give it away

"Give It Away" is a song by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 1991 on their studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. "Give It Away" was the first of five singles from the album and achieved fame around the world. It won a Grammy Award in 1992. Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum has "Give It Away" listed as one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

[Intro] Oh, oh [Verse 1] What I got, you got to give it to your mamma What I got, you've got to give it to your pappa What I got, you got to give it to your daughter You do a little dance and then you drink a little water What I got, you got to get it put it in you What I got, you got to get it put it in you What I got, you got to get it put it in you Reeling with the feeling, don't stop, continue I realize I don't want to be a miser Confide with Sly, you'll be the wiser Young blood is the lovin' upriser How come everybody wanna keep it like the Kaiser? [Chorus] Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper [Verse 2] Greedy little people in a sea of distress Keep your more to receive your less Unimpressed by material excess Love is free, love me, say, "Hell, yes" Low brow but I rock a little know how No time for the piggies or the hoosegow Get smart get down with the pow wow Never been a better time than right now Bob Marley, poet and a prophet Bob Marley taught me how to off it Bob Marley walkin' like he talk it Goodness me, can't you see I'm gonna cough it? [Chorus] Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Oh, oh yeah Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper [Backwards Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Lucky me swimming in my ability Dancing down on life with agility Come and drink it up from my fertility Blessed with a bucket of lucky mobility My mom, I love her 'cause she love me Long gone are the times when she scrub me Feelin' good, my brother gonna hug me Drinkin' my juice, young love chug-a-lug me Ah, there's a river born to be a giver Keep you warm won't let you shiver His heart is a never gonna wither Come on, everybody, time to deliver [Chorus] Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper [Backwards Guitar Solo] [Verse 1] What I got you got to give it to your mamma What I got you've got to give it to your pappa What I got you got to give it to your daughter You do a little dance and then you drink a little water What I got you got to get it put it in you What I got you got to get it put it in you What I got you got to get it put it in you Reeling with the feeling, don't stop, continue I realize I don't want to be a miser Confide with Sly, you'll be the wiser Young blood is the lovin' upriser How come everybody wanna keep it like the Kaiser? [Chorus] Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now Give it away, give it away, give it away now [Outro] Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now Give it away now, yeah