[Intro]
This is the way we rock the house
Showin' up, everybody gonna turn it out
[Verse 1: KK + (Lil Rodney C) + Sha Rock + [Keith Keith] + Jazzy Jeff]
Well I'm K.K. Rockwell 'cause I rock it so swell
Every time ya' hear my name it rings a bell
(Well I'm Lil Rodney C making history
With all the fly girls yellin' "take me")
Well I'm Sha Rock and I can't be stopped
For all the fly guys, gonna hit the top
[Well I'm Keith Keith but you can call me Keith Caesar
The reason why 'cause I'm the women pleaser]
Well I'm Jazzy Jeff with the most finеsse
Now I do it to the rhythm 'til I do it the bеst
We're the funky four and I'm the plus one more
And this is the way we go back and forth
We're the five MC's that are too much
When we rock the mics with the magical touch
(We're on time, we're masterminds
We hypnotize when we run down the rhymes)
They're four fly guys, I'm the best female
I'm tellin' the truth, not a fairytale
[Now just listen to the story that the five put down
And it's guaranteed so let them travel around]
Now we said it once and we said it twice
Now we'll prove it to you that we're better than nice
Sha Rock, don't stop
Just turn on ya mic when ya ready to rock
[Verse 2: Sha Rock]
Because the sun won't shine, the rain won't stop
But we got a style called punk rock
Just get up out your chair, start to have some fun
We're two DJ's, Funky 4 + 1
To the people out there, we want you to know
We are the ones with the magical show
We're two DJ's and five MC's
Four other fellas plus one is me
We're here to please everybody out there
Forget about your problems, get 'em out ya hair
So just get on the floor, don't you be shy
You can do it too, just give it a try
To the people out there, we want the best
Satisfaction guaranteed is what we possess
When we rock on the mic with the master plan
We do it for the girl, women, boy and man
And most people go around just thinking anyway
We want you to hear what we say
The things we say, the things we do
Is like running a race and along comes [?]
There's a lot of competition to beat
But we are the ones, they are the ones
I am the ones with the most unique
K.K. don't stop
And just get on the mic, just get on the mic
Just get on the mic when ya ready to rock
[Verse 3: K.K. Rockwell]
Check it out y'all, and don't stop
Keep on to the sure shot
And I'm K.K. Rock and I can't be stopped
I never met a girl that I couldn't rock
I'm the everlasting, the mind a-blasting
The man with the rock that can't be stopped
They call me K.K. Rock 'cause I am so fly
Young ladies out there, they can't deny
That I'm one of the best, I'll beat the rest
And I told the less that they can hit the west
You hear MC with words on your mind
But never like mine 'cause mine are divine
I'm def, cold, so divine
Like [?]
Sweet, bad, cooling out
While I rock for my man they call the Breakout
Go back and forth, and forth and back
And four words for the wack: stay the hell back
'Cause the wack is the [?] keep the wack back
The five MCs got all the [?]
Young ladies, check us out and
Fly guys, check us out, y'all
And Rodney C, don't stop
Just get on the mic, just get on the mic
Just get on the mic when ya ready to rock
[Verse 4: Lil Rodney C]
And I hear ya, and I hear ya
And I hear ya MC K.K.
We gonna rock to the beat till the break of day
We gonna go all the way, K.K.
Check us out y'all, and ya don't stop
You see, at first my name was Little Rodney
I wasn't hanging out and no one knew me
But then one day I earned my C
Now all the sucker niggas tryna be like me
'Cause when they put me to the test, it was a mistake
I put my foot on the gas, take it off the brake
I put the gear in one, I was on the go
I wanted to have fun, I was moving to the slow
I put the gear in two, I didn't slow the pace
I knew what to do to rock the whole place
I put the gear in three, I went a little faster
Everybody said to me that I'm a rhyme master
Put the gear in four, the wack out the door
And I bet you'll never see the wack no more
'Cause I'm an MC supreme, young ladies' dreams
And when I rap on the mic, you see what I mean
I said my name's not found in the Hall of Fame
But I'll shock and amaze and make you all feel shame
Young ladies, rock the house
Young ladies, rock shock the house, y'all
And Keith Keith, don't stop, my mellow
Just get on the mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 5: Keith Keith]
And I hear ya, and I hear ya
And I MC Rodney C
We gonna rock on the mic and make history
With all the fly girls yelling "Take me"
You go on and on and on and on
Gon' rock the beat from day to dawn
Gon' rock the beat 'til everybody's on
Like a hot butter on a bag of popcorn
Young ladies, won't ya come along
To my hip hop, shibby dibby dop
Shibby dibby dop, rock it, don't stop
First ya rock the hip, then ya rock the hop
And then you rock to the beat and don't you dare stop
'Cause I took the name Keith and I said it two times
