Hit It and Quit It

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: Maggot Brain

Year of first release: 1971

The song feature Bernie Worrell's vocals and organ-playing, as well as an extended Eddie Hazel solo at the end.

Songwriters: George Clinton, Billy Bass Nelson, Garry Shider

Memorable Lyrics:

• "You can shake it to the east/Shake it to the west/Hit it/Good god, hit it and quit it/You can shake it to the one you love the best"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-mbrain#lyr-s-hitit)

This song exhorts the listener to get Funky, in any direction and at any time (or all the time).

Personnel

• Lead Vocals: Bernie Worrell