The man on the radio said   James Brown is dead   The Godfather of soul   Lays in his bed      (Have you heard what the kids are listening to?)   Wake up, (got high) sho'nuff   Got in the ride turned the radio up   Then they said James Brown is dead   Is it true or am I just doped up?   Know what? I called my folks up   They said he died cuz hip-hop sucks   Ain't got no soul like a old pair of Chuck's   It's about time somebody stepped up.      Man on the radio said (I regret to report)   James Brown is dead (just press record)   The Godfather of soul   Lays in his bed      (Have you heard what the kids are listening to?)   Hit the studio, sho'nuff   Yo Cisco, turn my headphones up   (Turn my headphones up)   I got a message for the kids of America   Play it loud in your hi-fi stereo   Wi-fi, download the ring tone   "California Love" is your theme song   Drop the guitar, let me hear the beat y'all   Do like Dr. Brown and move your feet y'all      Man on the radio said (I regret to report)   James Brown is dead (just press record)   The Godfather of soul   Lays in his bed      (Have you heard what the kids are listening to?)   I just got back from a little vacation   Grew some wings and flew to Vegas   Met a girl, took her round' the world   From New York New York to Caesar's (Caesar's)   Now I'm sitting in L.A. alone   I fell asleep with my blue jeans on   I woke up, had three missed calls   They said James Brown is gone   (James Brown is dead)      I regret to report   Have you heard what the kids are listening to?   I regret to report   James Brown is dead      I regret to report   James Brown is dead   Have you heard what the kids are listening to?      Man on the radio said (I regret to report)   James Brown is dead (just press record)   The Godfather of soul   Lays in his bed      Have you heard what the kids are listening to?      Man on the radio said (I regret to report)   James Brown is dead (just press record)   The Godfather of soul   Lays in his bed