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 one, Kurtis Blow) Basketball is my favorite sport I like the way they dribble up and down the court Just like I'm the king of 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 for 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 and then take the girl To see Tiny play against Earl the Pearl And Wilt, Big O and Jerry West To play basketball at its very best Basketball has always been my thing I like Magic, Bird and Bernard King And number thirty-three, my man, Kareem Is the center on my starting team (To the hoop, y'all Watch out, watch out, in yo' face, 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 talk up too 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 (To the hoop, y'all Yes Here I go Face Watch, here, here You can't check me, man Get on down Oh yeah, I like this basketball Here I go, in your face Swish Oh yeah To the hoop, y'all It's basketball) Tell me, were you in the joint The night Wilt scored a hundred points Or when the 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 (To the hoop, y'all) We love that basketball (Yeah, yeah, girl) They're playing basketball (Aw yeah) We love that basketball (To the hoop, to the hoop, to the hoop, y'all) They're playing basketball (Shoot the pill) We love that basketball (Slam dunk) They're playing basketball (Damn, damn, damn, damn) We love that basketball (Aw yeah) 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 Then, homeboy, we go one on one 'Cause playing the game is a lot of fun Sit by the TV and watch 'em all 'Cause Kurtis Blow is rappin' basketball They're playing basketball (The ball, y'all) We love that basketball (The pill, the pill, the pill) They're playing basketball We love that basketball (Oh yeah, to the hoop) They're playing basketball We love that basketball They're playing basketball We love that basketball ...