It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.

I met this little girlie, her hair was kinda curly,
Went to her house and bust her out, I had to leave real early.
These girls are really sleazy, all they just say is please me,
Or spend some time and rock a rhyme, I said It's not that easy.

It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.

In New York, the people talk and try to make us rhyme,
They really hope but we just walk because we have no time.
And in the city it's a pity coz we just can't hide,
Tinted windows don't mean nothin, they know who's inside.

It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.

Huh! When I wake up, people take up mostly all of my time,
I'm not singin, phone keep ringin coz I make up a rhyme.
I'm not braggin, people naggin coz they think I'm a star,
Always tearin what I'm wearin, I think they're goin too far.
girl named Carol follows Daryll every gig we play,
Then dissed her and dismissed her, now she's jockin Jay.
I ain't lyin, girls be cryin coz I'm on TV,
They even bother my poor father coz he's down with me.

It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.

We are not thugs, we don't use [bad word] but you assume on your own,
They offer coke and lots of dope but we just leave it alone.
It's like that y'all, y'all, but we don't quit,
You keep on rock, shock, coz this is it.

Introducing to you,
Jam Master [bad word] DMC, jam Master [bad word] DMC,
Jam Master [bad word] DMC, jam Master [bad word] DMC,
Jam Master [bad word] DMC, jam Master [bad word] DMC,
Jam Master [bad word] DMC.
Jam Master [bad word] DMC, jam Master [bad word] DMC,
Jam Master [bad word] DMC, jam Master [bad word] 

It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, it's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.
It's tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time,
It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky.