Story Behind The Song

This song is the FIRST SONG on side A of the cassette album, "NIGHT OF THE LIVING FUNK (THE OTHER SIDE OF HELL)", that I recorded and produced in 1988. In the decade and a half I've been playing it on Cassette and CD, people have fallen in love with it.

Song Description

A "Dante's Inferno" you can dance to, "DOWN BELOW" is nothing more than a simple groove with some hellacious lyrics. You want DEVIL FUNK? Well baby, her ya' go!

Lyrics

As hot as Hell
And maybe hotter than that
Dancing in the fire leaves you soakin' wet, baby.
Nasty Lady, you're sugar mixed with venom
You slither like a snake
Your undulations I can't take.
The Devil's working overtime with your mind
He makes you shake your body to a dirty groove
With Satan at the helm, Girl don't give a damn
Just shake your carcass to this nasty groove.
I'm from Down Below---
That's where the Funky People like to go, baby!
Down Below---
That's where you Funky Folks like to go (HEY, BABE!)

(CHORUS)
Hope you don't mind (says them Little Demons!)
Hope you don't mind (My GOD! They're everywhere! Dig!)
Hope you don't mind (says them nasty Little Critters!)
Hope you don't mind (they just don't give a care!)

(Gonna drop the BOMB on you! )

They call me 'Pan'
I'm one of Scratch's allies
A nasty goat-haired freak you can't deny, baby!
A Demon with the plan
I'll have have you funkin' with The Man
'cuz DOWNSTAIRS is where you wanna go!
I'm from Down Below, baby
That's where the Funky Folks like to go--now listen!
Down Below!
That's where you Funky Peoples like to go!

(CHORUS)

Doppin' THE BOMB on you! Look Out!!!
Down Below!! Look Out, Ya'll!!

Down Below, baby-oh!
Down Below! (haha, baby!)
Down Below!
Down Below!!!! (Baby, now!)

(CHORUS-Twice)

(radio interferance: "Friday the 13th!")

--Lawrence Wise
(c)1988 Cosmic Funk Music, Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Lawrence Wise And The Cosmic Funk Orchestra/OSMOSIS	Original 1980s/1990s Cosmic Funk Orchestra	9/16/2007