I [?] name and started a rhyme
Up the ladder and onto the tree
We're the Funky 4 MC and my name's Keith Keith
Before I'm finished, let me say this rhyme
That my name's Keith and you can say it two times
Keith Keith to the funky beat
Jazzy Jeff, don't stop
Just turn on your mic, just turn on your mic
Just turn on your mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 6: Jazzy Jeff]
Check it out, y'all, and you don't stop
Uh, keep on to the break of dawn
Go on and the on, the on, the on
'Cause the beat don't stop 'til the break of dawn
Young ladies, rock on
Now I'm the one MC that's proven to be
The ladies' number one nominee
Because I got a little rep and a fancy style
I'm above MCs, I'm on top of the pile
Because I rhyme all the time, I mess with mine
I make MCs wanna bite my rhymes
Now I consider myself as one of the best
Because I have in store the keys to finesse
My rhymes are slick, my rhymes are bad
It's something other MCs never had
'Cause when I start to rock, I just don't stop
I say def def rhymes no MC can top
Say Jeff, rock the house
I'm Jazzy Jeff and I'll turn it out, uh
Sha Rock, don't stop
Just get on your mic, just get on your mic
Just get on your mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 7: Sha Rock]
Check it out, y'all, you don't stop
Well I have this book, from A to Z
It's a little black book that belongs to me
It has your name, your number, and your address too
So when I want to talk, I just call up you
And when I'm by myself and all alone
I just turn to the [?] and [?] the phone
Sha Rock is rocking on
K.K., don't stop
And just get on the mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 8: K.K. Rockwell]
Check it out, y'all, and don't stop
You go on and on, a-on, on and on
And on and on, a-on, on and on
Uptown rock the house and
Downtown rock the house and
Eastside rock the house and
Westside rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Funky 4 rock the house and
Plus 1 more rock the house and
To the beat, and ya don't stop
Come on, Sha Rock wanna hit the top
[Verse 9: Sha Rock]
Everybody out there show what you know
'Cause I am the sign for Scorpio
I'm not hard to please but I learned to want
I know a lot about the do's and more about the don'ts
I can cast a spell so that you can tell
I'm one of a kind and I do it well
I'm on, I'm on, the on, the on
I can say I've been this way since the day I was born
'Cause I'm on, I'm bad, I'm here to say
Sho' 'nuff, y'all, I would give it a play
'Cause I'm one for the money, two to blow your mind
I'm all about killin' and just saving time
My time is good [?] what ya show
Again to the sign we call Scorpio
I'm on, I'm on, I'm oh-so on
I get it on with Sagittarius and Capricorn
So what ever ya sign may be here tonight
Put your mind on me, I can set it right
K.K., don't stop
And just get on the mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 10: K.K. Rockwell]
Check it out, y'all, and don't stop
And keep on to the sure shot
I wanna cruise around the world in my yacht
I wanna go to Hawaii where everything's hot
Wanna go to the island where all the girls are on
I wanna boogie in Bronx 'til the break of dawn
I wanna sail the seven seas, I wanna do as I please
I wanna have other girls like a deadly disease
I wanna meet the president, shake his hand
I wanna go through the states, preach through the land
Wanna hear my name yelled from miles away
While I'm sitting at home just collecting my pay
I want my bust to be big, my pockets real fat
I want everyone to know that's where am at
I'm just that sweet, I'm real unique
I'm ready to rock to any funky beat
I'm down by law and that's a fact
And I'll rock around good [?]
So be amazed, be hypnotized
Gonna rock my rhymes well, make you realize
I am the one that'll never fail
I go by the name of K.K. Rockwell
Rockwell, to the depths of hell
And Rodney C, don't stop
Just get on the mic, just get on the mic
Just get on the mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 11: Li'l Rodney C]
And I hear ya, K.K. y'all
Check it out, y'all, but don't stop
Keep on to the sure shot
I got the qualifications to rock the best
There's no limitations to my finesse
I got the modifications to alterate
I won't bite a rhyme, and I won't imitate
Another MC when he's running down rhymes
'Cause half the time he's just running down mine
But that's all right because I know someday
I'll put him in check and take his rep away
Because my name is known from land to land
'Cause I'm a super fly guy with the mic in my hand
My name is known from sea to sea
And when I'm on the mic I cause modern history
I'm a mystical, magical man on the mic
When I run down a rhyme it'll be a delight
'Cause I'm a mean machine, a master plan
You see what I mean when there's a mic in my hand
'Cause I'm an inspiration all over the nation
I let you know that I'm a disco sensation
A, rock rock, y'all
Now I can crystalize more than [?]
