Funky Kingston
Toots & The Maytals Feat. Bootsy Collins & The Roots Lyrics

Everybody, give it to me huh
Everyone, hand over your attention and energy to me, please

Hey Hey Hey
Just an interjection to grab attention

I want you to believe every word I say
I need you to trust me and trust what I'm saying

I want you to believe every thing I do
My actions should also be worthy of your belief

I said music is what I've got to give
I only have music to offer you

And I've got to find some way to make it
I need to figure out how to make music happen and share it with you

Music is what I've got baby
Again, music is all I've got to offer

I want you to come on and shake it
I'm hoping you'll dance and have a good time with my music

Shake it shake it baby
Just an encouragement to continue dancing

Oh yeah hey
Another interjection to keep people hyped up

Na na na...
A non-lyrical vocalization probably meant to keep the groove going

Oh yeah..na na na
Another non-lyrical vocalization to keep the groove going

Funky (x3)
A call and response to get people's attention and probably get them dancing

Funky Kingston, is what I've got for you
I've got some funky music to share with you

Oh yeah
An exclamation of excitement

Funky Kingston, yeah is what I've got for you
Just reiterating that I have some funky tunes to share

Funky Kingston
A repetition of the song title for emphasis

Lemme hear your funky guitar
I want to hear some funky guitar music from you

Yo reggae
An interjection acknowledging the genre of music being played (reggae)

Hear the piano, stick it to me
Listen to the piano and let the music move you

Watch me now
Pay attention to me and what I'm about to do

You watch me now
A command to make sure everyone is watching

Playing from east to west yeah
I'm playing music that can be appreciated by people from all locations

I just play from north to south, yeah
Another way of saying that my music can be enjoyed everywhere

I love black America
Expressing love for the black community in America

People keep on asking me for
A statement of how in demand my music is

Funky Kingston
Reiterating that people always want me to play the same song (Funky Kingston)

But I ain't got none
Unfortunately, I don't have any more to give right now

Somebody take it away from me
I feel like I'm getting stuck playing the same song, so someone else play it instead