[Big Bank Hank] Clap your hands everybody And everybody just clap your hands Ahh fly girls, clap your hands Ahh fly guys, clap your hands
[Master G] Well if you're feeling alright and you think you're on [Wonder Mike] Ah-somebody let me know [Big Bank Hank] Well everybody in the place, put a whistle in your face [all three] Scream it out and say *whistle* yooooo, hit it!
[Master G] I'm gonna tell you a little story about the Sugarhill Gang [all three] With the pow pow boogie and a big bang bang And if you wanna rap to the Sugarhill to the beat
[all three] Gotta rap in the key of R-A-P Now that is over I'm ready to jam Want all you people, to clap your hands Tonight we're gon-na, scream and shout We're gonna turn this motha -- sucka out To all of you people that are ready to jam Scream it out and say, I am! (I AM!) Some-body! (SOME-BODY!) Now you know you're hot
[Master G] Ah see I met this girl and I said to her, "Honey if you wanna be my baby you got ta gimme money!" Turned around, didn't mean no harm I knocked her out, with my vicious charm I said, "No no baby it's not like that Ya see I'm all about makin that cold cold cash" Started jivin around, started messin wit her head And next thing I know, she wanted to go to *whistle* But to turn me on, you got to be the best Cause I'm the Master G, I don't take no mess Like T-N-T, I'm dynamite Ya see I rock your body to the early light And when you wake up in the morning you'll see I'm gone And check it out girl, you're all alone Cause you just been hit by the Capricorn King I rocked you gentle, I rocked you/me I rocked you in and I rocked you out You made me scream but I made you shout *whistle*
[Big Bank Hank] See it's up my back, it's around my neck Woo-HAH! Got them all in check See it's up my back, it's around my neck Woo-HAH! Got them all in check
[all three] Ah let's scream, and let's shout And let's turn this function out and keep keep it on, but you don't rush Ah let's make this party the real Cold Crush Let's scream, and let's shout Ah let's turn this function out and keep keep it on, but you don't quit Let's make the party the sure *whistle*
[Wonder Mike] Once upon a time not long ago everybody had on their radio And then the fella came on with a groovy noise to put the wiggle in the women and girls and boys The word got around about three cool cats who put the ?foot?, BACK, in the pack And let me tell you party people just who we be With the help of Big Bank and the Master G
*Interlude*
[Master G] So get up [Big Bank Hank] Throwdown [Wonder Mike] We're funkward bound [all three] Hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town [Big Bank Hank] Now baby doll [Wonder Mike] And all you daddy-o's [all three] You better get ready to move your toes [Master G] So get up [Big Bank Hank] Throwdown [Wonder Mike] We're funkward bound [all three] Hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town [Big Bank Hank] Now baby doll [Wonder Mike] And all you daddy-o's [all three] Scream it out and say yoooo, hit it!
Shake it, but don't break it Cause I know we can make make it And if you're ready to party and you're dressed to kill Somebody say, Sugarhill! (SUGARHILL!) Sugarhill! (SUGARHILL!)
[Wonder Mike] Ahh ahh, and let your worries take a chill pill You go ahh, ahh, ah ahh oh ooh
[Big Bank Hank] Chicka-pow! Ha-ha-ha-ha-haa -- hoo hoo! (Hey could somebody turn their ?butt?) Shake your body down, chicka-pow! A get, a get, a get ready What