Lyrics James Brown – Star Generation
Text:
Way in the middle of the night, yeah
Down in the ghetto, even
?
again, yeah
Did you ever hear a story
About a funky kid Slick?
He was raised in the ghetto
But he couldn’t dance a lick
When he finished school
He got a job from 9 to 5, yeah
Just walkin’ the line
Tryin’ to stay alive
On night on his way home
From a hard day at work
Heard a funky sound, ow
Made his funky feet jerk
Came from a field and
All those flashing lights
And the music set the cold chill
Right out of the night
(Star generation
Sleeping over the land)
Funky kid Slick, wanna be
(Wants to be a man)
Something better than a cotton-picking man
(All he ever really wanted, was a
Chance to get down)
And be a superstar
(And be a superstar
Yeah, let the man do his thing
Oh, he stood there and listened, yeah
And the beat began to pound
And his body was rocking
From the funky, funky funky sound
So he learned all the dances
From the kids on the block, hah!
To be the star of the disco
Look at him rock
Watch him rock
Rock-rock-rock-rock-rock, rock, ow!
Aaah, watch him rock
Watch him rock
Make it boogie!
Star generation
A real dancing machine
This finky kid Slick
Dances on a solo team
All he ever really wanted, was a
Chance to get down
And be a superstar
(And be a superstar
With the disco, disco, disco crowd)
With the disco, disco crowd!
Star
Star generation
Star
Star generation
Yaaa-how!
New York City, yeah, L.A.
Atlanta, Miami, Washington, yeah
Boston, good God, ow! schucks!
Chicago
(Star!)
Houston, take that
(Star generation!)
Phoenix
?, yeah
Augusta, GA. JB’s!
(Star
Star generation)
Woo-woo-woo,
woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-whoah!
Yaaa-how!
Star generation
Sleeping over the land
Funky kid Slick, wanna be a man
(Wants to be a man)
All he ever really wanted, was a
Chance to get down
And be a superstar
(And be a superstar
With the disco, disco, disco crowd)
With the disco, disco crowd!
(Star) Let the man, the man…
(Star generation)
Ah, now he’s a star of the discotheque
Across the land
He was born to get down
Now he’s a man
The star generation
Of the discotheque
Sho-nuff goes by the name
Of funky kid Slick
Watch him dance
Watch him jam
Watch him jam
God damn!
Get down
Shake your booty, yeah
Now he’s a star of the disco
All across the land
He was born to get down, get down
And now he’s a man
This star generation of a discotheque
Is known all over the world
He’s known all over the world
And it’s funky, funky, funky kid Slick!
Ah… (he’s a star of the disco)
Yes he is, yeah!
(All across the land)
All over the land
(He was born to get down, get down)
All over the land
(Now he’s the man)
Ah, all over the land
(This star generation)
Wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow!
(Of a discotheque)
Aaaah!
(He’s known all over the world)
Wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow!
(That’s funky, funky, funky kid Slick!)
Join me!
(Star generation) Wow-wow-wow!
Go, go, go! (A real dancing machine)
Get it! (This funky kid Slick) Get it! Get it!
(Dances on a solo team)
Get it fella! Get it lady!
(This star generation) Yaw-aw-aw-aw-aw
(Of a discotheque) Get it, fella!
Get it lady! Get it lady!
(He’s known all over the world) Do it!
(That’s funky, funky, funky kid Slick!)
Do your stuff, do your stuff
Do your, do your, do your, do your
Ha ha, ha!
(Star generation)
Get it fella, get it lady…
