Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa

I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’
I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’
Too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You’re stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
Too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You’re stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

You’re a vegetable (You’re a vegetable)
You’re a vegetable (You’re a vegetable)
Still they hate you (Still they hate you)
You’re a vegetable (You’re a vegetable)
You’re just a buffet (Just a buffet)
You’re a vegetable (You’re a vegetable)
They eat off of you (They eat off of you)
You’re a vegetable, OW!

If you can’t feed your baby (Yeah, yeah)
Then don’t have a baby (Yeah, yeah)
And don’t think maybe (Yeah, yeah)
If you can’t feed your baby (Yeah, yeah)
You’ll be always tryin’
To stop that child from cryin’
Hustlin’, stealin’, lyin’
Now baby’s slowly dyin’

I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’
I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’
It’s too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
It’s too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You’re stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
Too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You’re stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

Lift your head up high
And scream out to the world
I know I am someone
And let the truth unfurl
No one can hurt you now
Because you know what’s true
Yes, I believe in me
So you believe in you
Help me sing it
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
(Help me sing it, baby)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
(Yeah, sing it to the world)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
(Sing it out loud, woo-hoo)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
(Help me sing it)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
(Help me sing it)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma makossa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
(Sing it to the world)

I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’
I said you wanna be startin’ somethin’
You got to be startin’ somethin’