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To hear the funky sounds, baby
The beat hits so hard there's no cover charge
You have to feel the grooveOne thing is, you've got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
We who know it feel it
Harlem is the place, where you'll find the face
Of those, who feel the groove, yeah
It's not taught to thee, but it's born to we
Aww and I feel the grooveOne thing is, you've got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
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And the band plays, from the big bandFunky, can you feel it? Oh funky, to be real
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If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
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If you wanna hear the funky big band
He who knows it feels it, got to be real
If you wanna hear the funky big band
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We who know it, feel this
We who know it, feel this