Rick James - Good Ol' Days Lyrics
Good ol' days
Good ol' days
The good ol' days
Sha-da-da-dwee-dwee-dwee
Ooh wee, ooh wee
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(Pink champagne, in the good ol' days)
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days, good ol' days)
Everybody had a good time
Everybody drank the best wine
And people danced everywhere
Didn't nobody have to be strapped
Never had to worry 'bout a rat-tat-tat
Gunshot goin' down
'Cause all you ever heard was a funky sound
I was living in the big time
So were good friends of mine
And we never stole a beat to eat
We've been bustin' out of the ghetto streets (Bustin' out!)
In the '80s it was all good (All good)
Living high in Hollywood
Me and some very good friends of mine
Charlie and George, Dr. Funkenstein, yeah
It was all good, in the good ol' days
We were
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days)
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days)
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days)
Everybody had a sneak peek (Right)
Everybody was a super freak (For real)
Live on stage in '81
Teena Marie and I had just begun
I was starting to get higher (Higher)
We were burnin' up with Fire & Desire
But I just couldn't hang around
I guess that's why she called me Casanova Brown (Right)
I was throwin' down all night (All night)
Funk was alive, and so was I
Even all the Mary Jane Girls and me
Couldn't see the fog that was soon to be
The devil handed me a glass pipe
Soon as I awoke, I was out of sight (I was gone)
Years went by while I was away
But now I'm back and I'm here to stay
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(In the good ol' days, in the good ol' days)
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(It was all good, in the good ol' days)
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(Dance in the sunshine)
Parliament, (In my house), Gap Band, (Yearning for your love)
Maze and Frankie, Con Funk Shun, Lakeside
Stone City Band keep funkin'
Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, in the good ol' days
Bar-Kays, Cameo, yeah, I remember
(We're gonna give it to you, give it to you, give it to you, give it to you)
I remember
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(Sha-da-da-dwee-dwee-dwee, nananana, ooh)
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
(Just groovin', and groovin', and groovin')
We were groovin' with the Mary Jane
Kickin' back drinkin' pink champagne
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Rick James Good Ol' Days Comments
Mannnn...R.I.P. Rick James...This was a hard pill to swallow...I’ve been to so many of his concerts and I promise this man can put on a show.
Gm edagdwg thanks for sharing never heard this song God at work enjoying each other people change glad I lived in the good old days Linda j ☮️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌈🌈🌈🌈🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💯💯💯💯
Very underrated album
Does Wilson perform this in concert?
THAT'S HOT!!! RICK WAS ABOUT TO BLOW BACK UP.!! BUT DOD ALAH WANTED HIM N DEMANDED HE GO WITH HIM. SO WE LOST HIM. RICK U R. MISSED MORE THEN U WILL EVER KNOW!!!!
RICK BBY R. I. P. WE'LL MEET UP AGAIN N PARIDISE.
KEEP SINGING BOO.!!
No doubt this hook was nice but sad at the same time. Here Rick is giving us a mini-bio of his rise and fall. He gave us a super album here but just couldn't hold on. The drugs, women, and wildlife ultimately bought him down. Just think, if he would have laid off all that stuff mellowed out and kept making music like this he just might be here today. However, he left with some great music unchallenged by the masters.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Sleep in Peace James Johnson better known as IM RICK JAMES BITCH
To my mother .. here's to us. Road dogs. Unconditional. Regardless.
I remember these days!!
Does Wilson perform this in concert?
Rip rick and all other funk pioneers we lost
Nice ass track
Two greats working together real smooth
Hi edagdwg love this song God in charge fun he was rapping back than love his work Linda j.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯💯
2019😃🎧🎵🎤🎶💖💕💜
Me and my son jimmy think this is Ricks masterpiece, every tune is so good, I wished he was here to stay, I love u rick 🤟🤟🤟♥️❤🎼🎼
🌡️🔥🤧 exactly!
Cold!!!!
Loving this
That's was one of the best around Rip slick
Now . That's what I was talking ( about ) .shaaaaa.....
RICK JAMES PUNK FUNK R&B KING WORLDWIDE LEGEND
BANGING BABY MOST PEOPLE SLEEP ON GREAT MUZIK
boy oh boy!!! rest easy Ricky!!!
Robert Bynum
Uncle Charlie, when was this song done?
