Released on May 15, 1986

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[Verse 1: Run, D.M.C. & Run-D.M.C.]

Now Peter Piper picked peppers, but Run rocked rhymes

Humpty Dumpty fell down, that's his hard time

Jack B. Nimble was nimble and he was quick

But Jam Master cut faster, Jack's on Jay's dick

Now Little Bo Peep cold lost her sheep

And Rip Van Winkle fell the hell asleep

And Alice chilling somewhere in Wonderland

Jack's serving Jill a bucket in his hand

And Jam Master Jay's making all that sound

The turntables might wobble, but they don't fall down

[Verse 2: Run, D.M.C. & Run-D.M.C.]

Now Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose both did their thing

But Jam Master's getting loose and D.M.C.'s the king

'Cause he's adult entertainer, child educator

Jam Master Jay king of the crossfader

He's the better of the best, best believe he's the baddest

Perfect timing when I'm climbing, I'm a rhyming apparatus

Lot of guts, when he cuts, girls move their butts

His name is Jay, hear the play, he must be nuts

And on the mix real quick and I'd like to say

He's not Flash, but he's fast and his name is Jay


[Break: Run]

It, it goes a one, two, three, and

[Verse 3: D.M.C. & Run-D.M.C.]

Jay's like King Midas as I was told

Everything that he touch turn to gold

He's the greatest of the greater, get it straight, he's great

Playing fame 'cause his name is known in every state

His name is Jay, to see him play, will make you say

"God damn that DJ made my day"

Like the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker

He's a maker, a breaker, and a title taker

Like the little old lady who lived in a shoe

If cuts were kids he would be due

Not lying y'all, he's the best I know

And if I lie my nose will grow

Like a little wooden boy named Pinocchio

And you all know how the story go

[Chorus: Run & Run-D.M.C.]

Tricks are for kids, he plays much gigs

He's a big bad wolf and you're the three pigs

He's a big bad wolf in your neighborhood

Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good


[Break: Run-D.M.C.]

There it is

[Verse 4: Run-D.M.C., Run & D.M.C.]

We're Run-D.M.C., got a beef to settle

D's not Hansel, he's not Gretel

Jay's a winner, not a beginner

His pocket gets fat, others get thinner

J-j-j-j-j, jump on Jay like cow jumps moon

People chase Jay like dish and spoon

And like all fairy tales end

You'll see Jay again my friend, huh