Song | Gettin Kicked Off, Havin Fun |
Artist | Betty Davis |
Album | Nasty Gal |
[Betty]: | |
Are you a rocker? | |
A finger-popper? | |
A tidily-bopper? | |
Tell me now, do you Dip,' do you 'Doo? | |
Or, are you smoother? | |
Are you a groover? | |
Do you like to get high? | |
Do you try to be cool? | |
[CHORUS:] | |
[Betty and male backup singers]: | |
(Are ya, are ya, are ya) | |
[Male voice #1]: | |
Gettin' kicked off? | |
[Betty and male backup singers]: | |
(Are ya, are ya, are ya) | |
[Betty]: | |
Havin' fun? | |
[Betty and male backup singers]: | |
(Are ya, are ya, are ya) | |
[Male voice #1]: | |
Getting' kicked off? | |
[FILL ONE:] | |
[Male voice #2]: (I'm Roddy, I love to party!) | |
[VERSE TWO:] | |
[Betty]: | |
Are you a hustler? | |
A uniform-dodger? | |
Is your best friend Paranoia? | |
Tell me now, are you a street-nigger? | |
Or, are you stable? | |
A nine-to-five fella? | |
Do you use a napkin-- | |
At your dinner table? | |
[CHORUS] | |
[FILL TWO:] | |
[Male voice #3]: (I eat 'em with my finicky fingers...) | |
[VERSE THREE:] | |
[Betty]: | |
Are you a player? | |
A slick, chickie-layer? | |
Do you lay 'em by the pairs? | |
Tell me now, do you lay 'em by the dozen? | |
Or, are you straighter? | |
A little less jiver? | |
Are you easy to please? | |
Can one lady satisfy ya? | |
[CHORUS] | |
[FILL THREE:] | |
[Male voice #4]: (I lay 'em by the dirty dozen…) | |
[CHORUS] | |
[FILL FOUR:] | |
[Betty]: (Whoo! I'm Connie, I love to party!) | |
[CHORUS, x2] | |
[FILL FIVE:] | |
[Male voice #5]: (Ostrich egg, all the time, all the time, all the...) |
Betty: | |
Are you a rocker? | |
A fingerpopper? | |
A tidilybopper? | |
Tell me now, do you Dip,' do you ' Doo? | |
Or, are you smoother? | |
Are you a groover? | |
Do you like to get high? | |
Do you try to be cool? | |
CHORUS: | |
Betty and male backup singers: | |
Are ya, are ya, are ya | |
Male voice 1: | |
Gettin' kicked off? | |
Betty and male backup singers: | |
Are ya, are ya, are ya | |
Betty: | |
Havin' fun? | |
Betty and male backup singers: | |
Are ya, are ya, are ya | |
Male voice 1: | |
Getting' kicked off? | |
FILL ONE: | |
Male voice 2: I' m Roddy, I love to party! | |
VERSE TWO: | |
Betty: | |
Are you a hustler? | |
A uniformdodger? | |
Is your best friend Paranoia? | |
Tell me now, are you a streetnigger? | |
Or, are you stable? | |
A ninetofive fella? | |
Do you use a napkin | |
At your dinner table? | |
CHORUS | |
FILL TWO: | |
Male voice 3: I eat ' em with my finicky fingers... | |
VERSE THREE: | |
Betty: | |
Are you a player? | |
A slick, chickielayer? | |
Do you lay ' em by the pairs? | |
Tell me now, do you lay ' em by the dozen? | |
Or, are you straighter? | |
A little less jiver? | |
Are you easy to please? | |
Can one lady satisfy ya? | |
CHORUS | |
FILL THREE: | |
Male voice 4: I lay ' em by the dirty dozen | |
CHORUS | |
FILL FOUR: | |
Betty: Whoo! I' m Connie, I love to party! | |
CHORUS, x2 | |
FILL FIVE: | |
Male voice 5: Ostrich egg, all the time, all the time, all the... |