Lyrics:

**lf**[Verse 1]**lf**Who''s the black private dick that''s a sex machine to all the chicks?**lf**(Shaft)**lf**Ya damn right**lf****lf**[Verse 2]**lf**Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man?**lf**(Shaft)**lf**Can you dig it?**lf****lf**[Verse 3]**lf**Who''s the cat that won''t cop out when there''s danger all about?**lf**(Shaft)**lf**Right on**lf****lf**[Bridge]**lf**They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother...**lf**(Shut your mouth)**lf**I''m talkin'' ''bout Shaft**lf**(Then we can dig it)**lf****lf**[Outro]**lf**He''s a complicated man**lf**But no one understands him but his woman**lf**(John Shaft)