James Brown, Iggy Pop, Jesus Christ and Red Foxx I slide uptown to the Broadway sound Like King Kong, I wanna mess around Gangster funk came right on time Girl in the sharkskin looks real fine Gangster funk got a beat like this Stand in line, do the junkie twist
Al Capone, Machine Gun Slim, William Burroughs and Subway Jim I slap the bass, I funk the place I bang the drum, now gimme some
My clothes are clean, my cash is long King Kong, King Kong, bang a gong Monkey see and monkey do New York City and Hollywood too
Go ahead baby, do a twist, do a pill, D-d-d-d’ya think I like that kinda thrill I’m gangster funk now shake it up and shake it down Now monkey ‘round in monkey town
James Brown, Iggy Pop, Jesus Christ and Red Foxx I slide uptown to the Broadway sound Like King Kong I wanna mess around I slap the bass, I funk the place I bang the drum, now gimme some
I’m gangster funk, now shoot the funk I’m gangster funk, I shoot the funk
Gangster funk got a beat like this Stand in line, do the junkie twist Gangster funk got a beat like this Stand in line, do the junkie twist