People talk about the way I walk People talk about the way I talk They talk about everything I do People say I'm just a natural But there's one thing they don't know The one thing I'm gonna show I'm at my best when I'm down People talk about my old clothes People say I got a great big nose They talk about my great big feet They say my children ain't got nothing to eat But there's one thing they don't know The one thing I'm gonna show I'm at my best when I'm down Wouldn't be no honey if it wasn't for the beat The beat Wouldn't be nobody funny if it wasn't for me For me People talk about my whole life People say I got an ugly wife They talk about my family too Just as popular as a worn out shoe But there's one thing they don't know The one thing we're gonna show We're at our best when we're down Gonna show them baby what we got We're at our best when we're down Gonna show them baby what we got We're at our best when we're down Gonna show them baby what we got