Flashlight
P-Funk Lyrics

Flash Light
The song is called Flash Light

Now, I lay me down to sleep
I am tired and want to sleep

Ooh, I just can't find a beat
I am having trouble finding rhythm in the music

Flash light (ohh, I will never dance!)
I don't want to dance; I am indicating this by repeatedly saying 'flash light'

Ha da da dee da hada hada da da
Syllabic sounds that don't have any particular meaning, but help keep the rhythm of the song

Oh, it's no use!
I am frustrated with the situation

Red light
A red-colored light

Neon light
A type of bright, colorful light

Ooh, stop light
I am frustrated with having to stop and wait at the traffic light

I guess I'll go count the sheep
I am going to try and go to sleep by counting sheep

Oh, but I will never dance
I still have no intention of dancing

Most of all he needs the funk (shine it)
The artist of the song is in need of funk music and is asking for it to be played loudly

Help him find the funk (ha, funk it!)
The singer is asking for help in finding the right type of funk music

Get him
This is an exclamation encouraging the singer to dance

Ha da da dee da hada hada da da
Syllabic sounds that don't have any particular meaning, but help keep the rhythm of the song

I know we can get him
An expression of confidence in the artist's ability to dance

Ho!
An exclamation of encouragement to dance

Shine the spotlight on him!
This is an exclamation directed at the music technician to spotlight the singer

Oh funk me!
This is an exclamation of excitement in response to the spotlight

Dance, Nose! You know you on my funk street
Nose is the artist's nickname and they are being encouraged to dance because they are good at it

get on down, Nose! I like it! Dance, then!
The artist is being further encouraged to dance because it is enjoyable to watch

Spot light
A focused beam of light used to highlight something, in this case the artist

Ha ho ho!
An expression of excitement and enthusiasm

Everybody's got a little light under the sun
Everyone has their own unique energy and light that they give off; figuratively referring to the funk music and energy of the song

Shinin' on the funk
The energy and light people give off is adding to the funky atmosphere

Most of all he need the funk
The singer is in need of and craving the funk

Under the sun
In the context of the song, the sun could represent the spotlight or the energy of the song

Shake your funk
Dance and get into the groove

Shake your rump (ho!)
A crude expression encouraging dancing, also encouraging dancing with one's butt

Flash light
A repeating refrain used to keep the rhythm of the song going

Day light
Light from the sun during the day

I think I found the funk
The artist is now feeling the energy of the funk music