They´re playing basketball We love that basketball They´re playing basketball We love that basketball
They´re playing basketball We love that basketball They´re playing basketball We love that basketball
They´re playing basketball We love that basketball They´re playing basketball We love that basketball
(Now rapping basketball -- Number 1, Kurtis Blow) Basketball is my favorite sport I like the way they dribble up and down the court Just like I´m the king on the microphone So is Dr. J and Moses Malone I like slam dunks, take me to the hoop My favorite play is the alley-oop I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and-go
Cause it´s basketball, uh, Mister Kurtis Blow
They´re playing basketball We love that basketball They´re playing basketball We love that basketball
I used to go to dinner, then take the girl To see Tiny play against Earl The Pearl And Wilt, Big O, and Jerry West Play basketball at it´s very best Basketball has always been my thing I like Magic, Bird, and Bernard King And number 33, my man Kareem Is the center on my starting team
(To the hoop, y´all, watch out, watch out In yo´ face, now here comes the rest)
Clyde, Rick Barry, and Pistol Pete Now these players could never be beat Isiah, and Iceman too Just give ´em the ball, and then you chalk up two Dantley and Wilkins are on the scene And Ralph Sampson is really mean Bill Russell didn´t take no junk And Darryl Dawkins got a monster dunk
Tell me, were you in the joint The night Wilt scored 100 points? Or when Celtics won titles back-to-back And didn´t give nobody no kind of slack? Or when Dr. J shook the whole damn team With moves that came right out of a dream? Or when Willis Reed stood so tall Playing D with desire? It´s basketball!
They´re playing basketball We love that basketball They´re playing basketball We love that basketball
They´re playing basketball We love that basketball They´re playing basketball We love that basketball
I get the ball and then I go and play Like a superstar in the NBA The forwards, the centers, and all the guards The ones you see on the bubblegum cards Me and homeboy would go one-on-one Cause playing the game is a lot of fun Sit by the TV and watch ´em all