. M.... P....

    Hit me...

  33. D.... C....

    Kool G Rap KILT this beat

  34. S.... f....

    The first 45 I bought and part 2 was on the flip side. Those were days, and will never happen again RIP JB.

  35. N.... W....

    🌹💐I REMEMBER JAMES BROWN👼🏾, BOBBY BYRD👼🏾,AND THE JAMES BROWN BAND🎤🎷🎸🎹🎺🥁🎵🎶🥀

  36. a.... j....

    The Birth of Hip-Hop SOUL!

  37. J.... J....

    This is the one that made you run to the dance floor. Come on with your come.

  38. e.... ....

    MANY PEOPLE TELL ME THIS STYLE IS TERRFIC
    IT IS KINDA DIFFERENT
    BUT LET'S GET SPECIFIC

    e.... ....

    The Maestro influenced stacks of people.

    e.... ....

    He mastered The One.

    e.... ....

    They are lyrics to Boogie Down Production's South Bronx.

    e.... ....

    @Chris Ginish https://youtu.be/vZY9rg7CAJA

    e.... ....

    that's killer diller

  39. W.... d....

    The 45 👑 & Big daddy kane brought me here 🛸💯.

    Set it off 🔥

  40. D.... C....

    Endless assault of funk you can't run from (fellas I want you to hit me)!!!!

  41. A.... G....

    "THA"GoDFaTHeR"Mi NaMe"James Brown"PaRaDiSe"PeaCe"

  42. K.... A....

    TOO DAMN FUNKY

  43. g.... g....

    Congo's 4.33

  44. K.... A....

    Message in the music

  45. C.... �....

    I'm looking for the Bboy Remix of
    NAS -Nasty
    James Brown - Get Up Get Into It Get Involved
    Mashup from Massive Monkeeys Day

  46. P.... J....

    Doing my thang!

  47. P.... J....

    Grew Up with this in the early 70'S... We Partied...Drunk Late Night Pop And All..."I Love You Kids' And All!

  48. P.... J....

    Soul Bro #1, Love You!

  49. G.... F....

    Greatness with Clyde Stubblefield on drums. Amazing!!!

  50. C.... S....

    Ultramag. Feeling it.

  51. G.... ....

    I'd like to know how they thought up that break!

    G.... ....

    They would all watch, his body and voice.lots of vocal signals, dancing.

  52. C.... T....

    The Baddest Man in the Land!!!! Soul Brotha #1 getting Down wit the Get Down!

  53. O.... H....

    Let's Fiiiiiight!

  54. L.... 4....

    My headphones are on fire !! #FIYA #THECLASSICS (-_-)

  55. D.... H....

    Respect to Bobby Byrd.

  56. A.... n....

    The Godfather of Soul......respect

  57. A.... G....

    THIS IS SPIRITUAL!!!!!

  58. M.... J....

    House party music. Didn't have to worry about people shooting up the party. You could just have a good time.

  59. B.... B....

    "Yeaaaahhh honey...come onnnn with the come onnn! I tell ya, it don't get no funkier than that. Soul Brother Number One...tellin' it like it is. Preach it brother! Him and Bobby Byrd got a stone soul message for the people this morning! Say That!!
    John R way down South in Dixie, 1510, WLAC playing that sweet soul music. I tell ya, it's in me, and it's got to come out here now ya'undastan! We gon' funk the place up here for the next hour or so. Stay with me now, ya'hear? I promise you yo' ears and yo' soul won't ever be the same! It's Program 10, talkin' 'bout the one and only Ernie's Record Mart, Post office box 5366, Nashville, Tennessee, and only, Nashville, Tennessee!
    Awwwrrighttt!!!
    Ummo let loose this 50,000 watts of Soul Power on ya right here, with my main man Solomon Burke. He say, "I Got to Get You Off of My Mind", honey. Cain't even think straight! You put it on me baby! Got my nose wide open! Look out now. Tell us about it Solomon!...Sang the song!"...Memories!👑🎤🎵🎸

  60. d.... ....

    Soo many rap classics were born after this gem!!

  61. d.... ....

    @3:50 .. this is poison!! Kool G Rap

  62. S.... S....

    does anyone know the scale used for this track?

  63. A.... D....

    This is still good

  64. i.... ....

    Prince recorded housequake after listening to this

  65. P.... A....

    It sounds like yesterday....oh JB, thank you so much.

  66. G.... G....

    Dont raise your hand doing nothing, and expect me to say your doing something. Need a little help, cant do it alone.

  67. 1.... S....

    DON'T RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU DON'T CLEAN IT DON'T RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT SHOUT OUT TO THE GODFATHER OF SOUL MR DYNAMITE SOUL HIMSELF JAMES BROWN REST IN POWER KING

  68. C.... T....

    Anutha tune to make you lose your mind!!

    C.... T....

    Cindy Thompson yesss

  69. J.... J....

    THAT BREAK BEAT IS FIYAH!!

  70. B.... P....

    52 thumbs down should go to..........

  71. D.... B....

    RIP king James Brown

  72. C.... C....

    ✊✊✊🎷🎙🎸

  73. C.... M....

    I swear..I just...had a flash back 🤣🤣😂🤣 Jesus take the wheel 😂🤣😂

  74. N.... D....

    Nas - 'Where Are They Now' (3:58) brought me here ;)

  75. M.... ....

    B Boys and B Girls get busy

  76. R.... M....

    DEMOCRATS!!! IT IS TIME!!

  77. D.... C....

    James Brown is my # 1 artist of all time. He was absolutely BRILLIANT and light years ahead of his time.

  78. K.... C....

    Message in the music. The hardest working man in show business. The Godfather of Soul Music. Thank you James Brown you made the world better because you used your God-given gift.

  79. R.... G....

    James Brown band sound and beats will be good Forever, a thousand years from now, timeless.

  80. J.... B....

    #1 Soul Brother!

  81. A.... E....

    This reminds me of 3rd Floor Wheatley, Howard University!

  82. B.... D....

    Let us not overlook the magic of Bobby Byrd. One of the best Soul voices EVER.

    B.... D....

    Bobby Byrd the hype man

  83. J.... R....

    Let's do it again 48 LOVE

  84. m.... ....

    I envision a pimpwalk while listening to this.

    m.... ....

    maccyknife1 😂😂😂✌

  85. S.... M....

    THAT IS RIGHT .......................

  86. v.... ?....

    Style wars

  87. s.... ....

    What didn't hip hop not sample from James Brown? lol

    s.... ....

    Biz Markie did. "Vapors" from "Papa Don't Take No Mess".

    s.... ....

    Everything

    s.... ....

    A lot of rappers back in the Mid 80's and 90's sampled from James Brown including Public Enemy. They sampled a lot of his tracks. So did Big Daddy Kane!!!!

    s.... ....

    He was the MOST Sample person on this Earth as for Hip Hop!!!

  88. T.... V....

    Saw JB live ...

  89. w.... ....

    The Last Two FAMOUS FLAMES :JAMES BROWN & BOBBY BYRD
    Backed by the James Brown Band (aka The J.B's)

  90. W.... A....

    Hail the godfather James Brown, king of Soul and inspiration of my group, Public Enemy.

  91. J.... ....

    You out of your mind if it ain't talent

  92. S.... B....

    Pure Funky!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Yaazzzz!

  93. A.... T....

    James Brown Star Time pictured above is a box set of about 4 or 5 compact discs.

  94. A.... T....

    Bobby Byrd once sang with McCartney and Paul yelled out Byrd. I heard this but can't find it doing a search. Anyone else hear this or know what to put in a search to get it?

    A.... T....

    Bobby Byrd never in his life sang with Paul McCartney

  95. S.... D....

    @3:29 makes me feel like im getting electrocuted

    S.... D....

    You woke! DO IT...Electrocuted and awake! Is there a better way to live?

  96. D.... J....

    James brown nyc the apollo theater. ......harlem nyc...the fuckin best that ever ever lived

  97. S.... O....

    815315 Rene Brown big brother van Rodney ODell Jr peace time up

  98. j.... s....

    he made the funkiest beats on EARTH!!! No contest