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Tear the roof off 00:01

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker 00:02

Tear the roof off the sucker 00:04

Tear the roof off 00:06

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker 00:06

Tear the roof off the sucker 00:08

Tear the roof off 00:10

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker 00:11

Tear the roof off the sucker 00:13

Tear the roof off 00:15

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker 00:15

Tear the roof off the sucker 00:18

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 00:19

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 00:23

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 00:28

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 00:32

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 00:37

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have the funk 00:42

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 00:46

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have the funk 00:51

La la la la la 00:56

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww 00:59

La la la la la 01:02

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww 01:07

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 01:13

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 01:18

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 01:22

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 01:27

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 01:32

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk 01:36

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 01:41

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk 01:45

La la la la la 01:51

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww 01:53

La la la la la 01:57

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww 02:02

We're gonna turn this mother out 02:08

We're gonna turn this mother out 02:13

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 02:17

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 02:22

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 02:26

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 02:31

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 02:35

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 02:40

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 02:44

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 02:49

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 02:53

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk 02:58

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 03:02

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk 03:07

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 03:11

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (let us in, we'll tear this mother out) 03:16

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 03:20

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (let us in, we'll tear this mother out) 03:25

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 03:29

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk 03:34

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 03:38

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk 03:43

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 03:47

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk 03:52

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We want the funk, give up the funk 03:56

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We need the funk, we gotta have that funk 04:01

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We want the funk, give up the funk 04:05

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We need the funk, we gotta have that funk 04:10

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 04:14

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (Let us in, we'll tear this mother out) 04:19

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 04:23

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (Let us in, we'll tear this mother out) 04:28

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 04:32

We need the funk, we gotta have that funk 04:37

We want the funk, give up the funk 04:42

We need the funk, we gotta have that funk 04:46

We want the funk, give up the funk 04:51

We need the funk, we gotta have that funk 04:55

La la la la la 05:00

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww 05:02

La la la la la 05:06

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww 05:10

(You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down) 05:12

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 05:16

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 05:21

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down 05:25

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round 05:30

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk 05:34

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (Let us in, we'll tear this mother out) 05:39

05:43

Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)

Parliament

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Tear the roof off

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker

Tear the roof off the sucker

Tear the roof off

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker

Tear the roof off the sucker

Tear the roof off

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker

Tear the roof off the sucker

Tear the roof off

We're gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker

Tear the roof off the sucker

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have the funk

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have the funk

La la la la la

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww

La la la la la

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk

La la la la la

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww

La la la la la

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww

We're gonna turn this mother out

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (let us in, we'll tear this mother out)

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (let us in, we'll tear this mother out)

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We want the funk, give up the funk

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We need the funk, we gotta have that funk

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We want the funk, give up the funk

(We're gonna turn this mother out) We need the funk, we gotta have that funk

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (Let us in, we'll tear this mother out)

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (Let us in, we'll tear this mother out)

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

We need the funk, we gotta have that funk

We want the funk, give up the funk

We need the funk, we gotta have that funk

We want the funk, give up the funk

We need the funk, we gotta have that funk

La la la la la

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww

La la la la la

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo oww

(You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down)

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

You've got a real type of thing goin' down, gettin' down

There's a whole lot of rhythm goin' 'round

Oww, we want the funk, give up the funk

Oww, we need the funk, we gotta have that funk (Let us in, we'll tear this mother out)

...

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Vocabulary	Meanings
tear /tɛr/ B1	verb - to damage by pulling apart or ripping noun - a hole or split caused by tearing
roof /ruːf/ A1	noun - the covering top of a building
sucker /ˈsʌkər/ B2	noun - a person easily tricked or deceived
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1	noun - a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound
funk /fʌŋk/ B2	noun - a style of popular music characterized by a strong rhythmic groove
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone)
need /niːd/ A2	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a female parent
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point