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The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's delight - 1979 |
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I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie |
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To the hip hip hop, a you dont stop |
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The rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie |
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To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat |
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Now what you hear is not a test--i'm rappin to the beat |
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And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet |
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See i am wonder mike and i like to say hello |
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To the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow |
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But first i gotta bang bang the boogie to the boogie |
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Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie |
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Let's rock, you dont stop |
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Rock the riddle that will make your body rock |
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Well so far youve heard my voice but i brought two friends along |
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And next on the mike is my man hank |
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Come on, hank, sing that song |
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Check it out, i'm the c-a-s-an-the-o-v-a |
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And the rest is f-l-y |
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Ya see i go by the code of the doctor of the mix |
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And these reasons i'll tell ya why |
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Ya see i'm six foot one and i'm tons of fun |
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And i dress to a t |
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Ya see i got more clothes than muhammad ali and i dress so viciously |
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I got bodyguards, i got two big cars |
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That definitely aint the wack |
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I got a lincoln continental and a sunroof cadillac |
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So after school, i take a dip in the pool |
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Which really is on the wall |
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I got a color tv so i can see |
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The knicks play basketball |
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Hear me talkin bout checkbooks, credit cards |
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More money than a sucker could ever spend |
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But i wouldnt give a sucker or a bum from the rucker |
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Not a dime til i made it again |
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Ya go hotel motel whatcha gonna do today (say what) |
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Ya say im gonna get a fly girl gonna get some spankin |
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Drive off in a def oj |
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Everybody go, hotel motel holiday inn |
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Say if your girl starts actin up, then you take her friend |
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Master gee, am I mellow |
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Its on you so what you gonna do |
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Well it's on n on n on on n on |
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The beat dont stop until the break of dawn |
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I said m-a-s, t-e-r, a g with a double e |
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I said i go by the unforgettable name |
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Of the man they call the master gee |
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Well, my name is known all over the world |
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By all the foxy ladies and the pretty girls |
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I'm goin down in history |
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As the baddest rapper there could ever be |
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Now i'm feelin the highs and ya feelin the lows |
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The beat starts gettin into your toes |
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Ya start poppin ya fingers and stompin your feet |
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And movin your body while youre sittin in your seat |
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And the damn ya start doin the freak |
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I said damn, right outta your seat |
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Then ya throw your hands high in the air |
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Ya rockin to the rhythm, shake your derriere |
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Ya rockin to the beat without a care |
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With the sureshot m.c.s for the affair |
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Now, im not as tall as the rest of the gang |
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But i rap to the beat just the same |
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I dot a little face and a pair of brown eyes |
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All im here to do ladies is hypnotize |
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Singin on n n on n on n on |
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The beat dont stop until the break of dawn |
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Singin on n n on n on on n on |
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Like a hot buttered a pop da pop da pop dibbie dibbie |
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Pop da pop pop ya dont dare stop |
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Come alive yall gimme what ya got |
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I guess by now you can take a hunch |
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And find that i am the baby of the bunch |
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'but that's okay i still keep in stride |
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Cause all i'm here to do is just wiggle your behind |
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Singin on n n on n on n on |
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The beat dont stop until the break of dawn |
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Singin on n n on n on on n on |
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Rock rock yall throw it on the floor |
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Im gonna freak ya here im gonna feak ya there |
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Im gonna move you outta this atmosphere |
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Cause im one of a kind and ill shock your mind |
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Ill put t-t-tickets in your behind |
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I said 1-2-3-4, come on girls get on the floor |
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A-come alive, yall a-gimme what ya got |
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Cause im guaranteed to make you rock |
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I said 1-2-3-4 tell me wonder mike what are you waitin for? |
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I said a hip hop the hippie to the hippie |
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The hip hip hop, a you dont stop |
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The rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie |
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To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat |
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Skiddlee beebop a we rock a scoobie doo |
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And guess what america we love you |
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Cause ya rock and ya roll with so much soul |
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You could rock till you're a hundred and one years old |
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I dont mean to brag i dont mean to boast |
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But we like hot butter on our breakfast toast |
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Rock it up baby bubbah |
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Baby bubbah to the boogie da bang bang da boogie |
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To the beat beat, its so unique |
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Come on everybody and dance to the beat |