Sex Machine
James Brown And Friends Lyrics

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Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing (yeah, go ahead)
I wanna get into it, man, you know (go ahead)
Like a, like a sex machine, man (yeah, go ahead)
Movin', doin' it, you know
Can I count it off? (Go ahead)
One, two, three, four

Get up (get on up)

Get up (get on up)
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)

Wait a minute
Shake your arm, then use your form
Stay on the scene like a sex machine
You got to have the feeling, soon as you're born
Get it together, right on, right on

Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up

Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up

You said, you said you got the
You said the feeling you got to get
You give me fever and a cold sweat
The way I like it is the way it is
I got mine, don't worry 'bout his

Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up

Bobby, should I take 'em to the bridge?
(Go ahead)
Take 'em on to the bridge
(Take 'em to the bridge)
Can I take 'em to the bridge?
(Yeah)
Take 'em to the bridge?
(Go ahead)
Hit me now
Come on

Stay on the scene, like a sex machine
The way I like it, is the way it is
I got mine, dig it, he's got his

Stay on the scene, like a lovin' machine
Stay on the scene, like a lovin' machine
Stay on the scene

I wanna count it off one more time now
(Go ahead)
You wanna hear it like it did on the top fellas?
(Yeah)
Hear it like it did on the top?
(Yeah)
Hit it now

Get on up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get on up, get on up

Stay on the scene (get on up)
like a lovin' machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up

Taste (get on up)
Bein' (get on up)
Taste (get on up)
Bein' (get on up)

Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene, like a sex machine

You got to have the feelin' (get on up)
Soon as you're born (get on up)
Get it together, right on, right on
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Right on, right on (right on, right on)

Get up (get on up)
Get up (get on up)
And then, shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker

Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up

Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up

Can we hit it like we did one more time, from the top
Can we hit like that one more time
(One more time)
One more time
Let's hit it and quit (go ahead)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)

Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Hit it

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of James Brown's song "Get Up Sex Machine" are a call to action for listeners to join him and get moving. Brown describes himself as a "sex machine" implying his energy, motion and overall ability to please, he further urges the audience to stay on the scene like a sex machine which implies that he wishes them to remain on stage and watch him perform this act of his. The chorus, consisting of variations of "get up" and "stay on the scene like a sex machine" is repeated throughout the song, urging the listener to stay involved in the experience. The lines "shake your arm, then use your form" and "you got to have the feeling, soon as you're born" are both examples of Brown's signature use of call-and-response lyrics that encourage physical activity.

Line by Line Meaning

Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing (yeah, go ahead)
Everyone, I'm ready to rise up and dance, so let's go ahead and enjoy ourselves

I wanna get into it, man, you know (go ahead)
I'm eager to groove along and feel the music, so let's get into it

Like a, like a sex machine, man (yeah, go ahead)
I want to move like a well-oiled machine, just like the way people operate during sexual activity

Movin', doin' it, you know
I'm moving rhythmically and enjoying the music as I dance

Can I count it off? (Go ahead)
May I start the beat? Let's get it started with a count-off

Get up (get on up)
Rise and dance (keep dancing)

Stay on the scene (get on up)
Stay on the dancefloor (keep dancing)

Like a sex machine (get on up)
Dance like a well-lubricated machine, just like sex

Wait a minute
Hold on a moment

Shake your arm, then use your form
Shake your limbs and then move your body with style

You got to have the feeling, soon as you're born
You need to be naturally inclined towards music and dancing from your birth to feel the groove

Get it together, right on, right on
Put everything in order, correctly and rhythmically

You said, you said you got the
You claimed to have

You said the feeling you got to get
You said that you must have a particular feeling to understand

You give me fever and a cold sweat
You excite and exhilarate me

The way I like it is the way it is
I like the way things are, as they are

I got mine, don't worry 'bout his
I know how to enjoy myself, so don't worry about anyone else

Bobby, should I take 'em to the bridge?
Bobby, do you want me to take them to the instrumental part?

Take 'em on to the bridge (Take 'em to the bridge)
Let's go to the instrumental part of the song (go to the bridge)

Hit me now
Play it now

Stay on the scene, like a sex machine
Remain present on the dancefloor like a machine, unerringly following the beat

Stay on the scene, like a lovin' machine
Stay present on the dancefloor like a machine, passionately following the beat

I wanna count it off one more time now (Go ahead)
I wish to give the beat one more count-off to start again (you may start the count)

Hear it like it did on the top?
Do you want to hear it the way it was on the charts?

Can we hit it like we did one more time, from the top
Can we replicate the highest-ranked version again?

Let's hit it and quit (go ahead)
Let's start playing and then stop (let's go)

Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Can we play and then stop? Yes

Hit it
Start playing

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ronald R. Lenhoff, Bobby Byrd, James Brown

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