Lyrics to
Rubberneck

This version of Rubberneck was released by Grand Funk Railroad in 1976.

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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. please fasten your seatbelts. we are nearing
Jamaica — one of the “beguiling isles,” born of earth’s torments. whu-nu-nu-nu’s
Airlines is pleased to announce our new rubberneck helper evening tour at the
Wide river. your pulse will thrive in the pervasive beat as you wile away the night to
Calypso music played with torches. yes, you in the third world, snap on a palm leaf and
Receive a complimentary electrifying warhol cut and free glass of tia maria. don’t be
Alarmed if you feel a little turbulence during touchdown. it’s merely the rastaman
Vibration!

Da, da-doo.
Da, doo.
Da, da-doo.
Doo.
Da, da-doo.
Da, doo.
Da, da-doo.
Doo.

Rubberneck,
Do you want buy ganja.
Rubberneck,
Do you want to follow me home.
Rubberneck,
We’re gonna’ get your money.
Rubberneck,
We’re gonna’ cut you never go home.

Had enough of workin’,
I need a rest, I need a piece of paradise.
Been inside for so long,
Ain’t seen the sun and my skin’s turnin’ grey to white.
Heard a man on the street talkin’,
He and his old lady havin’ warm caribbean nights.
So, I go to jamaica and all they tell me is …

Oh, sweet jamaica,
Sleepy little island in the middle of the deep blue sea.
They got herb the best in the world,
A place every red-blooded hippie should be, yeah.
So, I go pack my bag make a plane,
’cause the man’s talkin’ warm caribbean nights.
Here I go to jamaica … to jamaica … and all the natives go …

Da, da-doo.
Da, doo.
Da, da-doo.
Doo.
Da, da-doo.
Da, doo.
Da, da-doo.
Doo.

Had enough jamaica,
I need a rest, I need a piece of paradise.
No more rasta red,
Will a knife ’bout to cut my throat, yeah, and all that jive, no.
So, I go pack my bag,
Make a plane for the states before it’s too late. ah, bye-bye.
To jamaica …

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About Lyrics and Rubberneck by Grand Funk Railroad

The lyrics to Rubberneck are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Grand Funk Railroad used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to Rubberneck have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Grand Funk Railroad and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Rubberneck by Grand Funk Railroad. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Rubberneck" means the words set to the music of Rubberneck, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Grand Funk Railroad. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Rubberneck and the lyrics to Rubberneck are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Grand Funk Railroad who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rubberneck, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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