# Get Yo Ass In The Water And Swim Like Me

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**Tags:** george-clinton\
**Created:** [June 19, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/get-yo-ass-in-the-water-and-swim-like-me/1876 "2026-06-19T15:33:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChrisB](https://pfunkforums.com/user_avatar/pfunkforums.com/chrisb/32/1206_2.png) [@ChrisB](https://pfunkforums.com/u/ChrisB)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/get-yo-ass-in-the-water-and-swim-like-me/1876/1 "2026-06-19T15:33:40Z")

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> [@"Bounce 2 This" alternative mixes/remixes](https://pfunkforums.com/t/bounce-2-this-alternative-mixes-remixes/902/8):
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> Does anyone know any more about this Laswell release: EXCAVATION Unauthorized Cut​-​Up Vol 2 Is this official? I’ve never come across George’s ‘Shine’ before, is this exclusive to this release?

Shine is from 1997.

[https://www.discogs.com/release/184043-George-Clinton-Get-Yo-Ass-In-The-Water-And-Swim-Like-Me](https://www.discogs.com/release/184043-George-Clinton-Get-Yo-Ass-In-The-Water-And-Swim-Like-Me)

https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1238033624/size=large/tracklist=false/artwork=small/

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**Author:** ![silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/user_avatar/pfunkforums.com/silentboatman/32/11_2.png) [@silentboatman](https://pfunkforums.com/u/silentboatman)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/get-yo-ass-in-the-water-and-swim-like-me/1876/2 "2026-06-19T19:05:59Z")

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The lyrics is actually from an old toast, like a traditional oral poem. It appears in a book from 1974 (that’s full of misogyny) called _Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me_. In 1976 it was also released as [an album with the same name](https://www.discogs.com/release/3069844-Various-Collected-By-Bruce-Jackson-Get-Your-Ass-In-The-Water-And-Swim-Like-Me-Narrative-Poetry-From-).

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XdhigVA395M/maxresdefault.jpg "Titanic") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdhigVA395M)

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**Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://pfunkforums.com/t/get-yo-ass-in-the-water-and-swim-like-me/1876/3 "2026-06-22T13:13:49Z")

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Ahh I have the CD-Single of this somewhere. Thank god nothing new to hunt down 😅 Thanks!