Hands Up

from The Jokes Verify Life by Turtle T

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Notes: If you’ve ever been to a hip-hop show, you’ve been beckoned to put your hands up. On a road trip one day I laughed to Peach and said, “What if you had to throw your hands up? Like there was a line like, ‘If your name starts with a letter put your hands up.’” From there we just started listing everything we could think of that required hands up or not up. Then I organized it and put it to music and it turned into a banger.

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Hands Up

If you’re being held up, put your hands up,
If you’re blocking out the sun, put your hands up,
If you’re going long, put your hands up,
If you’re wacky armed inflatable, put your hands up,
If you’re falling off a cliff, put your hands up,
If you’re into this jam, put your hands up,
If you’re checking for BO, put your hands up,
If you have bad BO, don’t put your hands up.

(chorus)
It’s a general motion,
With an array of notions,
That crosses the oceans,
Put your hands up.
(chorus)

If your name starts with a letter, put your hands up,
If you’re on a roller coaster, put your hands up,
If you’re doing the wave at a sports game, put your hands up,
If you have two answers to my question, put your hands up,
If you’re putting on a t-shirt, put your hands up,
If you’re sky diving, put your hands up,
If you’re fed up with this world, put your hands up,
If you’re in a straight jacket, don’t put your hands up.

(Chorus)

If you’re the Y in YMCA, put your hands up,
If you’re jumping jack, put your hands up,
If you’re stepping up a ladder, put your hands up,
If you’re playing Simon Says, Simon says put your hands up,
If you’re reaching for your dreams, put your hands up,
If your hula hooping, put your hands up,
If you reff a field goal, put your hands up,
If you’re under a helicopter, don’t put your hands up.

(Chorus)

credits

from The Jokes Verify Life, released December 30, 2020
*written by Turtle T. and Peach Buck. Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by Turtle T
back-up vocals by JJV

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Turtle T. Buffalo, Minnesota

Turtle T has been making music since 2001. Between 2001-2019 Turtle was the lead singer of the metal band MeatHook. Currently, Turtle T is in the rap crew TeamHook with JJV. Turtle T has eclectic music tastes and his solo releases reflect that. Capable of playing a variety of instruments, Turtle T makes his solo albums from start to finish. ... more