George Clinton
Tear the Roof Off the Sucker Medley (Live/1977)
[Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)]

[Intro: Parliament]
Tear the roof off, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker
Tear the roof off the sucker
Tear the roof off, we’re gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker
Tear the roof off the sucker
Tear the roof off, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker
Tear the roof off the sucker
Tear the roof off, we're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker
Tear the roof off the sucker

[Pre-Chorus: Parliament, George Clinton]
You’ve got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round
You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round
(Everybody say)

[Chorus: Parliament]
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk
[Refrain: Parliament]
Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da
Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da

[Pre-Chorus: Parliament]
You’ve got a real type of thing going down, gettin’ down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going ’round
You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going ’round

[Chorus: Parliament]
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk

[Refrain: Parliament, George Clinton]
Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da
Da-da-da-da-da, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, da
(Ayy, what y'all gon' do?)
We're gonna turn this mother out
(What you gonna do?)
We're gonna turn this mother out
We're gonna turn this mother out
(I don't hear y'all)
We're gonna turn this mother out
[Pre-Chorus: Parliament]
You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round
You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round
You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round
You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going 'round

[Chorus: Parliament]
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk (Come on)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
(Let us in, we'll turn this mother out)
We gotta have that funk
Ow
[Get Off Your Ass and Jam]

[Outro: Parliament, George Clinton]
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!
(Everybody say)
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!
(Everybody say)
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!
(Everybody say)
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!
(Everybody say)
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!
Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam!