[Instrumental]

[Intro]
Illadelph', how y'all feeling out there?
Woo, huh, good God, come on
Lord, huh, huh, huh
Illadelph', everybody put your hands together
Come on, come on, ow
Ow, good God, good God Almighty, say (Oh, oh)

[Verse 1]
Ow, ow, let me tell you 'bout the—
Let me—, let me tell you 'bout the chicken grease, ow, ow
Stuffs and things to make the people get out your seat (Out your seat, out your seat)
Everybody it's cool if you wanna clap your hands and stomp you feet
Come on, come on down to the front where you can feel the beat
Ow, uh, ah-ah-ah
And from the left to right, to the back, to the middle and in the front, good God
Don't be uptight, shake it off and do what you want, huh, Lord
Where pump it in the club and get a little bit of rub-a-dub, oh, oh
I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I just wanna show you some love, oh, oh

[Chorus]
To the brothers on the avenue, say what? (Chicken grease)
To my sisters in the streets, good God (Chicken grease)
[Verse 2]
Oh-oh (To get to the other side of the road)
Y'all cross the road, cross the road
Oh, oh, but not the kid, see, I'm like that old
Bucket of Crisco that's sitting on top of the stove
Said I simmer to a sizzle like the days of old
But I'll wait until I've mastered this
Let the others go first so the brothers won't miss
Come on, fried 'til it's burned, 'til burned and crisp
Said we be cooking so the funksters can raise their fist like this (Whoa)
Now you know how it's going down
Start at your neck, then through your back and work—
Stomp your feet
A-come on, everybody let's dance to the beat
Ow, ow, ow, I just wanna put u down (Yeah)
I just want y'all to get down (Yeah)
Everybody come lay down to this chicken grease (Yeah)
Shah' finna give me his feet, come on

[Refrain]
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego (Pino Palladino)
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[Verse 3]
If you wanna come up to the front, baby, yo, it's cool (It's cool)
Oh, everybody that's fakin' the funk, I'ma put you in school (I'll put you in school)
Take a lesson from the lesson of lessons, adolescence to man, oh Lord
I got the music and the instruments and use 'em as my weapons at hand (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Everybody on the floor, if you listen to me, huh, huh, yeah, come on
(Clap your hands) Come on (Stomp your feet)
Yeah, good God Almighty, say, I just wanna put you down (Yeah)
I just want y'all to get down (Yeah)
Everybody come lay down to this chicken grease (Yeah)

[Chorus]
Everybody with me say "yeah" for the song about the (Chicken grease)
Lord, sing it, come on (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
I want everybody to sing it, sing it (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
Lord have mercy, sing it (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
Oh, bring me down, band, go

[Outro]
I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—
(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—)
I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I, I—
(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—)
I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I, I—
(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I, I—)
I know you, know you, know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—
(I know you, know you, know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—)
I know you, know you, know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—
(I know you, know you, know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—)
I know you, know you, know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—
(I know you, know you, know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—)
I know you, know you love me (I know you love me)
I know you love me (I know you love me)
Said I know you love me, baby (I know you love me, baby)
I know you love me, baby (I know you love me, baby)
I know you love me, baby (I know you love me, baby)
Huh, yeah, yeah (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
Ow (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
Huh, come on, ow, ow (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
Hey (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, chicken grease)
Ow-ow, ow-ow, I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I, huh
(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I)
I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I, huh
(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I)
Come on, I know you love me (I know you love me)
I know you love me (I know you love me)
I know you love me (I know you love me)
Love me (Love me), love me (Love me)
Love me (Love me), love me (Love me)
Love me (Love me), love me (Love me)
Love me (Love me), love me (Love me)
Love me (Love me), love me (Love me)
Love me (Love me), love me (Love me)
Love me (Love me), love me (Love me)
Hey (Love me), yeah (Love me, love me)
'Cause I'm funky 'cause I, I, I
(I know you love me 'cause I'm funky 'cause I—)