Step right up, Hurry, hurry, Hurry   Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls   Children of all ages   Move closer and bear witness to the one who cuts on   Not one, not two, but three turntables   Known throughout the four corners of the world as   The Fastest Man Alive      He's The Fastest Man Alive   Cut it up Flash   He's The Fastest Man Alive      Breakdown!      Born in a ghetto, lived in a slum   But he was raised high and mighty to be number one   The park was his stage, cost didn't exist   And everybody was invited to be a witness   Running things on the South Bronx streets   Known for great feats of skill and techniques   He's the priest of the beats, the king of the scratch   And all the rest are just a product of wacks!      He's The Fastest Man Alive   Cut it up Flash   He's The Fastest Man Alive      Breakdown!      Pull up your seats, class is in session   The master's gonna teach you all a good lesson   It's an open invitation despite what you've heard   And the first to come will be the first served   Perpetrated a fraud, said that you was the best   You tried to fool the public and lied to the press   You wasn't even all of that way back in the past   When you know you learned all you know from Flash!      He's The Fastest Man Alive   Cut it up Flash   He's The Fastest Man Alive      Breakdown!      Cuts are controlled by the swiftness of hand   The Turntables obey his every command   The method he uses, you say could never be bought   And only by the Grandmaster could he ever be taught   Now you gather 'round the stage to watch him perform   Taking notes for the next time you go on   But you can't duplicate it, so don't even try   Because the Grandmaster's hands are quicker than the eye      He's The Fastest Man Alive   Cut it up Flash   He's The Fastest Man Alive      Bus' dis      He wrote the book on the tricks that you've learnt   And the name wasn't given homeboy, was earned   He's the man called Flash, fresh from the beginning   Taking out sucker D.J's for a living   King of Hip Hop, godfather of rock   Cuts are leaving D.J's in a state of shock   You took the name Grandmaster and you made it your own   Well it belongs to Flash and you should leave it alone   Now fate's taking it's toll on the road you stole   And you can't live up to the name you hold   Grandmaster's his name you just can't take   If the people don't give it to you, you're fake   You can't hide the shame, you're every bit a disgrace   And the guilt is written all over your face   There's no doubt about it, not a question to ask   The Fastest Man Alive is Grandmaster Flash