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Message In Our Music

The O'Jays

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The O'Jays

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Leon Huff

Composer

Kenneth Gamble

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Leon Huff

Producer

Kenneth Gamble

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We got a message in our music

We got a message in our music

There's a message in our song

So hum along and sing along

[Verse 2]

We got a message in our music

We got a message in our music

There's a message in our song

So open your ears and listen here

[Verse 3]

'Cause we gonna talk about all the things

That's been goin' down (Goin' down, goin' down)

Get your information

From this means of communication (Communication)

[Verse 4]

We got, we got it, we got it

A message in our music

We got a message in our music

There's a message in our song

So understand while you dance

[Verse 5]

'Cause we're gonna talk about the situation

Of our nations over the world (Nation, nation)

Try and make you see

Things aren't like they're supposed to be (Supposed to be)

[Verse 6]

We got it, we got it

A message in our music

We got a message in our music

There's a message in our song

So open your ears and listen here

[Verse 7]

We wanna look around

In our neighborhood (Neighborhoods, neighborhoods)

Get your information

From this means of communication (Communication)

[Verse 8]

Well, well

[Verse 9]

So hum along and sing along

Sing, sing, sing, y'all, like y'all wanna

Don't you wanna 'cause

We got the, we got the

Message in our music

Got it, we got it

Message in our music

Dig it, y'all, dig it

Message in our music

Get it go get it

Message in our music

[Verse 10]

Open your ears and listen here

And hum along and sing a song

Understand while you dance

Come on, y'all

[Verse 11]

Clap your hands, clap your hands

Woo, woo, woo

Clap your hands, clap your hands (Won't you? why don't you, come on)

Woo, woo, woo

Clap your hands, clap your hands (Can you dig it? Can you dig it?)

Woo, woo, woo

Clap your hands, clap your hands (Yeah)

Woo, woo, woo

[Verse 12]

(Don't you want? Don't you want? We got the)

We got a message in our music (Can you dig it? Can you dig it?)

Message in our music (Tryna to make you see)

Message in our music

Hum along, sing a song (Like it supposed to be)

Message in our music (Talkin' about communication)

[Verse 13]

Message in our music (Understand while you do the boogie)

Message in our music (Understand while you do the boogie)

Message in our music (Understand while you do the boogie)

(Oh, right now, right now)

Message in our music (Understand while you dance)

(Well, well, well)

Message in our music (Over the years and listen here)

(Come on, y'all, come on now)

Message in our music (We got it, we got it)

Message in our music (From this means a communication)

Message in our music (We got it, we got it here)

Message in our music (We've gotta)

(Come on now, yeah)

Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff

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