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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Sugarhill Gang
Performer
G. O'Brien
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
The Sugarhill Gang
Composer
Cheryl Cook
Composer
Ronald LaPread
Songwriter
Clifton Chase
Songwriter
G. O'Brien
Songwriter
Michael Wright
Songwriter
Sylvia Robinson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Clifton Chase
Producer
Sylvia Robinson
Producer
Joey Robinson Jr
Producer
Sylvia Inc.
Producer
Sylvia Productions
Producer
Lyrics
Clap your hands, everybody, and everybody just clap your hands
Ah fly girls, clap your hands, ah fly guys, clap your hands
Well, if you're feeling alright and you think you're on
Somebody let me know
Well everybody in the place, put a whistle in your face
Scream it out and say oh-oh-oh, hit it!
You don't stop, rock the rhythm that makes your finger pop
I said ah, hip-hop, thanks a lot, ah! C'mon everybody gimme what you got
I'm gonna tell you a little story about the Sugar hill gang
With the pawn-pawn boogie and a big bang bang
And if you wanna rap to the Sugar hill to the beat, 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 gonna, scream and shout, we're gonna turn this mother sucker out
To all of you people that are ready to jam, scream it out and say, I am! (I am!)
Somebody! (somebody!) Now you know you're hot
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 making that cold, cold cash
Started jiving around, started messing with her head, and next thing I know, she wanted to go down
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 mean, I rocked you in and I rocked you out
You made me scream, but I made you shout
Go dang diddy dang di-dang di-deng diggy diggy dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy
See it's up my back, it's around my neck, wow-haa! Got them all in check
See it's up my back, it's around my neck, wow-haa! Got them all in check
Let's scream, and let's shout, and let's turn this function out, and keep, keep it on, but you don't rush
Let's make this party the real cold crush, let's scream, and let's shout, and let's turn this function out
And keep, keep it on, but you don't quit, Let's make the party the sure
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
So get up, throw down, we're funkward bound, hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town
Now baby doll and all you daddy o's, you better get ready to move your toes
So get up, throwdown, we're funkward bound, hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town
Now baby doll and all you daddy o's, scream it out and say oh, 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
Sugar hill! (sugar hill!), sugar hill! (sugar hills!) ah, ah
And let your worries take a chill pill, you go ah, ah, ah ah oh oh (wow, oh) chiki-pawn
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha oh, oh! (Hey, could somebody turn?)
Shake your body down, chicki-pow!
A get, a get, a get ready, what you see is what you get and you ain't seen nothin yet
I don't think I'm bad, don't box and no karate, just an MC to put the boogie in your body
Go, back and forth then forth and back, we're the Sugarhill gang we take no slack
Don't wear diamond rings or drive big cars, but the people just treat us like movie stars
We go dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy, dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy
Dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy, dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy
It's up my back, it's around my neck wow-ha! Got them all in check
See it's up my back, it's around my neck, wow-ha! Got them all in check
Let's scream, and let's shout, and let's turn this function out, and keep, keep it on, but you don't rush
Let's make this party the real cold crush, let's scream, and let's shout, and let's turn this function out
And keep, keep it on, but you don't quit, Let's make the party the sure
Well I'm the Master G, and I'm the best, all the ladies say my voice is rated X
I'm a touch of lighting, a taste of fire, well I'm the Master G, and I'm your desire
Young ladies, I said I rock the nation, 'cause I got my own, transportation
I can rock just about, any age, so let your fingers do the walkin through the yellow page
Get up, throw down, we're funkward bound, hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town
Now baby doll and all you daddy o's, you better get ready to move your toes
So get up, throw down, we're funkward bound, hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town
Now baby doll and all you daddy o's, scream it out and say oh, hit it!
Shake it, but don't break it, 'cause I know we can make, make it
We go ah ah ah-ah oh oh
And if you're ready to party, and you're ready to jam, scream it out and say
I am (I am) somebody (somebody), let me know you hot
You go ah, ah, ah ah oh oh (yea wow)
(Say what?) Shake your body down! Chicka-pow! wo-oh wey!
Oh, oh! Ah, ha-ha-ha!, I see you girl, c'mon with it now
I want to rock your world, get it, so get, get it, get ready for this
C'mon! Closer, closer, oh-oh! All the girls
Alright baby I like to move it mama ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha
C'mon, yeah, closer, Wow-ah! See that girl there?
To the beat beat beat ah-ha-ha
Chicka-pow, ah! Oh-oh-oh-oh
There you go, ha-ha-ha! Ahh, ahh girl, yeah baby, to rock your world, oh, oh
Pick it up, bring it up get down
They definitely gotta be groovin now
Alright baby, I like to move it mama ah ha-ha-ha
Say say-say, ha-ha, say the bass was in your face
The hah's make you, made you rock, 'ello m'love can I have this dance y'know?
We got the groove to make you move, oh me like it so, me like it so
Sugar hill!, Sugar hill! and you know that? Everywhere
Shake it up, shake it up! (Shake your butt down) I like this part, yeah!
Writer(s): Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Michael Anthony Wright, Clifton Nathaniel Chase, Guy Anthony O'brien, Sylvia Robinson, Ronald C. Sr. La Pread
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