The Day Basketball Was Saved - Jackson 5 Peanuts Popcorn Peanuts Popcorn The sporting world's had many teams The fans have called first rate They had the Yankees in the '40s All agreed were really great Packers and Celtics piled up records Hard to beat But good as they all seemed to be They tasted of defeat No team has ever won them all And always stayed on top Except that group of superstars No team could ever stop A bunch of splendid athletes Who all stood strong and tall They called themselves the Dream Team And their game was basketball The center a massive collection of bones Was known by the nickname of Skyscraper Jones The forwards were both brilliant ball handlers too Named Kangaroo Carson and Dead-Eye McGoo The guards were two giants who played with great cool Called Bulldozer Benson and Hookshot O'Toole Together they worked like a well-oiled machine And ran up such scores it was almost obscene The team is unbeatable everyone said And if no one can beat them then basketball's dead Basketball's dead yes basketball's dead No team will beat them so no team can meet them The it's the de dead But wait folks (Huh it's not ) From out of Indiana like bees from a hive Came a little known team called the Jackson 5 They came with a mission impossbily tough To whip the Dream Team till they holler "Enough " We'll razzle your frazzle we'll muzzle you guys We'll dazzle each one of you right down to size We'll shiver your timbers till all of you fall The Jacksons will beat you and save basketball A laugh roars up on the Dream Team's side And they laughed so hard that they nearly cried Go home little boys get off the court It's a big man's sport you're much too short Too short my foot that's just your way Of saying you're afraid to play Afraid to play Hear that squirt Go home before you all get hurt We'd like to get just one thing straight We heard you guys was really great But so far all we've heard is talk So are you going to play Or are you going to walk " With that the Dream Team got real mad And blew what little cool they had This time you guys you've gone too far We'll show you all how good we are We'll play you now but we're so sore We may not even let you score Oh yeah Oh yeah We've heard it all Let's cut the talking Let's play ball So the teams lined up and the ball was tossed And the game got underway And the Dream Team knew from the very first tap That the Jacksons knew how to play They dribbled they passed they faked they shot They hustled they drove right on through And every time that the Dream Team scored Well the Jackson 5 scored too When the buzzer went off at the end of the half The Dream Team wanted to hide They couldn't believe it was happening But the score was really tied We've gotta stop those guys We've gotta stop 'em quick We've gotta realize They're looking mighty slick We've gotta start our drive Or think of some good trick Stop the Jackson 5 They're making us look sick Sick Sick Sick Sick Hey I've got a way Let's fill them up with peanuts and popcorn And then see how they play Hey Mr Vendor listen to me Those Jacksons could use some energy So pass out the tray and let them grab We're such good sports we'll pick up the tab We've got a great attack We've got them on the run If we can hold them back Then we'll be number one We have the final lap The jump will be reveresed Just play the second half The way we played the first Yeah Jackie come and check the score I'll be right back guys Don't leave the floor Peanuts Popcorn Have a ball Free of charge kids Take it all Free of charge Is that for real Free of charge That's some good deal Maybe we shouldn't Maybe we should It may be bad And it may be good What if Jackie finds out Who's going to tell Then I guess we might as well So the Jacksons ate till the food was gone While the cheerleaders cheered the two teams on Re-bop re-bop hootie-rootie zackie Come on Dream Team let's stop Jackie Michael Marlon Tito and Jermaine We've got the brawn we've got the brains