[C.C., spoken]
They stole our hit! I never thought...

[CURTIS, sung]
You got me to think for you now

[C.C., sung]
I've tried to make good without much successs

[CURTIS]
You got me to think for you now

[C.C.]
Ev'ry time I try for more, I wind up with less

[CURTIS]
You gotta put your soul on a moral break
Get to the point, you just gotta

[CURTIS, C.C., JIMMY, WAYNE]
Take
Steppin' to the bad side, woo, woo, woo

[WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side
[CURTIS, C.C., JIMMY, WAYNE]
Gonna take a mean, mean, mean ride

[C.C.]
The smile I had is gone away

[WAYNE]
Those that steal are gonna pay

[CURTIS, C.C., JIMMY, WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side
Today

Steppin' to the bad side, woo, woo, woo
Gonna take a mean ride, woo, woo, woo

[C.C.]
The smile I had is gone away

[WAYNE]
Those that steal are gonna pay

[ALL FOUR]
Steppin' to the bad side, today

[CURTIS]
I tell you now it's got to end
No more trusting them my friend
We're gonna change our style, change our tone
Make the songs we sing our own
[CURTIS, C.C., JIMMY, WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side, woo, woo, woo
Gonna take a mean ride, woo, woo, woo

[CURTIS]
I'll get you all the breaks you need
In just two years we'll be in the lead
You can't sit back, it's plain to see
Open your eyes and trust in me

[CURTIS, C.C., JIMMY, WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side, woo, woo, woo
Gonna take a mean ride, woo, woo, woo

[C.C.]
I was a man who tried to be good

[WAYNE]
I was always misunderstood

[CURTIS]
You can't play fair or be too meek
You gotta get way down and show your danger

[ALL]
Streak
[CURTIS, C.C., JIMMY, WAYNE]
Steppin' to the bad side, woo, woo, woo
Gonna take a mean ride, woo, woo, woo

[JIMMY, WAYNE, C.C., & MEN]
Steppin' steppin' steppin'
Steppin' steppin' steppin'
Steppin' steppin' steppin'
Steppin' steppin' steppin'

[CURTIS, WAYNE, C.C., & MEN, JIMMY WITH BASSES]
Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' steppin' steppin' Steppin' to the bad side

[ANNOUNCER, spoken]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the Apollo Theatre's legendary stage, Jimmy Early and the Dreamettes, singing their #1 hit, "Steppin' to the Bad Side'

[MEN]
Step
Step step
Step step
Steppin' to the bad side

[DREAMETTES]
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side

[JIMMY & (THE DREAMETTES)]
I had to step into the bad side (woo, woo, woo)
I had to take myself a mean ride (woo, woo, woo)
Oh, you know that smile I had is gone away (woo)
Those that steal are gonna pay
(Steppin' to the bad side today)

[JIMMY]
A man just stole my woman from me
He took her down to Tennessee
She was the best girl I ever knew
If it wasn't for him she'd still be true
I've always been a good man, it's been said
But when I catch that man, he'll wish he were dead
Men like him make good men mad
Starting today I'm gonna be bad, yeah-heh

[WOMEN]
Yeah-heh

[JIMMY]
Steppin' to the bad side

[WOMEN]
Woo, woo, woo

[JIMMY]
I had to take myself a mean ride

[WOMEN]
Woo, woo, woo

[JIMMY, WOMEN]
Oh, you know that smile I had is gone away Woo
Those that steal are gonna pay
Steppin' to the bad, oh Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad, oh Steppin' to the bad side
Steppin' to the bad side Steppin' to the bad side
Today Step on
Yeah-heh
Yeah-heh

Step on, step on to the bad side Step step to the bad side
Step on, step on, steppin' to the bad side Step step to the bad side
Step on, step on Step step to the bad side
Step step Step step to the bad side
Step on, steppin' to the bad side Step step to the bad side
Yeah Step Step
Gotta step to the bad Side
Woo!