The Bottle

C'mon, get under this one here

Come on with us

We're celebrating

For twenty-five more

We bring you one more encore

The spirit of rebirth and regeneration

Yes, indeed

Guaguancó

Guaguancó, I need to get you out

Guaguancó

Got me again, it won't let go

Won't let go, won't let go, see

See that black boy over there, runnin' scared

His ol' man's in a bottle

Well now, he done quit his 9 to 5, he drink full time

Now he's hangin' in the bottle

See that black boy over there, runnin' scared

His ol' man got a problem

He done pawned off damn near everything

His ol' woman's wedding ring for a bottle

And he be like

Don't you think it's a crime the way

When time after time after time, people in the bottle

People living in the bottle

See that sister, sho' was fine

Before she started drinkin' that wine

From the bottle

Told me, her ol' man committed a crime

He's doin' time

So now she's hangin' in the bottle

Well I seen her out there on the avenue, all by herself

Sho' needs help from the bottle

And I seen a preacherman tried to help her out

She cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle

Let me tell you again, he asked me again

Don't you think it's a crime the way

When time after time after time, people in the bottle

People living in the bottle

Yeah, say, yeah, say

Got a rhythm for you

Got a rhythm for you

Got a rhythm for you

Got a rhythm for you

Guaguancó

Guaguancó

Guaguancó

Guaguancó

C'mon, celebrate here with me today

Say, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate

Make you feel good

Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate

Make you feel good

Celebrate, celebrate

Celebrate, celebrate

Celebrate, celebrate

The Secretary, one more time here, y'all

Ladies and gentlemen, the Secretary of Entertainment

Brother Robert Gordon

Rhythm Master, get in my dreams, yeah

Rhythm Master, he be playin' in my dreams, yeah

Rhythm Master, help me send the beat into my dreams, yeah

Rhythm Master

The Rhythm Master, Larry McDonald

Larry McDonald

From Kingston, JA

Guaguancó

Guaguancó

Guaguancó

Guaguancó

Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate

Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate

Celebrate, celebrate

Celebrate, celebrate

Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate

If the rhythm make you move, it's alright

If the rhythm make you move

If the rhythm make you move, it's alright

If the rhythm make you move

If the rhythm make—

If the rhythm make—

If the rhythm make—

If the rhythm make—

Make you move

Make you move

Make you move, c'mon

Tell you a little secret

If you ever come looking for me

You know where I'm bound to be

In a bottle

Turn around

Look around on any corner

And if you see some brother

Looking like a goner

It's gonna be me

Said, sing the song

Everybody needs somethin'

Everybody needs somethin'

Everybody needs

Everybody needs

Everybody needs somethin'

Let me tell you what I mean

Did you know that I know

That you know that I know

That you need somethin'?

Everybody need a little somethin'

C'mon, y'all let's get it today

You know that I know

That you know that I know

That you need somethin'

Everybody need a little somethin'

C'mon, y'all let's syncopate

You know that I know

That you know that I know

That you need somethin'

Everybody need a little somethin'

Keep on runnin' and you won't be late

You know that I know

That you know that I know

That you need somethin'

Easy!

Everybody needs somethin'