One Nation Under A Groove

Album: One Nation Under A Groove (1978)
Charted: 9 28
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  • So wide can't get around it
    So low you can't get under it
    So high you can't get over it
    Da-yee do do do do do do
    This is a chance
    Dance your way
    Out of your constrictions
    (Tell sugah)
    Here's a chance to dance our way
    Out of our constrictions
    Gonna be freakin'!
    Up and down
    Hang up alley way
    With the groove our only guide
    We shall all be moved

    Ready or not here we come
    Gettin' down on the one which we believe in
    One nation under a groove
    Gettin' down just for the funk of it
    One nation and we're on the move
    Nothin' can stop us now
    Feet don't fail me now
    Give you more of what you're funkin' for
    Feet don't fail me now
    Do you promise to funk?
    The whole funk, nothin' but the funk

    Ready or not here we come
    Gettin' down on the one which we believe in
    Here's my chance to dance my way
    Out of my constrictions
    (Do do dee oh doo)
    (You can dance away)

    Feet don't fail me now (ha ha)
    Here's a chance to dance
    Our way out of our constrictions

    Gonna be groovin' up and down
    Hang up alley way
    Groove our only guide

    We shall all be moved
    Feet don't fail me now (ha ha)
    Givin' you more of what you're funkin' for
    Feet don't fail me now

    Here's my chance to dance my way
    Out of my constrictions
    Givin' you more of what you're funkin' for
    Do you promise to funk, the whole funk
    Nothin' but the funk
    One nation under a groove
    Gettin' down just for the funk of it
    One nation and we're on the move
    Nothin' can stop us now
    One nation under a groove
    Gettin' down just for the funk of it
    One nation and we're on the move
    Nothin' can stop us now

    Do you promise to funk?
    Hah
    Do you promise to funk, the whole funk?

    One nation under a groove
    Gettin' down just for the funk of it
    One nation and we're on the move
    Nothin' can stop us now
    One nation under a groove
    Gettin' down just for the funk of it
    One nation and we're on the move
    Nothin' can stop us now
    One nation under a groove
    Gettin' down just for the funk of it
    One nation and we're on the move
    Nothin' can stop us now

    Do you promise to funk, the whole funk? Nothin' but the funk
    You can't stop us now Writer/s: Garry Shider, George Clinton, Walter Morrison
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Rodwms from Hillsborough, NjI worked with Bernie Worrell and it was released as Funkadelic because this was during the period when there were some legal entanglements with the names "Parliament" and "Bootsy's Rubber Band"...
  • Ross from Dunn, NcThis is quite possibly the funkiest song I've ever heard. George Clinton is a genius.
  • Donna from College Station, TxNo 1 on Soul Singles chart for the song "One Nation Under A Groove" Oct 1978, source Billboard hits of 10 years ago this week Oct 8, 1988

    NOTE: I may have sent this one in to you twice.
  • Dev01d from Wollongong, AustraliaWhy is there no 'Maggot Brain' on here? It's like one of the best guitar solos of all time.
  • Anonymous from Electric LadylandIt's too bad that this is the only Funkadelic song on the site, they are a good band. Great album, although this isn't the albums best song.
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