Cover art for Call Me Up by Rick James

Call Me Up

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Call Me Up Lyrics

[Intro: Rick James, Woman]
*phone rings*
Hello, may I speak to Rick James, please?
Listen, baby

[Verse 1: Rick James]
Love me, love me tender, baby
I don't like no pain, I don't like no pain
Make me surrender, sugar
When you call my name (The name is Slick Rick)
Rock me, roll on me, baby
Baby, don't you stop, don't you never stop
Wake me, woman, shake me, baby
I want your love a lot

[Pre-Chorus: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls]
(Call on me)
I can feel your body burning next to my flesh
(Call on me)
Like fire (Call on me), hot fire (Me)

[Chorus: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls]
Girl, you can call me up (Call me up)
(Any time you want some love)
Hey baby (Hey baby), girl, you can call me up (Call me up)
When you need some love and affection, HO!
(Call me up)
Hey baby (Hey baby) (Call me up)
[Verse 2: Rick James]
Squeeze me, and delight me, baby
Like you've never done (You can do it, baby)
Kiss me in those places, darling
Make me holler for more (Give me more and more)
Give me so much pleasure, baby
Give me every bit you got (Give me every drop)
Make me feel much better, baby
By telling me you'll never stop (Say you won't stop)

[Pre-Chorus: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls]
(Call on me)
I can feel your body burn into my flesh
(Call on me)
Feel the fire (Call on me), hot fire (Me)

[Bridge: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls]
(Call me up)
Baby, when you want a hand to hold
When you're feeling all alone (Call me up), just gotta call me up
(Call me up)
Baby, when you wanna do it all night
When you wanna make love right (Call me up)
Just gotta call me up
(Call me up)
Baby, when you want a hand to hold
When you don't wanna be alone (Call me up), just gotta call me up
(Call me up)
Baby, when you wanna do it all night
When you wanna get love right (Call me up)
Just gotta call me up, hey
[Chorus: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls]
Girl, you can call me up (Call me up)
(Call me when you want some serious love)
Hey baby (Hey baby), girl, you can call me up
(Call me up)
(When you want a serious funk)

[Outro: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls, Woman]
Hello? May I please speak to Slick Rick?
(Call me up)
I'm right here with you, baby, waiting for the serious funk
I'm not gonna play with your emotions, baby
(Call me up)
We gon' get to the serious funk
Lay in my bed, talk straight from the head
Nothing else need be said, so funk
Serious funk
Serious, funk, ho
Just dial them numbers, baby

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Trombone
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Recorded At
Motown Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Release Date
April 7, 1981
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