Michael Jackson — Wanna Be Startin Somethin Second Demo from 1981

[Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Verse 1] I took my baby to the doctor [?] [?] He found [?] Hit the street They said she had a breakdown Someone's always tryin' To start my baby cryin' Talkin', squealin', lyin' Sayin' you just want to be startin' somethin' [Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Verse 2] [?] That you're good When you're always up to no good Gotta get make him meet her So your tongue became a razor Someone's always tryin' To stop my baby cryin' Treacherous, cunnin', declinin' You got my baby cryin' [Chorus] Wanna be startin' somethin' (Ooh) You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Bridge] You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) Still they hate you (Still they hate you) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're just a buffet (You're just a buffet) (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) They eat off of you (They eat off of you) (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable, aaow! [Verse 3] Billie Jean is always talkin' when nobody else is talkin' Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders So they called her mouth a motor Someone's always tryin' Heard somebody's [?] [?], {?}, spyin' You just want to be startin' somethin' [Chorus] I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Bridge] You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) Still they hate you (Still they hate you) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're just a buffet (You're just a buffet) (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable) They eat off of you (They eat off of you) (You're a vegetable) You're a vegetable, aaow! Adadadada-dadadadada Adadadada-dadadadada Adadadada-dadadadada Adadadada (Boom, boom, boom) Adadadada-dadadadada Adadadada-dadadadada Adadadada-dadadadada Adadadada [Instrumental Interlude] Hee-haw! (Hey, ey, ey) (Alright) [Verse 4] If you can't feed your baby (Yeah, yeah) Then don't have a baby (Yeah, yeah) Don't think maybe (Yeah, yeah) If you can't feed your baby (Yeah, yeah) You'll be always tryin' To stop that child from cryin' Hustlin', stealin', lyin' Now baby's slowly dyin' [Chorus] Wanna be startin' somethin' Startin' somethin' I said you wanna be startin' somethin' You got to be startin' somethin' It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too low to get under (Yeah, yeah) You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah) [Bridge] Lift your head up high and sing out to the world "I know I am someone," and let the truth unfurl (Hee-ha) No one can hurt you now because you know what's true I believe in me, and you do believe in you [Outro] Help me sing it Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah Ma-ma-say, ma-ma-sah, ma-ma-coo-sah