The Downbeat - The Sugarhill Gang

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But if the beat ain’t funky, then the rap is obsolete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