Yo, Im happy to be in the south to set off my tour in the countryside
But who better to set it off for me than this man right here
Yo, this Kenny Rogers chillin' on the country side
With men like Wyclef, Jerry Wonder, Big Jack, Big Beast
And we gon do something like this for youYou got to know when to hold em
(Yeah, yeah!)
Know when to fold em
(DJs, DJs!)
Know when to walk away
(Hip-Hop, Hip-hop!)
Know when to run
(Yeah, yeah!)
You got to count your dub-plates
(Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)
Before you touch the turntables
(All hoods!)
'Cause if you run out of big tunes
That means your sound is done
(Yall ready?)You got to know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
(Soundbwoys)
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
You got to count your dub-plates
Before you touch the turntables
(DJs)
'Cause if you run out of big tunes
That means your sound is doneGet the Hell up! Clef said, Get the Hell up!
Now throw your hands in the sky
Brooklyn in the back shootin' craps yall whassup?
Ladies, lookin' hot and pretty
Doin' your thing in the club high saditty
Worldwide the gritty committee pity the fool that
Act in the midst of the calm, the witty(You got to know when to hold em)
Yall know the name! Same assassin from before
But the beat just changed a little who flip flows
That got women in they thongs gettin' on but not Sisqo
Select your squad team and your itch
Bey know my flow Muy Caliente, Fuego
No disrespect to soundbwoy, but you better step away from me
Easily defeat measley MCs and tease you
Ease back squeeze two in your wig and breeze throughYou got to know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
(Soundbwoys)
Know when to walk away
Know when to run..
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
You got to count your dub-plates
Before you touch the turntables
(DJs)
'Cause if you run out of big tunes
That means your sound is doneCmon, cmon
(Get the Hell up!)
Soundbwoys
(Clef said, Get the Hell up!)
Yo
(Now throw your hands in the sky)This combination gon bust from Brooklyn to Shanghai
Feel the boogie boogie Henny got me tipsy tipsy
Kenny Rogers and Pharoahe Monch? No way, this cant be!
48 tracks, country meets rap
Put this on full blast, Im about to break all formats
My destiny is to lead while yall follow
This is show time and Im live at the ApolloYou got to know when to hold em
(Soundbwoys)
Know when to fold em
(MC's)
Know when to walk away
(Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Know when to run
You got to count your dub-plates
Before you touch the turntables
(DJs)
'Cause if you run out of big tunes
That means your sound is doneYou got to know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
(Soundbwoys)
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
You got to count your dub-plates
Before you touch the turntables
(DJs)
'Cause if you run out of big tunes
That means your sound is done