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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Songwriter
Nyx Nyx
Nyx Nyx
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Harry Weinger
Harry Weinger
Producer
Suha Gur
Suha Gur
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
One, two, three, four
Dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah
[Verse 1]
Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have-nots
Money, we make it
'Fore we see it, you take it
[Chorus]
Oh, make me wanna holler
Make me wanna holler
No, no, no, no, ooh, hey
[Chorus]
Oh baby, hey, hey
Ooh, ooh, hey, hey
Ooh, ooh, hey, hey
[Intro]
You know what Im gonna do ladies and gentlemen?
This is gon' be such a groovy tune, and I'm gonna turn it to make it
And Ima start again
While we are in the groove
'Cause I want this to be a groovy tune
Maurice
Now, Maurice King, Im gonna start again all over from the top
'Cause I wanna do it real groovy
They're in the groove now, so we can take it from letter A
It's a bit more groovy now right?
And I wanna keep it the way it is
From the top
I'll take when you cut me off
Now Maurice King is my very fine conductor, ladies and gentlemen
And he is gonna tell the strings we gonna take it from the top
We are gonna take it from the top
We are gonna take it from the top
Give me a break
Give me a break, whoa
Ok here we go
[Intro]
One, one, two, three, four
Alright, alright, yeah
I got to have it grooving
See, when I leave the piano, they kinda lose me
Dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Just follow me
Dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Here's letter A, whoa
[Verse 2]
Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have-nots (That's better)
Money, we make it
'Fore we see it, you take it
[Verse 3]
Oh, make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
This ain't livin', this ain't livin'
No, no baby, this ain't livin'
No, no, no, no
[Verse 4]
Inflation no chance
To increase finance
Bills pile up sky high
Send that boy off to die
[Chorus]
Oh, make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Oh baby
[Verse 5]
Hang ups, let downs
Bad breaks, oh, set backs
Natural fact is
Oh honey that I can't pay my taxes
[Chorus]
Ooh, make me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Make me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
[Verse 6]
Oh, ooh, crime is increasin'
Trigger happy policin'
Panic is spreadin'
Oh no, no, no, god knows, god knows, where we're headin'
[Bridge]
Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah-dah, dah, dah- dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah-dah, dah, dah- dah
Ooh, ooh oh
Duh, duh, duh-duh, duh, duh
Oh yeah, make me wanna holler
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah baby
Oh, ah, ah, ah
Yeah, yeah, ooh, ooh, oh
[Verse 7]
Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we're wrong
Huh, but who are they to judge us
Simply 'cause, 'cause our hair is long?
Written by: James Nyx, Marvin Gaye

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