Funky Kingston
Toots and The Maytals Lyrics

Everybody, give it to me huh
Addressing everyone in the room, the singer wants them to give him their attention

Hey Hey Hey
A vocal exclamation to get the audience excited and ready

I want you to believe every word I say
The singer wants the audience to trust him and what he says

I want you to believe every thing I do
The artist wants the audience to have faith in his actions

I said music is what I've got to give
The artist's greatest talent is his ability to create music

And I've got to find some way to make it
The singer wants to make a career out of his musical talent

Music is what I've got baby
The singer considers music to be his most valuable possession

I want you to come on and shake it
The artist wants the audience to dance to his music

Shake it shake it baby
An energetic call to action for the audience to dance

Oh yeah hey
An enthusiastic interjection to keep the audience engaged

Na na na...
A musical interlude to keep the rhythm going

Oh yeah..na na na
A continuation of the musical interlude

Funky (x3)
A repetition of the chorus to emphasize the theme of the song

Funky Kingston, is what I've got for you
The singer's musical style is what he's presenting to the audience

Oh yeah
An exclamation of excitement and approval

Funky Kingston, yeah is what I've got for you
Repetition of the chorus to emphasize the artist's musical offering

Lemme hear your funky guitar
The artist is asking for a musical response from the guitarist

Yo reggae
A shout out to the reggae genre, which is the basis for this song

Hear the piano, stick it to me
The singer is asking for the pianist to add to the song

Watch me now
The artist wants the audience to pay attention to what he's about to do

You watch me now
The artist is calling for the audience's undivided attention

Playing from east to west yeah
The artist is saying he performs all over the place

I just play from north to south, yeah
A variation of the previous line, the singer performs in all directions

I love black America
The artist is expressing appreciation for African American culture, which has greatly influenced his music

People keep on asking me for
The singer has requests for specific songs from his audience

Funky Kingston
The singer's signature sound and most popular song

But I ain't got none
A playful contradiction, the singer is saying he doesn't have what his audience is asking for

Somebody take it away from me
The artist is being facetious, he's offering something he doesn't have and pretending to give it away