Goin' Places

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The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five, sometimes stylized The Jackson 5ive), later known as The Jacksons, or simply Jacksons, are an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana. Founding group members Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson and Michael Jackson formed the group after performing in an early incarnation called The Jackson Brothers, which originally consisted of a trio of the three older brothers. Active from 1964 to 1990, the Jacksons played from a repertoire of R&B, soul, pop and (in the 1970s) disco. During their six-and-a-half-year Motown tenure, The Jackson 5 was one of the biggest pop-music acts of the 1970s, and the band served as the launching pad for the solo careers of their lead singers Jerm… more »


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I like the feelin I get
When I'm ridin in a jet
Say I'm goin places
I like the feelin I get
When I'm ridin in a jet
Say I'm goin places

I want to go
To a different land
Try my best
To understand
The different traditions
And customs
That people have, yeah
The world is bigger
Than this old town
I want to get my feet up
Off the ground
I've saved up my money
I'm leavin here today

Cause I like the feelin I get
When I'm riding in a jet
Say I'm goin places
I like the feelin I get
When I'm riding in a jet
Say I'm goin places

I want to get
A first class seat
Climbing so high up to forthy thousand feet
It don't take long
To get where I want to go, yeah
I'm gonna have myself a ball
This ole world I want to see it all
I got my clothes packed
I'm leavin right away

Cause I like the feelin I get
When I'm riding in a jet
Say I'm goin places
I like the feelin I get
When I'm riding in a jet
Say I'm goin, goin, goin, goin

The world is bigger
Than this ole town
I want to get my feet up
Off the ground
I've saved up my money
I'm leavin right away

Cause I like the feelin I get
When I'm riding in a jet
Say I'm goin places
I like the feelin I get
When I'm riding in a jet
Say I'm goin, goin, goin, goin

Goin, goin, goin, goin
Ad libs
(New York, look out here we come)
Here we, here we come, yeah
(Detroit, look out here we come)
Detroit, here we come
(D.C., look out here we come)
D.C., look out here we come
(L.A., look out here we come)
L.A., look out here we come
(Houston, look out here we come)
Houston, look out here we come
(Chicago, Philadelphia)
Gary, Indiana
(I say we're going across the water)
Going across the water
(Going across the water)
Going, goin, goin places
(Japan, look out here come)
Come on, yeah
(England, look out here we come)
England
(Scotland, look out here we come)
Look out, look out here we come
(I say Philippines)
Yes, indeed
(Russia, China, goin to Africa)
Going across the water
Going across the water, yeah
First class sit
I'm gonna see it all
Get it on

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Written by: KENNETH GAMBLE, KENNY GAMBLE, LEON HUFF

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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