Show me how funky is your chicken now   Let me see you get away, get away   When the band starts kickin' now      Show me how funky is your chicken now   Let me see you get away, get away   When the band starts kickin' now      Oh, my, if you can do the funky chicken better than I can   I don't mind givin' in to the better man   Ooh, but I said I like competition, yeah, yeah, yeah      'Cause a little competition now keeps me condition now   Oh, oh, oh, so you better come on, come on, come on   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah   Put yourself in the groove and get ready to move, come on      Show me how funky is your chicken now   Let me see you get away, get away   When the band starts kickin' now      Show me how funky is your chicken now   Let me see you get away, get away   When the band starts kickin' now      You've been spreadin' rumors   You're the baddest on two feet   Let me tell you buddy, I'm ready to compete      We're gonna have a showdown, I'm ready, how 'bout you? Oh   We're gonna dance 'til the midnight hour 'til the sun come shinin' through   Come on, come on, come on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah   Put yourself in the groove and get ready to move, come on      We're gonna have a showdown   Gonna get the low down   Yeah, yeah, yeah, showdown   You wanna be around      Gonna have a showdown   We're gonna get the low down   You better start the showdown