Hit It and Quit It

Song: "Hit It And Quit It"

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: Maggot Brain

Year of first release: 1971

The song feature Bernie Worrell's vocals and organ-playing, as well as an extended Eddie Hazel solo at the end.

Songwriters: George Clinton, Billy Bass Nelson, Garry Shider

Memorable Lyrics:

• "You can shake it to the east/Shake it to the west/Hit it/Good god, hit it and quit it/You can shake it to the one you love the best"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage

This song exhorts the listener to get Funky, in any direction and at any time (or all the time).

Personnel

• Lead Vocals: Bernie Worrell