It's Time To Party Now Lyrics
Ray Parker Jr.
Lyrics
* Everybody up it's time to party now
Turn up the music and let's get on down (I said)
Everybody up it's time to party now
Come on baby and get on down
** Party now, get on down
Party now, get on down
Loud music and fashioned column lights
Pretty girls wearin' that jeans too tight
All the guys holdin' conversations
Turn their hip yet keepin' reputation
Most of the girls seem to have a secret plan
They didn't come to dance
They just came to get a man
Then some of us just came to look around
But whatever you're here for you've got to get on down
Come on
* Everybody up it's time to party now
Turn up the music and let's get on down (I said)
Everybody up it's time to party now
Come on baby and get on down
** Party now, get on down
Party now, get on down
Some of us gonna call up but don't hesitate
To have a sign waitin' for you at the gate
Sayin' you must have fancy clothes
And money to spend
'Cause if you don't they won't let you in
So when you had enough of all the dancin' style
Feel free do boogie with us
Time to relax from workin' nine to five all day
And if you don't go school
It's time to put your books away
Alright now
* Everybody up it's time to party now
Turn up the music and let's get on down (I said)
Everybody up it's time to party now
Come on baby and get on down
** Party now, get on down
Party now, get on down
*** It's time to party now, it's time to get on down
It's time to party now, it's time to get on down
Oh look here everybody
All I wanna know is
How you are gonna get down
If you don't get up
How are you gonna get down
If you don't get up
Come on now
Everybody up it's time to party now
Turn up the music and let's get on down
Everybody up it's time to party now
I wanna see you groove and get on down
*** Repeat
* Repeat
Oh party now
Turn up the music and let's get on down
Everybody up it's time to party now
Come on baby uh let's get on down
Song & Lyrics Facts
Ray Parker Jr.'s song "It's Time to Party Now" is a classic from the 1980s. It was released on his 1984 album, The Other Woman, and written by Ray Parker Jr.
himself. This upbeat dance-pop track features lyrics that encourage listeners to get up and start dancing. The single peaked at number 32 in the UK Singles Chart. The song has been sampled numerous times over the years, most notably by Jay-Z for his 2001 hit “Izzo (H.O.V.A.).” The band behind the track consists of Ray Parker Jr. (guitar, lead vocals), Nathan East (bass guitar), Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar), and John Robinson (drums). The single was produced by Ray Parker Jr., David Foster, and Maurice White. Lyrics include lines like “Put on your dancin' shoes, it's time to party now / Come on everybody, let's move around” and “Let's have some fun, don't worry about nothin' / Just forget all your troubles and start groovin'.”