[ Play ] It's the P-l-a-y, just here to say hi Askin you may I, tell you 'bout the day I Picked up a microphone, a pad and a pen The legend of the Tramp begins The party host with the most giving you a dose, see Needing instructions, so listen closely Two lines form, it makes you to step to him Fellas at the backdoor, girls by the bedroom The name is Play, don't dare play me cheap The microphone is a broom and I'mma sweep ya Off your feet with feelings that you never felt Another notch in the belt It's no secret, I like to freak with the best of them Then head to the stage in a test of men And when it's done and said and said and done Play's gonna be the victorious one [ Play ] Yeah Dope, ain't it? He-he, I know [ Kid ] Man, gimme that mic! [ Play ] Oh, you want some of this? [ Kid ] Yo, it's my turn [ Play ] Yeah, go for yours [ Kid ] Anything you can do, I can do better I can do anything better than you [ Play ] No you can't [ Kid ] Yes I can [ Play ] No you can't [ Kid ] Yes I can [ Play ] No you can't [ Kid ] Yes I can Yes I can [ Kid ] I'm never fessin, possessin the tools that it takes to rock I think it's time for the new kid on the block With a style that's wild yet so unique I can't be stopped from reachin my peak Because givin my all and all, that's how I gotta live It's my prerogative, so you know I gotta give More for the dancefloor and I'mma give brain sore Kid's revin and buzzin just like a chainsaw I make em say: Damn man, that Kid, he's a grand man Cause I bust a handstand on American Bandstand With these I please with ease and make your mind freeze Straight out the 80s right into the 90s Givin you the highs and lows like a drama And if the mic's got juice you know I'mma Keep whalin, you know I have you starin a while Because the Kid's much more than hair and a smile [ Kid ] He-he There it is, the hype sh** [ Play ] Oh, I see Think you all that now? [ Kid ] Yup And then some [ Play ] Alright, bust it [ Play ] Anything you can do, I can do better I can do anything better than you [ Kid ] No you can't [ Play ] Yes I can [ Kid ] No you can't [ Play ] Yes I can [ Kid ] No you can't [ Play ] Yes I can Yes I can, boy [ Play ] It's my party and I rhyme if I want to Be careful and don't you step to the front to Diss, cause I'mma dismiss with a d**h kiss And make you sorry that you ever stepped to this Microphone wizard, so come on, place your bet Is it gonna be me or Eraserhead? Why put your money on a sorry old poor thing When you can get behind a sure thing And that's me, the capital P on the hype tip One false move and you'll get your a** whipped Just tell me how the rhymes and the cuts sound You won't start feelin the pain till you touch ground Boy, you're goin way out, I'm ready to serve you If you can stay out past your pop's curfew Look at him, already a has-been Let Uncle Play say a rhyme that'll tuck your a** in [ Play ] Huh Am I paid or what? [ Kid ] Man, you livin some kind of foul [ Play ] Crazy [ Kid ] Alright, two can play at this game [ Kid ] Anything you can do, I can do better I can do anything better than you [ Play ] No you can't [ Kid ] Yes I can [ Play ] No you can't [ Kid ] Yes I can [ Play ] No you can't [ Kid ] Yes I can Once again.. [ Kid ] The boy's blowin smoke 'bout what he wanna be But it isn't and wasn't and it ain't never gonna be Possible, cause I got lots of pull And when you rhyme - ooh, there's lots of bull When it comes time to step to a mic I don't sit around Play, you know I don't Kid around So come with it, boy, don't even hide your best Cause 'Kid' spelled backwards describes you best Look around, watch the people clap hands in unity As the momentum swings from you to me You issued a challenge, yeah, you threw it up Step to the stage - too late, thou blew it up The knowledge to build, just filled with excellence You heard the rhyme, you been petro ever since There's no missin the words that I laid out You didn't Play, you just got Played out