Artist: Biz Markie Album: Weekend Warrior Song: Ei Ya Typed by: OHHLA Webmaster DJ Flash [Intro] Yeah Y'all know how this goes down Doin it FUNNNNNNNNNNKY~! Uh-huh, that's somethin for the DJ's to cut up They know (funky!) Okay, break it down [Biz Markie] On your mark, get set, let's go, you know it's me The incomparable, SK, the B-I-Z I know it's been a long time since you heard me do the beatbox and rock an LP But right about now in 2003 I gotta make one to rock the party As I change back from DJ to MC Now it's time to get FUNKY~! For the ladies, for the fellas East, West, North, South My style is really outrageous And when you hear the song it's really contagious It's simple enough, be understood by all ages But it will make you go out like gorillas in cages I used to sing songs myself but now I can't I need the party people to help with this chant I need y'all to sing a lil' somethin Like thisssssss... Ei ya ya ya, oi ya ya ya Ei ya, oi ya, ei ya ya ya [Chorus] Ei ya ya ya ei ya (ei ya ya ya ei ya) Sha na na na, na-na-na-na-na (sha na na na, na-na-na-na-na) Ei ya ya ya ei ya (ei ya ya ya ei ya) Sha na na na, na-na-na-na-na (sha na na na, na-na-na-na-na) Ei ya ya ya, oi ya ya ya Ei ya, oi ya, ei ya ya ya [Biz Markie] I was a rap king But you know, on the tables I've been doin my thing Like Lisa Stansfield, I've been around the world I'm from New York, like Earl the Pearl But since I live in Washington I'm Redskin like Levon Hangin at Dream and V.I.P. like a superstar But I don't buy the bar, I buy a Red Bull And sip and look at all the chicks that's, beautiful Like dark-skinned, light-skinned White, Puerto Rican, Ital-ian I like to see them dance and drippin with sweat Givin them more than they were supposed to get Winter, spring, summer or fall Whether you're eatin food or drinkin alcohol They gonna rock your body all night long Cause this beat, it kick your ass like King-Kong Listen to B, I am the Original S-K B-I-Z, RRAHHAAAAHAHHHHHHH [Chorus] [Biz Markie] You can do the hokey pokey or even the wop I don't care what you do baby, just don't stop A zunga zeng to the break of day Listen to the brother with the rhythm rhymes I display Whether you from New York or L.A. You listenin to the B-I-Z every day I was always a class clown, never the teacher's pet That's why right now I'ma do the alphabet Like A-B-C-D-E-F-G H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P Q-Rrrah-S, T-U-V Ah W-X say Y and Z That's why a lot of emcees wanna see If I'm gonna fall off but I'm not G I'm guaranteed to go all night with rhymes I write I've gotten the mic guaranteed like Entertainment Tonight So listen as I take a breather I'm old school New Yorker like my name's Contiva{?} I'm Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens Long Island, New Jersey, and I'm on the scene [Chorus] (sans last two lines)