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Hell yeah! Yay-yay yay-yay yeah!
Hell yeah, uhh ay-yay, allright!
Yay-yeah, Whoa, whoa, yeah
Yay-yeah

You know I love you baba, because I'm being you every week
(By the way it seem that everybody...)

I grit my teeth and bare it (You know this judge? He carries a grudge!)

Just a just a how you want to meet
(You know this judge, I don't want to meet, he's...)

DEEP! (I swear he's as deep as the Deep Blue Seas)

The boy is DEEP!
The girl is DEEP!
Iiiiiit's got to be DEEP!


DEEP!
(I saw you only Friday, Joe, and just let me say,)
The boy is DEEP!
(...tried to take me through a thousand confessions, you know there's Billy,)
The girl is DEEP!
(you know there's Bennie the rest of the days,)
Iiiiiiit's got to be DEEP!
(besides -- it helps me with my problem complexion)
(Oh shut your garbage mouth woman!)

I saw you only Friday, Joe, and just let me say
You tried to take me through a thousand confessions
You know there's Billy and Bennie on the rest of the days
Besides they help me with my problem complexion

Deep, Deep

(I must say girl your deep. DEEP!)

We need to raise Atlantis from the bottom of the sea
(Dancing 'til we bring it to the top)

We're going to search...

...searching like you're never gonna see

That's what the searching through is bound to be

Girl you're deep! DEEP!

You can tune a piano, but you can't tune-a fish

DEEP!

Oh ohh (ohh ohh)
You got to be deep (so deep)
you know (ya know)
so deep (so deep)
your so deep (your so deep)
I'm so deep

I'm so deep, you're so deep
Everybody is deep
(x2)

DEEEEEEEEEP, DEEEEEEEEEP

Yeah man, yeah man that honky's got his nerve alright, man
I take my piece along for my protection you know
A man's got a right to be on top (you know a man's got a right)
...you know, I don't throw down with no fight, man
if you worry about it I'ma have to bust ya, kid

(Knock me out, knock me out)

Not here

DEEP
(GOT to be deep... I was...)
The honkie's DEEP!
(...a little bit unsure before but now I'm...)
The nig-ga's DEEP!
(oh)
Caaaannn't help but be DEEP!

DEEP!
(I really do believe I gotta to be...)
The honkie's DEEP!
(...I mean I just couldn't understand whatever...)
The nig-ga's DEEP!
(...these, I've got to say these -?-)
Caaaannn't help but be DEEP!

OK got your pad and pencil handy? Uh
Li... Listen, there's niggers in our neighborhood, and I HAD TO hire a SPY!

I didn't know what to do, since then... since then...

(...the kids, I need some, I need some food, my kids are starving)

We've got to raise Atlantis from the bottom of the sea

(dancing 'til we bring it to the top)

dancing till we bring it to the top

We've got to keep on searching 'til we're totally free

But in the meantime let's say that we're deep

DEEP I swear,
you if you don't give, you can't tell, you ain't there
DEEP!

DEEP!

Yeah, yeah
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Allright, yeah yeah yeah yeah
(x2)

We've got to raise Atlantis (got to be deep)
It's the only thing that matters

(-------------?-------------)

(Yes sir, I understand)

OK let's try it here we go!

(OK)

And if you'll stand behind me...
(Uh uuummm, And if you'll stand behind me...)
We're going to make it right.
(We're going to make it right)
(We're going to make it right -- I mean that!)
Be sure to get your votes in
(But Be sure to pay your money...)
before 12 o'clock tonight
(...for your dinner here tonight. Ha-ha, vote for me!)

DEEP!

The leaders are DEEP!

The unions are DEEP!

Juuuust seem to be deep!

(OK, let's hear it for Bill, YEAH! Tell 'em about it Bill!)

Hey good. Our union is the strongest in the nation's ?

(Three cheers for Bill. Hip Hip Hurray!)

...help replace all of the biggies so that we can...
(yeah all the biggies)

Seig heil! (x3)

You know, it's got to be deep
Can't help, it's got to be deep
Didn't I play deep, deep
(Got me any candy Mister?)
(Which way to the men's room little girl, can you tell me?)

We're going to raise Atlantis to the top
(my goodness...)
with the bump and the bop
((-?-) in here...)
We're going to raise Atlantis to the top
(my little fish-a-dees)
with the bump and the bop

We're going to raise Atlantis to the top
(you can lead a horse to water)
with the bump and the bop
(but you can't make him backstroke)
We're going to raise Atlantis to the top
(might make him snort coke)
with the bump and the bop

We're going to raise Atlantis to the top
(O.D.'s)
with the bump and the bop
(O.D.'s fish)
We're going to raise Atlantis to the top
(Oh my...)
With the bump and the bop

(We're going to raise...)
To the top!

...with the bop!

OK that was it, let's pack it up
(Excuse me sir...)
What?
(Excuse me, would you happen to be George Clinton?)
Can I get some security over here!
(Excuse me, but would you happen to be George Clinton
could you point George Clinton out to me?)

It's just got to be DEEP!

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Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton's Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments' backing musicians. Billy "Bass" Nelson is credited with creating the name Funkadelic. He also switched from 6-string guitar to bass, creating room for his childhood friend Eddie Hazel to join the group. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people, though both released albums under their respective names.

The legal problems with the name "The Parliaments" were resolved in 1970, and Clinton signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name Parliament, releasing Osmium ("The Breakdown" reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful.

In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974. With only moderate success, Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing "Up for the Down Stroke" (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but peaked at #63 Pop. The song was the biggest hit of P Funk's career. 1975 saw the release of Chocolate City, which also enjoyed moderate success; the title track reached #24.

With the ensuing albums, Parliament became one of the most respected bands on the 1970s, and are now recognized as one of the forefathers of funk music. Of particular interest are the spacey themes of Starchild, Sir Nose and other recurring characters from multiple albums.

Of particular note is the landmark album Mothership Connection, an amalgam of many '70s themes and the tight "popular" funk sound which was both more commercially viable (particularly in the black community) and more readily emulated by the numerous artists capitalizing on the popularity of funk's mainstream cousin: disco. Artists such as the BeeGees, the Commodores and Kool and the Gang repackaged many of Parliament's innovations into radio-ready pop hits and upon the mass acceptance of disco culture as portrayed in Saturday Night Fever, millions of suburban Americans were able to boogie-oogie-oogie safely protected from exposure to the urban dance scene's multi-ethnic, sexually diverse and cocaine-fueled celebration.

Parliament/Funkadelic morphed into P-Funk in later years. A new appreciation and new audience for these classics were fueled in the '90s due to extensive sampling by hip hop DJs and producers, including beats used in The Chronic and Cypress Hill's debut album.

Don't forget that a variety of other cool bands evolved in their own right out of the main two bands - they were of course, Parlet, Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Brides of Funkinstein, Horny Horns and Quasar.

George Clinton is also known for his subsequent work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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