In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
(Keep it up
Keep it up
Thank you, thank you very much
You want some more?
You want some more?
Yeah
Alright
Wait a minute, wait a minute
This is the audience participation number here
Ahhh, spread out, spread out
It you're gonna bang a gong
You need a little room you know
Shake it up
Step back, step back, come on
Let's get some air in here
These people are sweating up front
Come on, yeah
A little more
A few more inches
You got a few more inches right?)
Well your dirty and your sweet
Clad in black, don't look back
And I love
Your dirty and sweet, oh yeah
You know your slim and your weak
You got the teeth of a hyena upon ya'
Your dirty sweet and your mine
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Well you're young and you're cute
You got the teeth of a hyena upon ya'
Your dirty sweet
Well you're built like a car
You got a hubcap for a halo
You're built like a car
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Well he'll not tame you
That's the truth
You're willing and eager
You dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you're built like a car
You got a hubcap for a halo
You're built like a car
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Well your dirty and your sweet
Clad in black, don't look back
And I love
Your dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you dance when walk
So let's dance
Take a chance, understand man
Your dirty sweet and your mine
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
(We've got two more)
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Oh take me
(Oh you don't mind if the boys just play with you a while do they
Oh, do you
Do you mind?)
Fun hey baby we like your lips
Hey baby, we like your pants
Oh, all for funtime
Hey baby, down on the land
Take you, take you, to school?
Oh, all for funtime
Hey baby, we want in
We want some, we want some
All aboard for funtime
Big daddy, I like you lips
Big daddy, I like your pants
Ohhhh
Hey baby we like your lips
Hey baby, we love your pants
Hey everybody we want in
We want some, we want some
All aboard for funtime
Last night, ?? lair
Ooh, fun
All aboard for funtime
Keep it up
Thank you, thank you very much
You want some more?
You want some more?
Yeah
Alright
Wait a minute, wait a minute
This is the audience participation number here
Ahhh, spread out, spread out
It you're gonna bang a gong
You need a little room you know
Shake it up
Step back, step back, come on
Let's get some air in here
These people are sweating up front
Come on, yeah
A little more
A few more inches
You got a few more inches right?)
Well your dirty and your sweet
Clad in black, don't look back
And I love
Your dirty and sweet, oh yeah
You know your slim and your weak
You got the teeth of a hyena upon ya'
Your dirty sweet and your mine
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Well you're young and you're cute
You got the teeth of a hyena upon ya'
Your dirty sweet
Well you're built like a car
You got a hubcap for a halo
You're built like a car
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Well he'll not tame you
That's the truth
You're willing and eager
You dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you're built like a car
You got a hubcap for a halo
You're built like a car
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Well your dirty and your sweet
Clad in black, don't look back
And I love
Your dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you dance when walk
So let's dance
Take a chance, understand man
Your dirty sweet and your mine
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
(We've got two more)
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Get it on, bang a gong
Get it on
Oh take me
(Oh you don't mind if the boys just play with you a while do they
Oh, do you
Do you mind?)
Fun hey baby we like your lips
Hey baby, we like your pants
Oh, all for funtime
Hey baby, down on the land
Take you, take you, to school?
Oh, all for funtime
Hey baby, we want in
We want some, we want some
All aboard for funtime
Big daddy, I like you lips
Big daddy, I like your pants
Ohhhh
Hey baby we like your lips
Hey baby, we love your pants
Hey everybody we want in
We want some, we want some
All aboard for funtime
Last night, ?? lair
Ooh, fun
All aboard for funtime
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Bang a Gong/Funtime Lyrics as written by Marc Bolan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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