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Theme From Shaft Lyrics

Artist: Isaac Hayes

Theme from "Shaft"
Isaac Hayes

Shaft
Who's the black private dick
that's a sex machine to all the chicks?
(Shaft!)
You're damn right
Who is the man
that would risk his neck for his brother man?
(Shaft!)
Can ya dig it?
Who's the cat that won't cop out
when there's danger all about
(Shaft!)
Right on
You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother--
(Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' about Shaft
(Then we can dig it)
He's a complicated man
but no one understands him but his woman
(John Shaft)

Comments/Interpretations

by SHIRLEY J on 8/12/2008 6:55am
Words that only Isaac can sing those words with such rhythm and emotion

by El Hombre on 9/28/2008 6:40am
The hippest song ever, by the hippest artist ever......Gonna have this song played at my funeral as my casket is carried out.............purely, to hopefully bring a smile to everyone's face.....Hey, that man had a sense of humour.

by Howie Gorst on 10/28/2008 3:26pm
damn right

by Apache chief on 1/13/2009 10:25am
I LOVE THIS SONG

by Dave on 3/15/2009 4:49pm
Isn't "black private dick" a little racist?

by PC Too Far on 6/21/2009 6:17am
Is a black man referring to himself as a black man racist?

Private dick is a common reference to private investigator.

To answer directly, no it's not racist, not even close. But your thoughts may be.

by Marlon on 6/27/2009 7:08am
Great great song,one of my favs!

by Terry T. on 7/4/2009 12:37am
You're Damn Right!

by lover on 10/16/2009 6:34am
can u dig it?

by Highbeam on 6/19/2010 3:24pm
A dick and an eye are not the same thing. But a private dick and a private eye are.

by Jerry M. on 10/16/2010 10:52pm
To us older folks, "Black private Dick" can mean reference to a detective. W. C. Fields had a comedy in about the 1940's "The Bank Dick" which featured an investigator. Common usage back then. The feature could be on U-Tube.

by John Shaft on 10/18/2010 1:59pm
Best Soundtrack ever!

by Denny J. on 11/17/2010 4:06pm
I'm scoring this tune out for a college big band and small string section. Lots of cool little parts all thru this chart. Basically it is just Fmaj 7 and Eminor!

by jeana on 6/21/2011 11:48am
Great song, makes u feel good .

by Johnny on 10/4/2011 7:41pm
Where's Chef? What did the Super Adventure Club do to him?

by celia on 3/9/2012 9:52am
Dear Purchasing Manager,

Good Day!

We are the shaft manufacturer in China with a factory in China.

Now we had a new price list in this month, if you are interested, I could send you quotation.

And we also welcome you to visit our factory.

Looking Forward to Hearing from U
Best Regards
Celia

by ASADA ASADI on 6/27/2014 9:18am
GREAT SONG ONE OF THE BEST OF THE BEST, I LOVE IT.