[D.M.C.]

For thine, is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever..

[Chorus: D.M.C.]

The king's a ruler, the ruler rules

The king's a ruler, the ruler rules

The king-the king's a ruler, the ruler rules

The king's a ruler, the ruler rules

[Run]

I'm the epitome of royalty, you versus me is a joke

I'm a rage and major blaze, you cigarette smoke

Your video's number one and that was part of our plan

Went from "Rock Box" to a whole countdown jam

Took rock music, switched it and flipped it and made it raw

Anywhere you played, we played it before in eighty-four

Every show, a hundred thousand people or more

Fame'll still give us tours and we be tryin not to take 'em all

I bake 'em all, quicker than Sara Lee, come battle me

Imagine that, what a site that'll be

Front page of the Times, I can read the headlines now

Rev. Run beat clown down for tryin to take his crown

[Chorus]

[Run]

I'm the reason you started rhymin

I'm the reason rap sales started climbin

That's why I'm still headlinin

I'm the king and before I stop y'all cats gon' learn

Yeah y'all niggas wanna burn wait your turn

Run I'm a living legend, my suggestion is learn your lesson

I leave you stressin confessin (?) and strivin for blessing

And whatever your impression it better be, that we the top pedigree

Bringin y'all enegry since eighty-three

I run this here since way back when

I pick up a pair of shells and make y'all wear 'em again

If you thought it I done did it

Heard it I done spit it

New cats wanna pay their respects then son I'm with it

But if not, I'ma reclaim the top of the charts

Doin shows for dough flows rip 'em apart

Other than that, I'll just be holdin my own

Crown Royalty, up on the throne, f'real

[Chorus] - 2X

[D.M.C.]

Our father, who art in heaven

Hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, forever..

[Chorus] - to fade