Shake it now
it's good enough
tribute
Hey I want to
tell you a story
It's about the groove
all right, do you hear
hoping that
you move, boy
And get your
rhythm too, yeah
oh yeah ah
Well there's music
from the past
music for the
young and old
Music revelation
rock and roll and soul
so right on
I said the beat
was right on
On and on and on
right on everybody
right on
There was
Little Richard
and Elvis too
Way back in
the fifties
ah they was doing
it for me and you
Well I know there
is a way
with music we can say
these songs are
in our blood
So let them play
'cause it's
happening today
right on
I said the beat
was right on
on and on
I said the beat
was right on
good God I said the
beat was right on yeah
And we see it
all so clear
the music
while we're here
And we need it
everyday
no doubt about it
we can show the way
Talking about
Sam Cooke
Jackie Wilson
was their names
Ever since then things
ain't been the same
Otis Redding
God may rest his soul
Play back James Brown
how he slides
I don't know motor city
that gave us the
Motown tunes
They laid the
foundation lord
and made Detroit
something new
Yeah, we're talking
about Marvin Gaye
Little Stevie
Smokey, Supremes
Right on I said
the beat was right on
On and on
and on yeah
I said it was right on
Ike and Tina
Aretha Franklin
Wilson Pickett
Jimmy Hendrix
Sound of Philly
The Jackson 5
all these sounds
are still alive whoo
Blow Horace blow
We're right on
right on right on
we're right on
right on right on
We're right on
right on right on
we're right on
right on right on
We're right on
right on right on
we're right on