[Maceo Parker]
Good evening once again, ladies and gentlemen
My name is Maceo
Behind me, there's the rest of the people in the band
Thank you
Now, we all came down to do a thing
We call it Tighten Up, Tighten Up
We call it Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
We got to Tighten Up, y’all, Tighten Up
We gonna Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
I got to Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
We gonna Tighten Up, Tighten Up

Incidentally, in this particular tune, there's a part
A very special part
A part, it's when I say "Make it mellow, mellow"
Make it mellow
But before we get to that part, we’re gonna separate what we already have going back in the rhythm section
So that you'll know what it's all about
And we'll Tighten Up, Tighten Up
And we'll Tighten Up, Tighten Up
First, we're gonna start by Tightening Up with the drums
We're gonna start by Tightening Up with the drums
We're gonna start by Tightening Up with the drums
Come on, drums!
[Drum solo]

Tighten Up on that bass, Al
Tighten Up now
Now, Al, I want you to Tighten Up on that bass, woo
Say, Jimmy, Jimmy, Tighten Up on that guitar now
Come on, Tighten Up, now
Say Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Tighten Up on that organ now
Come on, Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
Horns, Tighten Up
You got to Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
We gonna Tighten Up y’all, Tighten Up
Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
Now we’re gonna make it mellow
We're gonna make it mellow once for you
We’re gonna make it mellow
Can we make it mellow in time?
We wanna make it mellow
Can we make it mellow?
Now make it mellow
Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Thank you, Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up, say, Waymon, Waymon
Waymon Reed, ladies and gentlemen
[Trumpet solo]

Thank you, Waymon Reed, ladies and gentlemen
Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up, keep on Tightenin' Up
You've got to Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Keep on Tightenin' Up, Tighten Up
Now we’re gonna make it mellow once again
We're gonna make it mellow just once more
Is it alright if we make it mellow?
We're gonna make it mellow once again
Now make it mellow

Keep on jumpin', Tighten Up
You've got to Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up, Tighten Up
We're gonna Tighten Up, Tighten Up
You've got to Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
We're gonna Tighten Up now, Tighten Up
We're gonna Tighten Up, we're gonna Tighten Up
To the left, to the right
Tighten Up, make it right
Tighten Up, Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up, Tighten Up
Tighten Up