Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Title of song: I Bet You Artist: Funkadelic Title of album: Funkadelic Year of first release: 1970 This song was later covered by the Jackson 5 on ABC. The song is more R+B and soul-inflected than most of the album, and much more so than the rest of Funkadelic's career. The Parliaments (a predecessor of Funkadelic with many of the same people) had recorded it earlier. Songwriters: George Clinton, Pat Lindsey, Sidney Barnes Lyrics: All the verses concern a series of bets, such as "Ice cubes on a red hot stove will melt, and I bet ya/A drowning man's very first words is help, I bet you/If you bet on a horse and the horse don't win, you lose and I betcha/If you try to sit on air, you're gonna fall, and I betcha". Complete lyrics at the Motherpage Personnel Vocals: Parliament, Eddie Hazel Guitar: Eddie Hazel Keyboards: Earl Van Dyke Bass: Bob Babbit Drums: Tiki Fulwood This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.