I was strung out on Bach

And Beethoven was my thing

I dug jazz, I dug rock

Anything with a swing



But I ran into a friend

Who told me there was so much more

Find the void that you missed

There is plenty to explore



We want to take you, Cholly, when we go

(You wanna take me?)

We'd like to take you, Cholly, when we roll

(Well, if you'd play me just a little bit more)

But if we play you just a little more

(Maybe I will)

We'd love to take you, Cholly, when we go



You know right about that time

I started to analyze what they were trying to tell me

They said, "Come on, Cholly

We want to take you somewhere"

I didn't know where they was trying to take me

Next thing I know they were saying something like this



Funk, gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll

Funk, gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll



Funk gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll

Funk gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll



I would dance, I would sing

I would get lost in my dreams

I would fly but never too high

'Cause my funk deserted me



Now that the door is open wide

And all my funk just can't hide

With the syndrome left behind

No, my funk just can't hide



We like to take you, Cholly, when we go

We like to take you, Cholly, when we roll

(They promise they would play it one more time)



We'd like to take you, Cholly, when we go

You know it was in my head, it was in my feet



Funk gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll

Funk gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll



Funk gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll

Funk gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll



Funk gettin' ready to go

Funk gettin' ready to roll

Funk gettin' ready to go