The Reverend

Now brothers and sisters
There comes a time in your life
You've got to get up and get busy
Can I get a witness?
(Yes, brother, yes)
Now I don't know if you're prepared
To embark upon this journey
But the time is runnin' out
Brother Jazzy, break it down

Look at the ladies and gentlemen
Hello and how are you doin' all?
Now there's a problem
That we really have got to solve
In our society there's a big mess
People are having entirely too much stress
Now me and Jeff, yo, we've been working on
A way to ease your everyday burdens of
Work and school, because we thought that we should
Make a record that makes people feel good
This is a remedy, simple and basic
You work too hard, come on, face it
You gotta treat yourself, you deserve it
Dance like a wild person, come on, you earned it
Young and old and old and young
Relax, come on, cool out, come and get some
You gotta let yourself go, get loose, it's cool
Dance to the music

T.G.I.F., this beat is def
Can I get a witness, Jeff? (Yes)
Are you ready to start things off yet?
Aight, bet
Clap your hands and dance, come on let's do this
Here is a hip-hop track with a new twist
Designed to ignite your subliminal dance fuse
And even if you can't dance, you can't lose
It's for everybody, you included
We hooked up a beat and a rhyme and EQ'd it
We put it on a tape and took it to wax
And then we... yo, Jeff, where's my beat at?
Oh, there it is, back to the storyline
The music and rhyme are designed to make you have a (good time)
At the party or wherever you hear it pumpin'
Get up and twist or breakdance or shake somethin'
Yo, man, this groove is all of that
And it's different from anything we've done
In fact, I might even go as far as to say
This cut shines bright on the darkest day
And sometimes you really need some light
Like when your teacher or boss ain't actin' right
This'll quench your thirst, the chill it hits the spot
Give 'em a taste, yo, Jeff, let the beat rock

We're at the top, not the bottom or the middle
We're the freshest, the defest, the best
Jeff, cut it up a little
Oh, the time is now to get up and dance and move
And clap and jump and jam and feel the groove
I want you wigglin' and jigglin' and stompin' and shakin'
And showin' your approval for the records me and Jeff are makin'
We got a brand new album out
And dancin' and shakin' and movin' is what it's all about
We want everybody to get busy
You're not down with rap, then get with it
This is a new age, history turned a new page
They said that rap would decay
And I say, "Who do they think they're dealin' with?"
A couple amateurs? I'm willin' to bet you'll hear this jam at your
Job and at your school dance and also on the radio
Winter inside the house, summer on the patio
Let me get out of here before I lose it
But remember the motto, y'all
Dance to the music

Now, now, ladies and gentlemen of the congregation
We realize you may not be in a position to get up and dance right now
So we'd like to ask of you
If you're in your car, honk your horn
Honk your horn to the rhythm
We'd like to ask if you're behind a desk at your job
We'd like you to tap your benefits to the rhythm
If you're walkin' down the street, you can be a little discreet
And snap your fingers to the beat
But if you are in a position to get up and dance
We'd like to ask you to wiggle and jiggle everything you got
And get involved with it
This has been the Reverend, signin' off
Signin' off, signin' off, signin' off