[Wyclef Jean]
  Yo I'm happy to be in the South
  to set off my tour in the countryside
  But who better to set it off for me than this man right here
    [Kenny Rogers]
  Yo this Kenny Rogers chillin on the country side
  with men like Wyclef (uh-huh) Jerry Wonder (uh-huh)
  Big Jack (mm-hmm) Big Beast (mm-hmm)
  And we gon' do something like this for you
    You got to know when to hold 'em (YEAH, YEAH!)
  Know when to fold 'em (DJ's, DJ's!)
  Know when to walk away (HIP-HOP, HIP-HOP!)
  Know when to run.. (YEAH, YEAH!)
  You got to count your dub-plates (GHETTO, GHETTO, GHETTO)
  before you touch the turntables (ALL HOODS!)
  Cause if you run out of big tunes
  that means your sound is done (Y'ALL READY?)
    [Chorus: Kenny Rogers]
    You got to know when to hold 'em
  Know when to fold 'em (soundbwoys)
  Know when to walk away
  Know when to run.. (hey, hey, hey, hey..)
  You got to count your dub-plates
  before you touch the turntables (DJ's)
  Cause if you run out of big tunes
  that means your sound is done
    [Pharoahe Monch]
  Get the hell up!
  'Clef said, get the hell up!
  Now throw your hands in the sky (BO! BO! BO! BO!)
  Brooklyn in the back shootin craps y'all whassup?
  Ladies; lookin hot and pretty
  Doin your thing in the club high saditty
  WORLDWIDE - the gritty committee pity the fool that
  act {shitty} in the midst of the calm, the witty
  (You got to know when to hold 'em..)
  Y'all know the name!
  Same assassin from before, but the beat just changed a little
  (??) who flip flows
  that got women in they thongs gettin on but not Sisqo
  Select your squad team and your itch
  Bey know my flow muy caliente, fuego
  No disrespect to soundbwoy, but you better step away from me
  Easily defeat measley MC's and tease you
  Ease back squeeze two in your wig and breeze through
    [Chorus]
    [Wyclef Jean]
  C'mon, c'mon
  (Get the hell up!)
  Soundbwoys ('Clef said, get the hell up!)
  (Now throw your hands in the sky) Yo
  This combination gon' bust from Brooklyn to Shanghai
  Feel the boogie boogie Henny got me tipsy tipsy
  Kenny Rogers and Pharoahe Monch? No way, this can't be
  48 tracks, country meets rap
  Put this on full blast, I'm about to break all formats
  My destiny is to lead while y'all follow
  This is +Showtime+ and I'm +Live at the Apollo+
    [Chorus Two: Kenny Rogers + Wyclef]
    You got to know when to hold 'em (soundbwoys)
  Know when to fold 'em (emcees)
  Know when to walk away (yeah, yeah, yeah..)
  Know when to run
  You got to count your dub-plates
  before you touch the turntables (DJ's)
  Cause if you run out of big tunes
  that means your sound is done
    [Chorus]