Joe Jones I believe in 1997.
BACK INA DAY! ALL MY BUDDIES AT JAMES MADISON DALLAS.....O'CLIFF TEXAS!
Good stuff.
"I'm Rick James, bitch!"
R.I.P Rick james forever.
yessss>>>> Gshyt
classic
RIP Rick
isaac peter james guitar ....
So dam smooth from The Great Rick James and Uncle Charlie Need more music like young artists take notes and listen and lets keep our music alive.
Wiliam Clark 👌exactly
The beat on the chorus remind me of Body Callin' (R. Kelly)
becuz them 2 were close friends he was paying homeage to the newer school at the time while still making a classic
I promise I said the same thing
THOSE WERE THE BEST TIMES, EVERYTHING WAS REAL. THE BEST OF FUN,
@Saundra Crosley AMEN It sure was
I have always loved Rick James and The MaryJane girls his Urban Rapsady cd is truely all that I bought it when it first came out it was stolen so its a pleasure for me to be able to get my tracks again off u tupe much love and Respect to Rick James and the Stone City Band the funk sound masters always sis. Seuvi
@Seuvithy Hoffman You can get the actual CD from amazon.com
Seuvithy Hoffman Wow i really slept on this album.Damn Rick u did it again
Rick James Ft. Charlie Wlison & The Mary Jane Girls
The Mary Jane Girls are not on this song please get your information right or by the CD and read the album credits.That's only Jojo McDuffie also singing background vocals are Teena Marie,Charlie Wilson,Lisa Sarna,Julia and Maxine Waters
memories fo sure! an oldhead reflecting back to when we had all the funky bands that would rock the house at a live concert! damn, I miss those days! Rick James was my fav too!
a very special musician,who could play any style. he will be missed by all of us just for what he brought to the table
oh this is funny
First time hearing this. Takes me back. That ole skool funk for sure...
I saw rick james and tina marie in 1982 and they turn the joint out I was 16 and I will never forget. I was not going to the concert and I was hanging out in front of the liqour store on 25 and broadway in south phoenix and a white stretch limo road by and slow down the window roll down and rick james threw the peace sign out the window. I saw that shit I was like I got go see that nigga he cool ass shit.
Baltimore Jones I know this comment was made years ago but I just wanted to say that's the coolest thing ever lol
Kracka please!
GOD GIVE US BACK RICK JAMES IN RETURN WILL GIVE U CHRIS BROWN !!!!!!!!
True music!!!!
M Chap my first time hearing this song i like it
I saw rick james in concert with teena marie in 1982. I was 17 and they turn the joint out with fire and desire. good ol days. peace!
Rest In Peace Rick James!
So Many people slept on this album, this was the Sh*t
was watching a Charlie Wilson video & commented how he sounded a bit like Mr. James didn't even knew they had a jam together.
I've been in love with this song since the first time I heard it a few years ago, whoever had the idea of rick and uncle charlie doing a collaboration is a genius!!! So wish he was still alive so that they could do it again R.I.P to the original slick rick!!!
When I first heard this song it took me back I'm an old head lol
I loved Rick James, when I heard he cried I was on my way to work, I called my sister and told her about and then I cried ike a baby! This man had so much talent it was unreal. Rick was the funmaster!
amen to that rick
rest in peace
Uncle Charlie and Rick
underated song, underated artist on slow jams
Great song!
nice one.
Man the beat outside the lyrics not to exclude...Man this chit is tight...Cheese and Crakers!lol......bump dis joint in a system and tell me what you think...get back wit me after you do...peace
YESSIRRR!!!!
rick james represents my home town buffalo, new york funk on foreva rick rip from all of buffalo, rick, you were one of a kind.
rick and charley huh? cool! they came in an era when music was really thought about before recording straight up talent not just thrown together it had feeling and the words reflected the moment.i wish quincy jones was young once more.i would never let the memories die rick! to heaven with you my brotha!
True, true.
This is a great song decribing how it was back in the day when times were good, safe and funky. Great summersong you can listen to while sitting on the frontporch and smoking some maryjane alongside drinking some hennessy. Can I get a witness?
Very cool autobiographical song
I find it interestin hearing Rick comment on his history.
This Was Damn Good Album Real Talk. It dropped right after Rick James was freed from prison. He had linear notes for every Song
Charlie singing with the Funk master Rick James.