Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
The title track, “Funky Kingston” was featured as the opening theme for the reality show Miami Ink.
It was the basis for the “Funky Vodka” track, which in turn fueled “Don’t Stop The Party”. The song can be heard in the film “Notes On A Scandal” where the Hart family can be seen dancing to it.
[Intro]
Everybody, give it to me! (Uh!)
Yeah-he-he-hey-he-he-he-ye-yeah (Oh, yeah)
Yeah-he-he-hey-he-he-he-ye-yeah
[Verse 1]
I want you to believe every word I say
Want you to believe everything I do
I said, music is what I've got to give
And I've got to find some way to make it
Music is what I've got, baby
I want you to come on and shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, baby (Oh, yeah; yeah!)
[Refrain]
Na-na-na (Oh, yeah!)
Na-na-na
[Chorus]
Funky-funky-funky
A funky Kingston, is what I've got for you, yeah (Oh, yeah)
A funky Kingston, now, yeah (Is what I've got for you)
A funky Kingston (Uh!)
[Bridge]
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Lemme hear your funky guitar (Eh-eh, eh-eh)
Yeah, reggae (I do it)
Hear the piano (Stick it to me, yeah, stick to me)
[Refrain]
Na-na-na (Oh, yeah, alright, oh, yeah)
Na-na-na (Watch me now; you watch me now)
[Verse 2]
Playing from east to west, now
I just play from north to south, yeah
All over America
People keep on asking me for
[Chorus]
Funky Kingston
But I ain't got none
Someone take it away from me
You got to go on and fetch one
Funky Kingston, now
They keep on asking me
But I ain't got none
Somebody take it from me
You got to go on and fetch one
Funky Kingston, now
Funky Kingston, now
Funky Kingston, now (Order!)
[Instrumental]
[Refrain]
Na-na-na
Na-na-na
[Verse 3]
East to west, north, north
From north to south, now
Over America
People keep on asking me for
[Chorus]
Funky Kingston, now
But I ain't got none
Somebody take it away from me
You got to go on and fetch your funk
I ain't got none
Funky Kingston, now
Somebody take it away from me
You got to go on and buy the same one
Funky Kingston, now
[Outro]
Na-na-na
Funky Kingston was written by Toots Hibbert.
Funky Kingston was produced by Chris Blackwell & Dave Bloxham & Warwick Lyn.