Rick James
Big Time

Ay! Ay! Ay! Ya!

I know you wanna dance!
I know you wanna dance
So dance, and get up with me right now!

Do-do-do-do-do, Do-do-do-do-do-do
Big Time

[Verse 1]
I wanted to be on a stage
Where bright lights shine on me
At Carnegie
Polished up my act
Knew the crowds would see I had the knack
And that's a fact
Glamour and fame
Wasn't much more than a crazy game
I had to play
Now I got my wish
I don't know if I can handle it
But I think I'm gonna win

[Chorus]
I'm in the big time, big time
And I know success is all mine, all mine
Big time, big time
Gonna have the best of time
Do-do-do-do-do, Do-do-do-do-do-do
Oh my gosh! Get into it! Ay!
Big time
Do-do-do-do-do, Do-do-do-do-do-do
Oh yeah…Oh yeah!
Big time

[Verse 2]
So I made it therе, and an agent handles my career
“Star of the Yеar”
Following the steps of the best
Of Broadway East and West
{Hey, Barbara Streisand!}
I passed the test
It's all too much
With the interviews, reviews and such
I'm very touched
And it blows my mind
All the autographs I have to sign
When there's so little time

[Chorus]
I'm in the big time, big time
And I know success is all mine, all mine
Big time, big time
Gonna have a good ol' time

Do-do-do-do-do, Do-do-do-do-do-do
Do you wanna dace with the big time?
Yeah I do, yeah I do!
Big Time
Do you want ride with the big time?
Yeah!

Do-do-do-do-do, Do-do-do-do-do-do
Oh yeah…Oh yeah!
Big time!

Listen up…

[Outro]
I was born to funk
I was born to funk and roll in the big time, HO! {You get it baby!!!}
He was born to funk
He was born to funk and roll in the big time
I was born to funk
I was born to funk and roll in the big time
He was born to funk
He was born to funk and roll in the big time
He was born to funk
He was born to funk and roll in the big time
I was born to funk
I was born to funk and roll in the big time
He was born to funk
He was born to funk and roll in the big time
Are you in the big time?
Yeah yeah!
Are you in the big time?
Yeah yeah!

Sing it, brother, sing
Now I'm in the big time, gonna have myself a fine time
Party over here, party over there
Now I'm in the big time, gonna have myself a fine time
Gonna have myself a ball
Now I'm in the big time, gonna have myself a fine time
Now I'm in the big time, gonna have myself a fine time
Sing it with the feeling
Doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow
Doo-doo-doo-wow
Doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow
Now you've hit the big time
Doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow
Sing it
Doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow, doo-doo-wow
HO!

Come on!

Gonna have a big ol' time
Do-do-do-do-do, Do-do-do-do-do-do
I know where I’m ending up in life…
Big time
Big time, big time, big time!
Do-do-do-do-do, Do-do-do-do-do-do

Big…big…Big Time!

I was born to funk
I was born to funk and roll in the big time, HO! {You get it baby!!!}
He was born to funk
He was born to funk and roll in the big time
I was born to funk
I was born to funk and roll in the big time
He was born to funk In the big time
He was born to funk
He was born to funk and roll in the big time
I was born to funk
I was born to funk and roll in the big time
He was born to funk

[Verse 1 repeated]
I wanted to be on a stage
Where bright lights shine on me
At Carnegie
Polished up my act
Knew the crowds would see I had the knack
And that's a fact
Glamour and fame
Wasn't much more than a crazy game
I had to play
Now I got my wish
I don't know if I can handle this
But I think I'm gonna win

[Chorus]
I'm in the big time, big time
And I know success is all mine, all mine
Big time, big time
Gonna have a big ‘ol time
While I'm in the big, big time

Oh my gosh!
Big, big time…
Oh yeah…Oh yeah!
Big time

So I made it there