to the beat y'all

to the beat. (to the beat y'all

to the beat y'all

to the - to the

to the beat y'all)

and yes y'all

this one goes out to all the homeboys

from the old school

takin you way

way back

when we used to rhyme like this

check it out

ain't nothin but a party

everybody come along

keep your body movin while i'm groovin with the song

i got funky rhythms

funky rhythms with a beat

funk-funk-funk-funky rhythms for the street

keep clappin while i'm rappin

while i'm rappin

clap your hands

listen to the

listen to the

listen to the man

turn the party out without a doubt i'm in the house

kick it to the beat is what it's really all about

party

party people

if you're ready

listen up

cause i can get the lyrics

easy lee can get the cut

an automatic systematic rhythmatic sound

if you ain't with the program

you gotta get it down

breakin competition

competition's ripped apart

find another brother

cause l.l. ain't got the heart

i can take a rhythm

make you sing it like a song

this is to the beat

you can forget da break of dawn

(to the beat y'all

to the beat y'all

to the - to the

to the beat y'all)

if i'm mentally conditioned

then i'm physically prepared

to cold rock a party with the microphone i bear

i'm ready for action

satisfaction guaranteed

give the people what they want

and what they want is what they need

desperately to hear a brother kick a rhyme like this

don't settle for another

cause you know what time it is

time to pick your feet up

put your body in the mode

and listen to a real rap veteran explode

other sucker brothers always comin incomplete

forget about the lyrics

cause they only want the beat

and other punk brothers put a curse in every verse

frontin cause nobody taught em how to rhyme first

frontin like you're hard

but it's only a facade

and now you're goin out like a sucker like todd

but i can take a rhythm

make you sing it like a song

this is to the beat

you can forget da break of dawn

(to the beat y'all

to the beat y'all

to the - to the

to the beat y'all)

excercisin patterns

sowin up the rappin scene

rockin for the people like a funky rap machine

synchronize a party cause the party people watch

only dancin when i tell em cause i rock round the clock

masters of the ceremony's one and only one

can rock it like a rocket

phoney homies better run

cause i'm doin the damage and the damage will be done

lyrics are the bullets

so i never need a gun

just a microphone

speakers

tables and a plug

sit back and watch the people cut themselves and slice a rug

and i'ma rock a party till it's time to bring it home

and when they pull a plug

then i'ma pack a microphone

put it in my holster like a gun

and then i'm gone

strapped

ready to rap and on and on and on

i can take a rhythm

make you sing it like a song

this is to the beat

you can forget da break of dawn

(to the beat y'all

to the beat y'all

to the - to the

to the beat y'all)

and yes y'all

as we proceed to move on

'to da break of dawn'

he-he-he-he-he. takin you all the way back

the way we used to do it for you and yours

at the old school

kool moe dee signin off

in the house