Hey, come on, come along take a ride
There's a party over there, that ain't no jive
It's live, live, it's all the way live
Don't even have to walk, don't even have to drive
Just slide, slide, slippity slide
Just forget about your troubles and your nine to five

And just sang along, that's what you do, just sang along
Now the groove's so funky, hey, what do you think?
What is it called? It's called the lakeside strength
(Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage)

I'm the captain of this vessel
We wanna take you on a cruise
All around land, music is at hand
Huh, we wanna play it for you

You see
(We want to be)
We want to be
(Your crew of entertainers)
Jam to the music
(Jam to the beat)
Jam, yeah
(Don't let nothing restrain you)

We just want you to feel, nothing but pleasure
(Pleasure)
Musical pleasure
(Yeah, yeah)
Our music is very real
(It's really real)
Truly a treasure
(A treasure)
Musical treasure

Come along, pack your bags
Get on up and jam y'all
Come on and ride on the funk, y'all
(Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage)

We're the directors of this crew ship
And you are under our command, yeah
What you should do is take a lesson too
So you can understand

You know
(We like to see)
People havin' a good time
(Everybody happy)
Do you wanna party?
(We create the beat)
That foot stompin' music
(That keeps the people dancin')

We just want you to feel
(We just want you to feel)
Nothing but pleasure, musical pleasure
(Want you to feel)
‘Cause music is a world of fantasy
(It's a fantasy)
Let's live it together
(A pleasure)
Musical pleasure

Come along, pack your bags
Get on up and jam y'all
Come on and ride on the funk, now
(Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage)
Come along, ride the funk, hey bring it on
(To the land of funk)
(Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage)

(Do you wanna ride with me?)
Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage
(Do you wanna go? Ahh)
To the land of funk, funk, funk
To the land of funk, to the land of funk, to the land of funk

If you're ready to party and you wanna get down
Bring your Ma, your Pa, and Brother James Brown
Bring Auntie Em and Toto too
And all the party people to do their do
We'll dance and party till the early light
And say, “Hey, we're feelin' alright”

So come along, come on take a ride
There's a party over there, that ain't no lie
We're leavin' here in a cloud of smoke
And th-th-that's all folks

Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage
(Do you wanna go? Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go? Do you wanna go? Ahh)
Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage
(Come on, come on, come o