[Chorus: Tony! Toni! Toné!]
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E

[Verse 1: Raphael Saadiq]
See, this started in 1988
When a cousin of mine and a brother mine got together
We all lovin' to love music
And this what the band is all about, everybody sing...

[Chorus: Tony! Toni! Toné!]
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E

[Verse 2: Raphael Saadiq]
Sometimes I wonder how we stuck together
But I'm so glad and happy we did
It's four long years and we're still ready to go
Come on, crowd, everybody dance on the floor and sing it with us

[Chorus: Tony! Toni! Toné!]
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
[Verse 3: Raphael Saadiq]
The crowd was movin' in '88
'89, we set the world straight
'90, '91, we we're still bumpin'
Here's '92 and '93, AHH...

[Chorus: Tony! Toni! Toné!]
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E

[Interlude: Raphael Saadiq]
Yeah, it all started in 1988
When a cousin of mine and a brother of mine
That's Tim and D'Wayne, and myself, Raphael
But right now, I'd like to throw a couple of shots out
To some of the leaving members and some of the band
And their names are: Elijah Baker, we love you, baby
Antron Haile, we loved you too, baby, yeah
And the ones that's still around
Carl Wheeler, we love you, bro, for real
And then we add another funkster to the band by the name of John T. Smith
He go by B Flat Blues
And then we add another funky brother into the band by the name of *horn*
[Chorus: Tony! Toni! Toné!]
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E
T-O-N-Y, T-O-N-I, T-O-N-slash-E

[Outro: Raphael Saadiq]
Last night a DJ saved my life