Yo I’m happy to be in the 
Southto set off my tour in the countryside
But who better to set it off for me than this man right here[Kenny Rogers]
Yo this Kenny 
Rogers chillin on the country sidewith men like 
Wyclef (uh-huh) 
Jerry Wonder (uh-huh)
Big Jack (mm-hmm) 
Big Beast (mm-hmm)
And we gon’ do something like this for you
You got to know when to hold ‘em (YEAH, YEAH!)
Know when to fold ‘em (DJ’s, DJ’s!)
Know when to walk away (HIP-HOP, HIP-HOP!)
Know when to run.. (YEAH, YEAH!)
You got to count your dub-plates (GHETTO, GHETTO, GHETTO)before you touch the turntables (ALL HOODS!)
Cause if you run out of big tunesthat means your sound is done (Y’ALL READY?)[Chorus: Kenny Rogers]
You got to know when to hold ‘em
Know when to fold ‘em (soundbwoys)
Know when to walk away
Know when to run.. (hey, hey, hey, hey..)
You got to count your dub-platesbefore you touch the turntables (DJ’s)
Cause if you run out of big tunesthat means your sound is done[Pharoahe Monch]
Get the hell up!‘
Clef said, get the hell up!
Now throw your hands in the sky (BO! BO! BO! BO!)
Brooklyn in the back shootin craps y’all whassup?
Ladies; lookin hot and pretty
Doin your thing in the club high saditty
WORLDWIDE – the gritty committee pity the fool thatact {shitty} in the midst of the calm, the witty(You got to know when to hold ‘em..)
Y’all know the name!
Same assassin from before, but the beat just changed a little(??) who flip flowsthat got women in they thongs gettin on but not 
SisqoSelect your squad team and your itch
Bey know my flow muy caliente, fuego
No disrespect to soundbwoy, but you better step away from me
Easily defeat measley 
MC’s and tease you
Ease back squeeze two in your wig and breeze through[Chorus][Wyclef Jean]
C’mon, c’mon(Get the hell up!)
Soundbwoys (’Clef said, get the hell up!)(Now throw your hands in the sky) 
YoThis combination gon’ bust from 
Brooklyn to 
ShanghaiFeel the boogie boogie 
Henny got me tipsy tipsy
Kenny Rogers and 
Pharoahe Monch? 
No way, this can’t be48 tracks, country meets rap
Put this on full blast, 
I’m about to break all formats
My destiny is to lead while y’all follow
This is +Showtime+ and 
I’m +Live at the 
Apollo+[Chorus Two: Kenny Rogers + Wyclef]
You got to know when to hold ‘em (soundbwoys)
Know when to fold ‘em (emcees)
Know when to walk away (yeah, yeah, yeah..)
Know when to run
You got to count your dub-platesbefore you touch the turntables (DJ’s)
Cause if you run out of big tunesthat means your sound is done