Uh, what's happening, CC? They still call it the White House   But that's a temporary condition, too, can you dig it, CC?   To each his reach and if I don't cop, it ain't mine to have   But I'll be reachin' for ya, 'cause I love ya, CC, right on      There's a lot of chocolate cities all around   We've got Newark, we've got Gary   Somebody told me we got L.A.   And we're workin' on Atlanta, but you're the capital, CC      Gainin' on ya, get down   Gainin' on ya, movin' in on ya   Gainin' on ya, can't you feel my breath, heh   Gainin' on ya, all up around your neck, heh heh      Hey, CC, they say your jivin' game, it can't be changed   But on the positive side, you're my piece of the rock   And I love you, CC, can you dig it?      Hey, uh, we didn't get our forty acres and a mule   But we did get you, CC, yeah   Gainin' on ya, movin' in and around ya   God bless CC and its vanilla suburbs      Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya   Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya   What's happening, blood?   Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya   Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya      Yeah, what's happenin', Black?   Brother Black, blood even   Yeah, ha, just funnin', gettin' down      Ah, blood to blood, ah, players to ladies   The last percentage count was eighty   You don't need the bullet when you got the ballot   Are you up for the down stroke, CC?   Chocolate City, are you with me out there?      And when they come to march on ya   Tell 'em to make sure they got their James Brown pass   And don't be surprised if Ali is in the White House      Reverend Ike, Secretary of the Treasure   Richard Pryor, Minister of Education   Stevie Wonder, Secretary of Fine Arts   And Miss Aretha Franklin, the First Lady      Are you out there, CC? A chocolate city is no dream   It's my piece of the rock and I dig you, CC   God bless Chocolate City and its vanilla suburbs   Can y'all get to that?      Easin' in, gainin' on ya   In yo' stuff, gainin' on ya   Huh, you can't get enough      Gainin' on ya, gainin' on ya   Be mo' funk, be mo' funk   Gainin' on ya, can we funk you too?   Right on, Chocolate City      Yeah, get deep, real deep   Hey, be mo' funk   Mmm, heh   Get deep, too bad   We just got New York, I'm told