[Intro: 808 thump + finger snaps, filtered electric banjo riff, then full funk drums slap bass horn stabs] [Instrumental funk bounce] [Verse 1: laid-back male vocal, southern drawl, banjo chop rhythm] Woke up this mornin' with a thump in my shoes, Got that low-down rhythm that you just can't lose, Mama said boy you got that gold in your soul, But you shake it so funky from your head to your toes [Female backing: ooh feel it in your bones] [Pre-Chorus: rimshots, 808 drops low, banjo arpeggio, build] Bass down low you can feel it in your bones, Tear it clean like nothin' you've ever seen, Hear that slap? Better take a step back, 'Cause it's 'bout to hit you down to your britches! [Female lift: Hit you down!] [Chorus: FULL FUNK EXPLOSION, slap bass lead, horn hook, banjo + guitar unison] Banjos of Funk! (Banjos of Funk!) Full of southern soul, solid gold! Banjos of Funk! (Feel that thump!) Tear and clean make your body roll! Thump up that funk hear the banjos play, Bass down low gonna make your day, Banjos of Funk! Full of Southern Soul! [Horn hook: trumpets take banjo melody 4 bars] [Verse 2: Celtic fiddle-style banjo run, ghost note drums, wah guitar scratch] Celtic shadows in a Tennessee haze, Swamp water whiskey in a backbeat maze, That funk in the veins yeah it just begun, Southern lightning underneath that sun, Pickin' so funky with a holy ghost twang, Every string poppin' like a church bell rang [Female Celtic high harmony on rang] [Pre-Chorus: Breakdown bass + claps only] Can you feel that slap? (Feel that slap!) That low-end clap? (Low-end clap!) Hear the horns cry while the banjos snap! [Drum fill: 808 roll + snare flam into chorus] [Chorus: All in, horns big] Banjos of Funk! (Banjos of Funk!) Full of southern soul, solid gold! Banjos of Funk! (Feel that thump!) Tear and clean make your body roll! Thump up that funk hear the banjos play, Bass down low gonna make your day! [Bridge: 808 heartbeat + kick only, spoken gritty half-rap] Deep in the roots where the copper wire grows, Where the bayou funk and the mountain wind blows, We ain't breakin' rules we just bendin' time, Banjo on the one and the funk on the rhyme [Build: 8 bar banjo roll accelerating, slap bass busy, Hammond rise, horns creep in, female chant: take a step back] [Instrumental Break: Banjo vs Horns duel 8 bars, then Banjo vs Wah Guitar trading licks 8 bars, slap bass solo underneath] [Final Chorus: Key up, double claps, full gospel backing, huge energy] BANJOS OF FUNK! (BANJOS OF FUNK!) FULL OF SOUTHERN SOUL, SOLID GOLD! BANJOS OF FUNK! (FEEL THAT THUMP!) TEAR AND CLEAN, MAKE YOUR BODY ROLL! Thump up that funk hear the banjos play, Bass down low gonna rattle your bones! Banjos of Funk! Full of Southern Soul! [Outro: Horns hold, slap bass pop-slide, male ad-lib: hit you down to your britches yeah! Sudden stop, one clean bright banjo pluck + 808 fade]
