Give It Away
Red Hot Chili Peppers · Blood Sugar Sex Magik
What I've got you've got to give it to your pappa
What I've got you've got to give it to your daughter
You do a little dance and then you drink a little water
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you (x3)
Reeling with the feeling don't stop continue
I realize I don't want to be a miser
Confide wisely you'll be the wiser
Young blood is the lovin' upriser
How come everybody wanna keep it like the kaiser
Give it away give it away give it away now (x3)
I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper
Greedy little people in a sea of distress
Keep your more to receive your less
Unimpressed by material excess
Love is free love me say hell yes
Low brow but I rock a little know how
No time for the piggies or the hoosegow
Get smart get down with the pow wow
Never been a better time than right now
Bob Marley poet and a prophet
Bob Marley taught me how to off it
Bob Marley walkin' like he talk it
Goodness me can't you see I'm gonna cough it
Give it away give it away give it away now (x6)
I can't tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper
Lucky me swimmin' in my ability
Dancin' down on life with agility
Come and drink it up from my fertility
Blessed with a bucket of lucky mobility
My mom I love her cuz she love me
Long gone are the times when she scrub me
Feelin' good my brother gonna hug me
Drink up my juice young love chug-a-lug me
There's a river born to be a giver
Keep you warm won't let you shiver
His heart is never gonna wither
Come on everybody time to deliver
Give it away give it away give it away now (x3)
I can't tell iff I'm a king pin or a pauper
What I've got you've got to give it to your mamma
What I've got you've got to give it to your pappa
What I've got you've got to give it to your daughter
You do a little dance and then you drink a little water
What I've got you've got to get it put it in you (x3)
Reeling with the feeling don't stop continue
I realize I don't want to be a miser
confide with Sly you'll be the wiser
Young blood is the lovin' upriser
How come everybody wanna keep it like the kaiser
Give it away give it away give it away now (x4)
Give it away now (x20)
Give It Away
Give It Away stands as a defining anthem for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, capturing the band's explosive fusion of funk, rock, and rap during their commercial breakthrough. Released on the landmark album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, the track showcases the group's signature interplay between Flea's propulsive bass lines and Anthony Kiedis's energetic vocals. The recording helped solidify the band's reputation for high-energy performances and genre-bending compositions that appealed to a wide audience. As a centerpiece of their discography, the song exemplifies the creative peak of the mid-1990s era, blending rhythmic complexity with accessible hooks. Its enduring presence in live sets and popular culture underscores its significance within the broader landscape of alternative rock history.