And I can energize the sun to make things grow
I can harmonize the beat to put you in a trance
I can hypnotize your feet and make you do a strange dance
I can fantasize your dreams and make em' all come true
I can magnetize a freak and make her rock with you
I can terrorize the world in a jazzy way
I can hospitalize with the words I say
I'm slick, I'm bad, I'm powerful
I'm the one and only, the original
I'm Rodney C, I shock the house
I'm Lil' Rodney C and I'll turn it out
Keith Keith, don't stop
Just get on your mic, just get on your mic
Just get on your mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 12: Keith Keith]
And I hear ya, and I hear ya
And I hear ya, MC Rodney C
We gonna rock on the mic and make history
With all the fly girls yelling "Take me"
And I'm Keith Keith, with all the belief
I'm better than all the other MCs
With K.K Rockwell and Jazzy Jeff
Li'l Rodney C, we are the best
'Cause we got a 99 on the disco test
With the girl MC we call the Sha Rock
She's here to help us hit the top
Because we just can't quit, now we're on the go
We're five MCs and we're letting you know
That we rock and we don't stop
And I was walking down the block all by myself
I wore pants on my jock 'cause I didn't have a belt
The pants I wore was so very nice
I had money in the pocket with three red dice
I saw this girl and she looked so fine
I stared, I looked, she was on my mind
I went over to give her a rap
When I found out where she really was at
Then I mind my business and moved away
I went to a phone to call an OJ
The OJ pulled up to the phone
It was dark green with a light green tone
Before I'm finished, let me tell you straight
That the car at the phone was the vicious 98
I got in and we went for a cruise
We stopped at the liquor store to buy some brew
We turned around and went eight blocks back
And I went in the cheeba house to buy some black
We got so drunk and we got so high
That he hit his car and that ended the ride
We didn't get hurt, nobody died
So come on young ladies and ride, ride, ride
In my Mercedes, young ladies
In my Mercedes breaks down, because the one wheel
I pick you up in my new Seville
In my new Seville, I say do like that
I pick you up in my Cadillac
In my Cadillac I say do the same
Then forget it, we go by train
Jazzy Jeff, don't stop
Just turn on your mic, just turn on your mic
Just turn on your mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 13: Jazzy Jeff]
Check it out y'all and you don't stop
Keep on to the break of dawn
Say I'm Jazzy Jeff, I am the best
I can make your body move from right to left
I can make your body move from left to right
I can make your body move, I mean, all night
Check it out, y'all, and you don't stop
Keep on to the break of dawn
I got a lot of potential, got a lot of class
When I run down a rhyme, I can do it fast
When I run down a rhyme, I can do it the best
And have you walkin' out the door, thinkin' Jazzy Jeff
'Cause my voice is on, my style's on go
I'm rapping on the mic for the Brothers Disco
How there could never be another with more finesse
I'm gonna say it like I mean it, I'm Jazzy Jeff
It's a couple of people we can't please
But we're here to rock, shock all the MC's
Who think they're bad and think they're good
We're gonna rock the house like they wish they could
So if ya think you're on and got a lot of finesse
Take a step to the side, brother, we are the best
We're the Funky Four, we're the new and improved
Just take a step back, we're coming through
We're gonna do it right, we're gonna put you in check
There's no doubt about it, we demand respect
So don't be afraid, don't let ya heart stop
Ask anybody, they'll tell you we rock
'Cause it's not about game, it's all about fun
We came to rock, the Funky Four plus One
Say Jeff rock the house
I'm Jazzy Jeff and I'll turn it out now
Sha Rock, don't stop
Just get on your mic, just get on your mic
Just get on your mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 14: Sha Rock]
Well let's go to work, a-to the go to work
You go and go, you go, go, you go
Just work your body, work, work your body
But make sure you don't jerk your body
Then do it, and then do it
And then, do it, do-do-do-do, do it
Say do that ride into the funky side
Come on everybody, it's Patty Duke time
Get up and get down to the funky sound
Everybody out there, come on and get down
K.K. don't stop
Just get on the mic, just get on the mic
Just get on the mic when you're ready to rock
[Verse 15: K.K. Rockwell]
Check it out, y'all, you don't stop
You keep on to the sure shot
You go on and on, a-on-on and on
And on and on and on, on and on
Uptown rock the house and
Downtown rock the house and
Eastside rock the house and
Westside rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Funky Four rock the house and
Plus 1 more rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Everybody rock the house and
Everybody...
Rappin’ and Rockin’ the House (Version B) was written by Bobby Robinson & Rodney Cee & Sha Rock & Kevie Kev Rockwell & Keith Keith & MC Jazzy Jeff.
Rappin’ and Rockin’ the House (Version B) was produced by Bobby Robinson.
Funky-4-1 released Rappin’ and Rockin’ the House (Version B) on Mon Jan 01 1979.