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203957, Here's the lyrics:
Posted by denny, Thu Aug-25-16 11:28 PM
Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him
The bitch in him
Upsets the Jim
Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him
The bitch in him
Outweighs the Jim
Jimmy's got a little bit of she in he
But when he pee, he see

Reality can be a-stiff sometimes
But then again it can be flexible
Depending on the angle of the dangle
Increased by the heat of the meat
And with the proposition that all men are not created equal
So why frown?
Yeah, even the sun go down
We'll call it mixed emotions for now
Play on, Jimmy
Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him
The bitch in him
Upsets the Jim
Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him
The bitch in him
Outweighs the Jim
Jimmy's got a little bit of she in he
But when he pee, he see

Reality can be a-hard
But then again it can be a-swinging
Like I said, depending on the angle of the dangle
Increased by the heat of the meat
And with the proposition that all men are not created equal
So why frown?
Even the sun go down
We'll call it mixed emotions for now

Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him
The bitch in him
Upsets the Jim
Jimmy's got a little bit of bitch in him
The bitch in him
Outweighs the Jim


My first impression and the most relevant point.....is that this lyric doesn't even come CLOSE to the derogatory nature of Georgie Peorgie. In fact...I'm not even sure this Funkadelic song is derogatory or mean-spirited at all. There's an interesting discussion to be had there though. I haven't thoroughly analyzed it...but there might even be a contention that the song is not a critique of Jim but rather a critique of social norms. ie 'Reality can be a-stiff sometimes But then again it can be flexible'. I'm not completely convinced one way or the other yet....but I think there's an argument that the Funkadelic song might even be gay/trans-positive. You could read it as a 'let your freak flag fly' type of message. (Play on, Jimmy)

I'm interested to see what other people think....but the more I read the lyrics, the more I think that this song might even be way ahead of it's time in specific relation to queer theory.

One thing's for sure....there is a HUGE difference between this song and Georgie Peorgie.