8th Wonder

About 8th Wonder

"8th Wonder" is a 1980 single by the American hip hop trio the Sugarhill Gang, originally released on Sugar Hill. It was later included in the 1982 album 8th Wonder. The song charted at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. A slowed down version of the music from this song is used in the DVD menus for the series Trailer Park Boys, as the backing of a song performed by the character of Tyrone. The song was also featured in the 1983 PBS documentary Style Wars.

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2006

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[Big Bank Hank] 
Clap your hands everybody 
And everybody just clap your hands 
Ahh fly girls, clap your hands 
Ahh fly guys, clap your hands 

[Master G] Well if you're feeling alright and you think you're on 
[Wonder Mike] Ah-somebody let me know 
[Big Bank Hank] Well everybody in the place, put a whistle in your face 
[all three] Scream it out and say *whistle* yooooo, hit it! 

[Wonder Mike] 
You don't stop 
A-rock the rhythm that makes your finger pop 
I said ah, hip-hop, ah thanks a lot 
Ah c'mon everybody gimme whatcha got 

[Master G] 
I'm gonna tell you a little story about the Sugarhill Gang 
[all three] With the pow pow boogie and a big bang bang 
And if you wanna rap to the Sugarhill to the beat 

[all three] 
Gotta rap in the key of R-A-P 
Now that is over I'm ready to jam 
Want all you people, to clap your hands 
Tonight we're gon-na, scream and shout 
We're gonna turn this motha -- sucka out 
To all of you people that are ready to jam 
Scream it out and say, I am! (I AM!) 
Some-body! (SOME-BODY!) Now you know you're hot 

[Master G] 
Ah see I met this girl and I said to her, "Honey 
if you wanna be my baby you got ta gimme money!" 
Turned around, didn't mean no harm 
I knocked her out, with my vicious charm 
I said, "No no baby it's not like that 
Ya see I'm all about makin that cold cold cash" 
Started jivin around, started messin wit her head 
And next thing I know, she wanted to go to *whistle* 
But to turn me on, you got to be the best 
Cause I'm the Master G, I don't take no mess 
Like T-N-T, I'm dynamite 
Ya see I rock your body to the early light 
And when you wake up in the morning you'll see I'm gone 
And check it out girl, you're all alone 
Cause you just been hit by the Capricorn King 
I rocked you gentle, I rocked you/me 
I rocked you in and I rocked you out 
You made me scream but I made you shout *whistle* 

[Wonder Mike] 
Go dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy 
Dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy 

[Big Bank Hank] 
See it's up my back, it's around my neck 
Woo-HAH! Got them all in check 
See it's up my back, it's around my neck 
Woo-HAH! Got them all in check 

[all three] 
Ah let's scream, and let's shout 
And let's turn this function out 
and keep keep it on, but you don't rush 
Ah let's make this party the real Cold Crush 
Let's scream, and let's shout 
Ah let's turn this function out 
and keep keep it on, but you don't quit 
Let's make the party the sure *whistle* 

[Wonder Mike] 
Once upon a time not long ago 
everybody had on their radio 
And then the fella came on with a groovy noise 
to put the wiggle in the women and girls and boys 
The word got around about three cool cats 
who put the ?foot?, BACK, in the pack 
And let me tell you party people just who we be 
With the help of Big Bank and the Master G 

*Interlude* 

[Master G] So get up 
[Big Bank Hank] Throwdown 
[Wonder Mike] We're funkward bound 
[all three] Hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town 
[Big Bank Hank] Now baby doll 
[Wonder Mike] And all you daddy-o's 
[all three] You better get ready to move your toes 
[Master G] So get up 
[Big Bank Hank] Throwdown 
[Wonder Mike] We're funkward bound 
[all three] Hey the Sugarhill Gang is in your town 
[Big Bank Hank] Now baby doll 
[Wonder Mike] And all you daddy-o's 
[all three] Scream it out and say yoooo, hit it! 

Shake it, but don't break it 
Cause I know we can make make it 
And if you're ready to party and you're dressed to kill 
Somebody say, Sugarhill! (SUGARHILL!) 
Sugarhill! (SUGARHILL!) 

[Wonder Mike] 
Ahh ahh, and let your worries take a chill pill 
You go ahh, ahh, ah ahh oh ooh 

[Big Bank Hank] 
Chicka-pow! 
Ha-ha-ha-ha-haa -- hoo hoo! 
(Hey could somebody turn their ?butt?) 
Shake your body down, chicka-pow! 
A get, a get, a get ready 
What you see is what you get 
And you ain't seen nothin yet 
I don't think I'm bad don't box in no karate 
Just an MC to put the boogie in your body 
go, back and forth then forth and back 
We're the Sugarhill Gang we take no slack 
Don't wear diamond rings or drive big cars 
But the people just treat us like movie stars 

[Master G] 
We go dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy 
Dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy 
Dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy 
Dang diddy dang di-dang di-dang diggy diggy 

[Big Bank Hank] 
It's up my back, it's around my neck 
Woo-HAH! Got them all in check 
See it's up my back, it's around my neck 
Woo-HAH! Got them all in check 

[all three] 
Ah let's scream, ah let's shout 
Ah let's turn this function out 
and keep keep it on, but you don't rush 
Let's make this party the real Cold Crush 
Let's scream, ah let's shout 
Ah let's turn this function out 
and keep keep it on, but you don't quit 
Ah let's make this party the sure *whistle* 

[Master G] 
Well I'm the Master G, and I'm the best 
All the ladies say my voice is rated X 
I'm a touch of lightning, a taste of fire 
Well I'm the Master G, and I'm your desire 
Young ladies, I said I rock the nation 
Cause I got my own, transportation 
I can rock just about, any age 
So let your fingers do the walkin through the yellow page 

*Interlude* 

[all three] 
Shake it, ah don't break it 
Cause I know we can make make make it 

[Wonder Mike] 
You go ah, ahh, ah ah oh ooh 
And if you're ready to party and you're ready to jam 
Scream it out and say, I am! (I AM!) 
Some-body! (SOME-BODY!) Now you know you're hot 
You go ah, ahh, ah ah oh ooh 

(Say what?) 

[various] 
Shake your body down! Chicka-pow! 
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeee! 
Ooooaaah ooooaaah! Ah huh hah hah! 
*wolf whistle* 
I see you girl, c'mon wit it now 
I want to rock your world 
Get it, so get get it, get ready for this 
C'mon! 
Closer closer, ooooaaah ooooaaah! 
All the girls 
Aight baby I like to move it mama ahhahaha 
A-hah-hah-hah-haa 
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrah! 
C'mon, yeah, closer 
Wooo-hah! See that girl there? 
To the beat beat beat 
*whistle* Ah hah hah *wolf whistle* 
Chicka-pow, ah huh huh huh huh huh, rrrrh, rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrah! 
There you go, hah hah hah! 
Ahh, ahh girl, yeah baby 
To rock your world, ooooaaah, ooooaaah 
Pick it up, bring it up get down 
Hoo, hah, hoo, hah 
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrah! 
They definitely gotta be groovin now 
Aight baby I like to move it mama ahhahaha 
Say say say, ha ha 
Say the bass was in your face 
The hah's make you, made you rock 
'ello m'love can I have this dance y'know? 
Ahahahah-ha-hah 
We got the groove to make you move 
Oh me like it so, me like it so 
Sugarhill Sugarhill 
And you know that! 
Everywhere 
*wolf whistle* 
Shake it up, shake it up

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The Sugarhill Gang

The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. The song uses an interpolation of the instrumental track from the classic hit "Good Times" by Chic as its foundation. more »

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