John Shaft Songtext
von Sammy Davis Jr.

Who′s the black private dick
That's a sex machine to all the chicks?
Can you dig it?
Who′s the cat that won't cop out
When there's danger all about?
Right on
Black private eye
Who′s mastermind has got him what he wanted
Shaft
Shaft is the man
Shaft
Shaft is the man
He stands for the good in the roughest neighborhood
He′s no stranger
He's treated with respect
His friends let him know that there is danger
He′s a complicated man
And no one understands him but his woman
Shaft
Shaft is the man


John Shaft
Shaft
Shaft is the man
If Shaft gives his word
His word is his bond that you can count on
Can you dig it?
He leaves no stone unturned
No matter what the cost, he gets the job done
Right on
Shaft
Shaft is the man
Shaft
Shaft is the man
John Shaft
He's the baddest
The bravest
Black private dick in the city
John Shaft
Hey man
Can you dig him?
Always looking so cool
Together for days in all that leather
Taking care of business too, baby
He′s always on the case
I mean, he gets it all together
Yeah, he's bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad
Go ahead with your bad self, John Shaft