Introduction To The JB's / Doing It To Death
The J.B.'s Lyrics

Hit it
Start the music

How you feeling, brother
Asking how someone is doing

(Feeling good)
The person is feeling good

You feel good
Confirming if the person feels good

How you feel, man
Asking again how the person feels

(I feel alright)
The person feels alright

I won't call your name
Keeping the person's identity a secret

I don't want no people
Not wanting other people to know the person is there

To know you're in here
To keep the person's presence a secret

Hey, jam, sure getting down
The music is really good

Lookie here, ha
Acknowledging something interesting or exciting

We're gonna have a
We are going to

Funky good time
Have a great time with funky music

Now, take em up, Fred
The performer asks Fred to increase the tempo/volume

We gotta take you higher
The music is about to get even better

All right, gonna do it again
The music will be played again

You wanna do it again
Asking if the person wants to listen to the music again

Brother (yeah)
Addressing someone in a friendly way

Now I want everybody to
The performer is instructing the crowd to do something

Let Fred blow about two chords
Fred should play a brief introduction

(Mumbling) alright
Something is happening, but it is hard to hear/understand

I wanna get that fella
The performer wants someone to come up and perform

With the little horn over there
The person with the small musical instrument should come on stage

Fred, can you take us higher
Asking Fred to play faster/better

(Yeah) take us higher
Fred can do it

You know what
The performer has something important to say

When I hear a groove like this
The performer is talking about hearing good music

It say I got to take you higher
The music compels the performer to make the music better

Yeah, baby, yeah, yeah
Expressing excitement for the music

Lookie here
Calling attention to something interesting

Someone got a groove like this
Another performer has good music

You know, you know, know
You understand what I'm saying

I need the grit, got the grit
The performer wants a good sound/wants things to be done properly

Wanna eat, got to get
Expressing the need to take care of basic needs like food

Need to get, go to grit
There is a need to keep performing well

Now, Fred, you know
Fred is being addressed directly

Hey, Fred Thomas, brother
Addressing Fred in a friendly way

I'm getting ready to
Preparing to do something

Wave y'all in
Requesting that others come and join

Know what, I feel so down
The performer is feeling down

I need to get down
The performer needs to feel better

In order for me to get down
To feel better

I got to get in deep
To fully appreciate the music and feel better

Need to get in deep
Wanting to fully immerse oneself in the music

Down deep, down deep
To really enjoy or feel the music, one needs to get immersed in it

Get on down
Expressing a desire to dance

You like these
Do you enjoy this kind of music?

Think about making the big M
Think about making a big impact

Lookie here, lookie there
Pay attention to what's happening over there

You see over there
The performer is pointing out something to the audience

You better sing one word for us
Asking someone to sing one word

What we gotta do
Asking what they should do

We gotta have a
We need to have

Funky good time
Have a good time with funky music

I didn't know you
The performer is surprised

Were singing, Fred
Fred is doing a great job singing

Wait a minute, now
Hold on for a second

Who you say that was over there
Asking who the person over there is

Familiar looking cat
The person is familiar

I know I seen him somewhere
The performer recognizes the person

Is that Maceo
Asking if the person is Maceo

He's doing everything over there
The performer is impressed with Maceo's skills

Maceo, is it who
Asking again if the person is Maceo

Maceo, you know like
Asking Maceo to play

Maceo, won't you blow
Asking Maceo to play his instrument

Oh, yeah, Maceo
Praising Maceo's skills