Sugarhill Gang — The Down Beat

The down beat Get on the down beat The down beat False alarm, there is no fire The smoke you're seeing comes from my a- Stonishing rhythm combined with the beat My voice is the smoke, my rhymes are the heat Correlated MC quench ready to burst With flavor, a party saver, but first Note; my rhymes are pouring, ready to combust Flammable to biters, so my advice is just To play The down beat Now if you wanna be down, you gotta get a down beat But if the beat ain't funky, then the rap is obsolete In order to be complete, or solid as concrete You got to pumpin' and pumpin', with a funky funky downbeat It's the down beat When the bass is kicking, and the hi-hat's ticking You're on a natural high, because the beat is fly Captivating, stimulating and other [?] And for the fresh beat lovers, we're granting your wish And for the biters, there' s a brand new dish So come on, eat it up, i know you're hungry And if you want a funky beat, bon appetit 'Cause it's the down beat The down beat When the bass is pumping, and the snare is thumping Rhythm takes its toll, you're outta control You're in a trance, gotta dance When you hear the funky drum roll That's the cue, for you to do What you want to do Continue To clap your hands, and stomp your feet 'Cause you can't help rocking when you hear a funky drum beat The formula is simple, but I'm not the docs Don't worry about the rappers, it's the beat that rocks And if you're thinking contrary, that this ain't the truth Look at the rappers today, they are the proof So if you wanna get hot and feel the heat You gotta go with the flow and change with the beat You got to get up, on a brand new sound But remember when you get up, the beat is down 'Cause it's the down beat The funky down beat Break, come on, get down! My name is Kory-O, and I'm down with the Gang The new addition to the crew, the master of slang I get stupid, fresh, crazy, flyboy Ultra smoking nitro, all Just call me on and gimme a pound High five 'cause I'm live and you know I'm down And I got a down beat, that I know will Make all of the other weak beats chill When the bass is thumping And the claps are jumping The music's scratching and cutting And it won't mean nothing But a bass like that, that's pumping You like the way I kick it, 'cause i kick it right 'Cause I can get loose while my raps are tight And if you came here to party before you go It's gonna rock the show And it's the down beat Get on the down beat Hey y'all, the funky funky funky down beat Come on, 'cause it's the down beat