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The O'Jays - Time to Get Down (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roland Chambers
Roland Chambers
Guitar
Bobby Eli
Bobby Eli
Guitar
Norman Harris
Norman Harris
Guitar
Bunny Sigler
Bunny Sigler
Guitar
Earl Young
Earl Young
Drums
Larry Washington
Larry Washington
Congas
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Piano
Leonard Pakula
Leonard Pakula
Organ
Vincent Montana
Vincent Montana
Vibraphone
Don Renaldo
Don Renaldo
Conductor
Ronnie Baker
Ronnie Baker
Bass
Don Renaldo and His String & Horn Sections
Don Renaldo and His String & Horn Sections
Horn Section
Eddie Levert
Eddie Levert
Vocals
Walter Williams
Walter Williams
Vocals
William Powell
William Powell
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kenneth Gamble
Kenneth Gamble
Songwriter
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Songwriter
Bobby Martin
Bobby Martin
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Leo Sacks
Leo Sacks
Reissue Producer
Kenneth Gamble
Kenneth Gamble
Producer
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Producer
Joe Tarsia
Joe Tarsia
Engineer
Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff
Mastering Engineer
Tony Martell
Tony Martell
Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, yeah-yeah
Mmm
Yeah
Mmm-mmm-mmm
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Hey, why don't you just stop trying to be so cool
And let me know the lowdown of how you feel about things?
Oh, you ain't doing nothing but jivin', baby
And we've got a very serious problem, yeah
Yeah
[Chorus]
Come on, baby
(It's time to get down, down, yeah)
It's time for you to stop playing with my feelings, girl
Come on, girl, get on down, down, baby
(It's time to get down, down, yeah)
[Bridge]
Oh, if this was anything else, you'd make up your mind right away
And it seems like to me, you're trying your best to delay
Can't you see I wanna love you?
As long as you want it, baby
As long as you need it, baby
Oh, baby, baby
[Verse 2]
Believe me when I tell you every word I say is true
'Cause, honey, I adore you (Adore you, adore you)
And all this time we've been wasting, baby
Is only a game for fools
Yeah
[Chorus]
Come on, baby
(It's time to get down, down, yeah)
It's time for you to stop tryna be so cool now, mama
Come on, girl
(It's time to get down, down, yeah)
[Bridge]
Oh, if you would only stop, mama
Stop all that stumblin' that you're doing
And come on, come on in, and give me all the things I need
Can't you see I wanna love you?
As long as you want it, baby
As long as you need it, baby
Oh, baby, baby, baby
[Outro]
It's time to get down, girl (Oh, baby)
Come on
(It's time to get down, yeah)
Yeah
It's time for you to stop playing with my feelings, girl
Come on, come on, girl (It's time to get down, yeah)
Ooh
Come on, baby
(It's time to get down, yeah)
As long as you want it, baby
As long as you need it, girl
(It's time to get down, yeah)
Come on, come on, girl
Ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
(It's time to get down, yeah)
It's time for you to put your arms around me
God bless the day you found me, girl
(It's time to get down, yeah)
Come on, girl
Yeah
(It's time to get down, yeah)
Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff

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