What Y'all Came to Do Songtext
von Aretha Franklin

I want everybody to get up off your seat
And get your arms together and your hands together
And give me some of that ol-ol-old soul

I′ve been workin' graveyard shifts eight days and no breaks
This ain′t livin', somethin's missing
Friday night the weekend′s here, it′s right on time
I'm on a mission for somethin′ different (come on, come on)
Ain't no time to waste, girl, it′s gettin' late
Let′s show them what we can do
My, my, work is done, the weekend's just for fun
Get out of your seat and let's move

Come on everybody, what y′all came to do? (What y′all came to do?)
Put on your dancin' shoes (oh)
Yeah, we about to burn it up (we ′bout to burn it up)
Come on everybody burn it up (everybody burn it up)
I ain't got nothin′ to prove (yeah)
Ain't got nothin′ to lose (nothin' to lose)
Yeah, we about to turn it up (we 'bout to turn it up)
Come on everybody turn it up (we gon′ turn it up)


I′ve been down and back and forth and side to side
Now you're groovin′, let's keep it movin′
All around the world, let's get down tonight
You gotta use it before you lose it, hey, hey
Don′t forget the past, treat each day as if it were the last
Life's too short for the blues
Therefore, get your nine to five
Get this party started right
It's time to break all of the rules

What y′all came to do?
Put on your dancin′ shoes (hey)
Yeah, we about to burn it up
Come on everybody burn it up
I ain't got nothin′ to prove (yeah, yeah)
Ain't got nothin′ to lose
Yeah, we about to turn it up (turn it up)
Come on everybody turn it up

While you got a chance, get up and dance now
All you got to do is get up and move

What y'all came to do? (What y′all came to do?)
Put on your dancin' shoes (no way)
Yeah, we about to burn it up (we 'bout to burn it up)
Come on everybody burn it up (everybody burn it up)
I ain′t got nothin′ to prove (yeah)
Ain't got nothin′ to lose (nothin' to lose)
Yeah, we about to turn it up (we ′bout to turn it up)
Come on everybody turn it up (come on turn it up)


What y'all came to do? (What y′all came to do?)
Put on your dancin' shoes (yes sir)
Yeah, we about to burn it up (we 'bout to burn it up)
Come on everybody burn it up (everybody burn it up)
I ain′t got nothin′ to prove (yeah)
Ain't got nothin′ to lose (nothin' to lose)
Yeah, we about to turn it up (we ′bout to turn it up)
Come on everybody turn it up (turn it up, turn it up)

I'm feeling good, yeah
Oh yeah, it ain′t all bad hanging out with you
We gotta hook up one more time (and stick up one more time)
I'm feeling good