[Intro] (Somebody say hey!) (Hey!) (Say hey hey!) (Hey hey!) (Dearly beloved) (We are gathered here today) (In the presence of the funk) [Verse 1] They don't want you movin' They don't want you groovin' The devil plans to keep your body still Oh, FUNK NO (hell to the funk, no!) (hell to the funk, no!) Better funkin’ GET UP (Testify!) Something moved through me And I couldn't explain it Hips start speakin' in tongues Couldn't contain it (Couldn't contain it!) Feet hit the floor like a confession Every step a testimony Every dip a blessing [Hook] Baptized in the funk now Whole body trembling Baptized in the funk now Went in one way Came out with the funk (Somebody else!) (Ow!) [Verse 2] Hips on a swivel, booty on funk When the bottom drop out You gotta submit (Submit to the groove!) Give it up, turn it loose Every bone in your body Got a higher use (Higher use!) The bass came down like a laying of hands Touched my body Now my body complies (Hell, to the funk naw!) I was lost in the parking lot of life Then the funk found me (Found me!) Said follow me inside [Hook] Baptized in the funk now Ain't the same no more Baptized in the funk now Soul revived by the funk now Devil ain’t gonna find me (Hell to the funk, naw!) (Good God!) [Scat] Do do dah doooo Do do dah do do dahhhhh (Can I get a witness?) Do do dah doooo Do do dah do do dahhhhh (Somebody felt that) [Verse 3] The funk made it groovy The funk made it cool (So cool!) Lock that front door Get yo booty out that pew (Get that booty UP!) There ain’t no sittin’ down The funk said STAND (Hell to the funk, naw!) They said be quiet The funk had other plans (Brap brap braaaaaap!) Passed the groove to my left Passed the groove to my right Everybody catch it Don't let it pass you by tonight (Don't let it pass!) Some folks wait their whole life And never feel it move I felt it once Now I'm a fool for the groove (Fool for the groove!) [Breakdown] I pledge allegiance to the groove (I pledge) And the united state of gettin' down (Get down) One body, under funk (Under funk) Indivisible (Can't break it) With bass lines and freedom for all (For ALL!) [Verse 4] Feet got a mind of they own (They own, they own) Body got a rhythm it was born to show (Let it show, let it show) You ain't gotta think about it (Just go, just go) Just let it take you where you need to go (Where you need to go) (Where you NEED to go) I used to walk through the world With my shoulders all tight The funk laid hands on my body Now I funk all night (Funk all night!) My mama said boy what happened to you I said mama The groove came through (The groove came through!) [Hook] Baptized in the funk now Devil can’t wash it off (Hell to the funk, naw) Cast out the unfunky (Ha ha ha!) Baptized in the funk now You know you want the FUNK (YOU WANT IT! You want the funk) Why would you EVER saw no? [Bridge] Feet don't quit on me now (Feet don't quit) We just gettin' started (We just gettin' started) Feet don't quit on me now (We just gettin' warm) The funk ain't finished with you yet (Not yet!) The funk ain't finished (Not yet!) The funk ain't NEVER finished (Ha!) [Hook] Baptized in the funk now Can't wash it off Baptized in the funk now Can't wash it off Once you in, you IN (You in!) Once you in, you IN Ain't no comin' back from the funk Ain't no comin' back from the funk [Vows] Do you promise to funk? (Do you?) Do you promise to STAY funky? (Stay funky!) Through sickness and health? Through snares and hi-hats? Till the last beat drop? (I do) (I doooo) (Lord have mercy, I do) [Outro] Baptized in the funk now... Went in one way... Came out somebody else... (Horns carry us home) (Congregation hollerin') (Fade)
