Kung Fu Fighting

    Artists: CeeLo Green

    and Jack Black

    Everybody is

    Kung fu fighting

    Your mind becomes fast

    As lightning

    Although the future

    Is a little bit frightening

    It’s the book of your life

    That you’re writing

    You’re a diamond in the rough

    A brilliant ball of clay

    You could be a work of art

    If you just go all the way

    Now what would it take to break

    I believe that you can bend

    Not only do you have to fight

    But you have got to win

    Everybody is

    Kung fu fighting

    Your mind becomes fast

    As lightning

    Although the future

    Is a little bit frightening

    It’s the book of your life

    That you’re writing

    You are a natural

    Why is it so hard to see

    Maybe it’s just because

    You keep on looking at me

    The journey’s a lonely one

    So much more than we know

    But sometimes you’ve got to go

    Go on and be your own hero

    Everybody is

    Kung fu fighting

    Your mind becomes fast

    As lightning

    Although the future

    Is a little bit frightening

    It’s the book of your life

    That you’re writing

    You’re a diamond in the rough

    A brilliant ball of clay

    You could be a work of art

    If you just go all the way

    Now what would it take to break

    I believe that you can bend

    Not only do you have to fight

    But you have got to win

    ’Coz everybody is

    Kung fu fighting

    Your mind becomes fast

    As lightning

    Background

    “Kung Fu Fighting” is a song written and performed by Carl Douglas and composed and produced by Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974, on the cusp of a chopsocky film craze, and eventually rose to the top of the British and American charts. A cover version of the song was performed by CeeLo Green and Jack Black for the 2008 animated movie “Kung Fu Panda.” This version has partially rewritten lyrics.