Barry White — Basketball Jones

[Intro: Chris Rock] Basketball Jones I got a Basketball Jones I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby Oh, oh, oh! [Verse 1: Barry White and Chris Rock] Jones Hey, that's Barry White! An obsession, a burning desire Barry, you want some chicken? The undeniable passion Aw, you tryin' all that sexy stuff! The love, of someone or some thing Y'know you want some chicken? Yes, he was a victim of a Basketball Jones In fact, I was a baddest dribbler in the whole world Then one day, his mother bought him a basketball And I love that basketball! I took that basketball everywhere I went! You know what? That basketball was like a basketball to me! C'mon, you cheerleaders! [Chorus 1: Barry White, Chris Rock and Cheerleaders] Basketball Jones I got a Basketball Jones (happily) I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Wait a minute, y'all not En Vogue! Where the hell is En Vogue? I got a Basketball Jones Somebody told me En Vogue was gonna be here I guess y'all'll do (Yeah) I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh So what y'all doin' after the game? C'mon! [Verse 1: Barry White and Chris Rock] His basketball was like a member of his own family In fact, better looking than my brother Tony Didn't owe me money, and didn't piss in a bed! And after the game, I always took a shower wit' my basketball Every now and then, the basketball gonna pinch my butt But I didn't mind, cause my and my basketball had good, clean fun See I am a victim of a Basketball Jones, I'll take my basketball everywhere I'll even put my basketball under the pillow Maybe that's why you couldn't sleep at night [Chorus 2: Barry White, Chris Rock and Cheerleaders] Basketball Jones Sing it! Sing it! I got a Basketball Jones Sing it like ya wanna! (Yeah) I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Eh-eh-eh, act like Puffy's in the audience Basketball Jones I got a Basketball Jones (Sing it out!) Would y'all shut up? I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh (Oh, sounds so sweet) Barry, don't encourage 'em! Basketball Jones I got a Basketball Jones They got a Basketball Jones I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh See I like to play it, I know a thing, yeah, heh-heh. What kinda Basketball Jones y'all got? (sing it out!) Basketball Jones I see y'all runnin' after Alonzo I got a Basketball Jones (Yeah, yeah) I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh I see ya chasin' Penny around! [Bridge: Cheerleaders, Chris Rock and Micheal Jordan] Hey, there's a Basketball Jones <>Michael Jordan! Michael Jordan! Basketball Jones's in the house [?] the man we came out to see Hey, there's a Basketball Jones Michael Jordan, why don't you sing? Basketball Jones's in the house Sing? I don't sing, that's the other "M.J." Hey, there's a Basketball Jones Oh, okay, I support you Basketball Jones's in the house I go to all your games, and you can't sing a lil' song for a brotha! Hey, there's a Basketball Jones I hope you go bald! Oh, you already bald! Basketball Jones's in the house [Chorus 3: Chris Rock and Barry White] Basketball Jones, c'mon! I got a Basketball Jones (Tear it up, Chris) I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby (Eat it up!) Oh, oh, oh, oh [Hook w/ Barry White singing in background] [Chorus 2: Cheerleaders and Chris Rock] Was that Babyface? Basketball Jones Was that El Debarge? I got a Basketball Jones Th-That musta been Smokey Robinson! I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Who the hell was that? I guess that was me-e-e-e! [Verse 2: Barry White and Chris Rock] Baby, baby, baby, it's a craving Basketball's a chicken! An uncontrollable yearning Do y'all hear Barry White? Do y'all hear Barry White? The overwhelming emotion To a love for someone or some thing I love the Knicks, myself [Chorus 3: Barry White, Chris Rock and Cheerleaders] Jones Hey, is the a basketball in the house? Basketball Jones Hey, is the a basketball in the house? I got a Basketball Jones I got a Rib Jones I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Everybody (yeah) Basketball Jones Pat Riley, in the house! I got a Basketball Jones Mitch Richmond's in the house! I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Scottie Pippen, in the house Turn it out, without a doubt! Basketball Jones A Larry Johnson, in the house! I got a Basketball Jones David Robinson, turn it out I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Dennis Rodman, in the house Wit' green hair, without a doubt, c'mon! (Gotta Basketball Jones) Basketball Jones Eh, Michael, can your woman play? I got a Basketball Jones Don't get mad at me, Michael, I just asked you simple question! I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Does your woman got game? Alright, alright, I'll leave you alone then! Basketball Jones You goin' tryin' to be a bully! (You go it!) I got a Basketball Jones Bob Costas in the house! I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Dr. J, in the house! Bill Walton, in the house! Sheryl Miller, in the house! Bugs Bunny, in the house! Elmer Fudd, in the house! Tweety Bird, what 'cha heard? Pass the word, Tweety Bird Sylvester, my brotha No othah, undercovah Everybody plays basketball! Basketball Jones Mike Tyson, shoots the ball (Damn right!) I got a Basketball Jones Against the wall, makes it fall I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh My mama plays basketball! Charles Barkley in the house! Basketball Jones Kenan Anderson, in the house! I got a Basketball Jones Shawn Kemp, gon' turn it out! I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Jack Nicholson, in the house! Courtside, wit-out a doubt! Basketball Jones He's never gonna give it up! I got a Basketball Jones Never walk away! I got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oh Spike Lee, in the house! Yellin', without a doubt!