Get Yo Ass in the Water Swim Like Me EP - Shine and the Titanic - George Clinton

Get Yo Ass In The Water And Swim Like Me Written by: G Clinton, B Laswell Performed by: George Clinton Originally appears on: Get Yo Ass In The Water And Swim Like Me (EP) Get yo ass in the water and swim like me! It was the 14th of April When the news got around The great ship Titanic was goin´ down The captain was warned She was runnin´ too fast The ship hit the ice With a helluva blast Way down below In the boiler room hole The brother called Shine Was shovelin´ coal Shine felt the crash He moved out fast The ocean was risin´ Up to his ass He ran to the captain Said, “Cap’n, here´s the score We´ve got 9 feet of water On the boiler room floor“ The captain said, “Shine, git on back down We´ve got 48 pumps Yo ass ain´t gonna drown“ Iceberg dead ahead That´s what the warning read Increase the speed The captain said The ship was sinkin´ The passengers freakin´ The scene was manic Goodbye Titanic Shine says, “Your bullshit is good and Your bullshit is fine But this is one time You ain´t bullshitin´ Shine“ Shine jumped in the ocean A swimmin´ fool For a propeller He was usin´ his tool A Big Man from Wall Street Ran up on the deck Screamin´ and crying And wavin´ a check He hollered, “Shine, you´ve got to save poor me I´ll make you as rich as any black man can be“ Shine said, “Your money ain´t nothin´ down here in the sea Get yo ass in the water and swim like me Iceberg dead ahead That´s what the warning read Increase the speed the Captain said. The ship was sinking, the passengers freaking The scene was manic, goodbye Titanic. Up leaped a shark said, “you’d better swim fast. I’ve got a mouth full of teeth for the back of yo ass!“ A millionaire sweetheart Was jumpin´ up on the deck Her panties ´round her knees Her skirt ´round her neck She said, “Shine, honey, don´t forget about me I´ll give you more lovin´ than you´ll ever see“ Shine said, “You´re fine and you´re freaky But it´s time to flee Get yo ass in the water and swim like me A whale shot up and said, “Your stroking fine. Miss one stroke and your booty is mine.“ The captain yelled, “Save me, Shine I´m so scared I could pee“ Shine said, “Get yo ass in the water and swim like me“ Iceberg dead ahead That´s what the warning read Increase the speed The captain said The ship was sinkin´ The passengers freakin´ The scene was manic Goodbye Titanic Iceberg dead ahead That´s what the warning read Increase the speed The captain said The ship was sinkin´ The passengers freakin´ The scene was manic Goodbye Titanic Shine swam like a champ Till he hit New York Town He spread it all around That the Titanic was down. The people asked Shine, “How do you know?“ “Cus I left that sucka 60 minutes ago“ When word got around The Titanic had sunk Shine was on Broadway As drunk as a skunk Thousands died When the ship went down The crowd asked Shine “Why didn´t you drown?“ Shine said “I don’t have no money and never went to school but for stayin alive I’m nobody’s fool. Rich folks call me Shine But those fishes know my name I´m a streak of lightnin´ And swimmin is my game“ “I told all those big shots Prayin´ on their knees Get yo asses in the water and you can swim like me“ Iceberg dead ahead That´s what the warning read Increase the speed The captain said The ship was sinkin´ The passengers freakin´ The scene was manic Goodbye Titanic (x2)