[Verse 1] Everyone's feeling pretty It's hotter than July Though the world's full of problems They couldn't touch us even if they tried From the park, I hear rhythms Marley's hot on the box Tonight, there will be a party On the corner at the end of the block
[Chorus] Didn't know you Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Bet you nobody ever told you that you Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Would be jammin' and jammin' and jammin', jam on
[Verse 2] They want us to join their fighting But our answer today Is to let all our worries Like the breeze through our fingers slip away Peace has come to Zimbabwe Third World's right on the one Now's the time for celebration 'Cause we've only just begun
[Chorus] Didn't know that you Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Bet you nobody ever told you that you Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Bet you nobody ever told you that you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the break of dawn I know nobody told you that you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the the break of dawn We're jammin', jammin', jammin', jam on
[Verse 3] You ask me, am I happy? Well as matter of fact I can say that I'm ecstatic 'Cause we all just made a pact We've agreed to get together Joined as children in Jah When you're moving in the positive Your destination is the brightest star
[Chorus] You didn't know that you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Bet you nobody ever told you that you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Don't you stop the music, oh no, no, no, baby, baby (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Na, no, na na, na na na (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') No, no, no, baby, nobody told you, oh, oh, oh, you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
[Outro] I bet you if someone approached you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Yesterday to tell you that you would be jammin' You would not believe it Because you never thought that you'd be jammin' Oh, oh, oh, oh (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Jammin' 'til the break of dawn Oh, oh You may as well believe what you are feeling (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Because you feel your body jammin' (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Oh, oh, you would be jammin' until the break of dawn Oh, oh, whoo, whoo (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Baby, baby, baby, baby (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
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The Reggae-inspired “Master Blaster (Jammin')” was the first single off Stevie Wonder’s 1980 album Hotter Than July. The song interpolates “Jamming” by Bob Marley and the Wailers, one of several tributes to Marley in the track.
It was an international smash hit, topping the charts in four countries and reaching the top five in several more including the US and the UK.
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