Taylor Hicks
9. Tighten Up
This is an old song by Mr. Archie Bell and the Drells back in uhh..
1973
Back in way back, way back, way back, way back, way back, back, back...
Way back in 1973, 1973...

It is called the tighten up
And we gonna tighten it up just a bit
And we gonna try to make it mellow
And we gonna try to make it mellow
Whoa, now make it mellow

You gonna have to catch up with me
And we gonna try to make it mellow
We gonna make it mellow, now make it mellow

Tighten up on the drums right now
This is Jay Knorr on drums, Jay Knorr
Tighten up on that bass

Mr. Ian Corey on bass, Ian Corey

Mr. John Cook, John Cook

Mr. Brandon on saxophone

It's called the tighten up
You want to do it, yeah
Give it to ya, it's called the tighten up
Gonna tighten up
Gonna tighten up
Gonna tighten up
Gonna tighten up
Gonna tighten up (gonna tighten up)
Gonna tighten up (gonna tighten up)
Gonna tighten up (gonna tighten up)
Gonna tighten up
Gonna tighten up (gonna tighten up)
Gonna tighten up (gonna tighten up)
Gonna tighten up, gonna tighten up

And we gonna try to make it mellow
And we gonna try to make it mellow
Alright, now make it mellow

Whoa, it's called the tighten up
If you can do it, yeah
Give to it, yeah, baby, give to it
Gonna tighten up
Gonna move it up
Gonna tighten up
Gonna tight it up

Gonna tight it up
Gonna tight it up
Gonna tight it up
Gonna turn it up
Gonna turn it up
Gonna turn it up
And, we can sit and talk, for hours and hours and hours and hours, yeah...
Gonna tighten up
Gonna tighten up
Gonna turn it up
Gonna turn it up
Gonna turn it up
Gonna turn it up