Name: The Funk Giveth
Duration: P00H02M52S
Description: Notes: When Prince died, I wrote online that funk died. As a Paisley Park regular, I was devastated. Then I realized how much funk Prince had given me and I set out to redistribute my stock pile of funk. If you give to the funk, it will give back. Please recycle the funk.

The Funk Giveth

from The Jokes Verify Life by Turtle T

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Notes: When Prince died, I wrote online that funk died. As a Paisley Park regular, I was devastated. Then I realized how much funk Prince had given me and I set out to redistribute my stock pile of funk. If you give to the funk, it will give back. Please recycle the funk.

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The Funk Giveth

I remember one morning, it was last April,
I rolled outta bed feeling kinda ill,
I couldn’t chill, couldn’t keep it real,
Not a cold you could cure with a pill,
I couldn’t brake the breaks, couldn’t fill the fills,
My voice had no bass, falsetto too shrill,
I felt at a loss that I couldn’t feel,
But back then I didn’t really know there was a deal.

(chorus) X2
Give to the funk,
And then the funk giveth,
Give to the funk,
And then the funk giveth,
Give into the funk,
And then the funk giveth,
Trust in the funk, (#1)
Obey the funk, (#2-1)
The funk breaketh down, (#2-2)
Put some love in the funk, (#3)
The funk giveth.
(chorus)

Now I know that funk is a two-way street,
Became a funk monk for the bass and the beat,
Started wearing robes at a mountain top retreat,
Let my hair grow long, wore sandals on my feet,
Gave all my wealth away to a music teach,
Set out to greet all the funk I could meet,
A cherry cordial life, the center was sweet,
Now I know the truth and I won’t be discreet.

(Chorus #2)

Dispersing the funk like Johnny Funk Seed,
You can’t have the funk and also have the greed,
Help out others, do a good funkin’ deed,
Look to the Purple Minnesotan when you’re in need,
When you give what you take, you can be freed,
Can’t know the Book of Funk, if you won’t read,
Look up some funk, you’re gonna get your feed,
Lemme do my part and get on these funkin’ keys, like,

(Chorus #3)

credits

from The Jokes Verify Life, released December 30, 2020
*composed, arranged, written, 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