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It was a party night, everybody was breakin' |
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The highs were screamin' and the bass was shakin' |
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And it won't be long 'til everybody knowin' that |
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Flash was on the beat box goin' that |
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Flash was on the beat box goin' that |
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Flash was on the beat box goin' |
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And, and, and, and |
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Sha-na-na |
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Italian, Caucasian, Japanese |
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Spanish, Indian, Negro, Vietnamese |
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MC's, disc jockeys |
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To all the fly kids and the young ladies |
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Introducing the crew ya got to see to believe |
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We're one, two, three, four, five MC's |
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I'm Melle Mel and I rock it so well |
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And I'm Mr. Ness because I rocks the best |
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I'm Rahiem in all the ladies' dreams |
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And I'm Cowboy to make ya jump for joy |
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I'm Creole, solid gold |
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The Kidd Creole playing the role |
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Dig this, we're the Furious Five plus Grandmaster Flash |
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Giving you a blast of sho'nuff class |
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So to prove to ya all, we're second to none |
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We're gonna make five MC's sound like one |
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Ya gotta dip dip dive, so-so-socialize |
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Clean out your ears and then open your eyes |
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And then pay at the door as a donation |
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To hear the best sounds in creation |
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He's a disco dream of a mean machine |
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And when it comes to size, ya see what we mean |
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Ya see his name is not found in the hall of fame |
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But he'll shock and amaze and make ya feel shame |
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He takes a lime from a lemon |
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A-from a lemon to a lime |
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He cuts the beat in half the time |
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And as sure is three times two is six |
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You'll say Flash is the king of the quick mix |
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We're five MC's and we're on our own |
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And we're the most well known on the microphone |
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And we throw down hard and we aim to please |
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With finesse to impress all the young ladies |
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We got rhymes galore and that's a fact |
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And the satisfaction guaranteed to cause a heart attack |
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We are the best as you can see |
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So eliminate the possibility |
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That to be an E-M-C-E-E |
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Is not a threat to society |
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Say step by step, stride by stride |
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I know the fly young lady would like to ride |
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In my Mercedes, young ladies |
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My Mercedes, young ladies |
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If my Mercedes break down and dog my grill |
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I will-a drive up in a new Seville |
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If my Seville break down, I'll take it on back |
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I will-a dog my grill in a new Cadillac |
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My Cadillac break down, I'm just too much |
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I will-a shock your mind in a new Star Stutz |
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And if a Stutz break down, I'll make another choice |
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I will-a dog my grill in a new Rolls Royce |
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And if my Royce break down, I'll be out in the rain |
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And then forget it, forget it, forget it, forget it |
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Forget it, huh, take the train |
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Take the train, take the train |
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| [02:27.722][Interlude] |
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Can't, won't, don't stop, rockin' to the rhythm |
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'Cause I, I get down, 'cause I, I get down, 'cause I, I get down |
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| [02:36.790][Verse 2: Kidd Creole] |
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Ladies who don't know my name |
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And you fellas who don't know my game |
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Yes, I'm called the prince of soul |
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But others call me The Kidd Creole |
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The MC delight, young ladies bite |
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When I'm on the mic, I rock the house right |
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I'm the dedicated prince, heart of solid gold |
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Rockin' to the rhythm while I'm playing the role |
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A cool calm customer, the master plan |
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It takes a sucker's man to try to jump my hand |
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And the things I do and what I say |
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Affect a lot of people in the strangest way |
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Makes them clap their hands and say "Alright" |
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It's Creole to the broad daylight |
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Mr. Ness, my mellow, what it look like |
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When ya on the mic? |
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| [03:26.594][Verse 3: Mr. Ness] |
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Let's a rock y'all, a let's a rock the house |
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Because the Furious Five are gonna turn it out |
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So young ladies, if you think ya heard |
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You heard the best rap, you heard the best word |
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Yes, it's true that we got the fuss |
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Because it can't be the best unless it came from us |
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There's five of us and we take no stuff |
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We coming through the city, we coming through rough |
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We number one ain't nothin' you can do |
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And if you wanna get down, we'll rock you too |
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So free-formin y'all, you don't stop |
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Come on, come on and let me see-a rock rock |
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Cowboy, they say you're from the Bronx |
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So why don't you rock the beat and add a little spunk? |
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| [03:56.370][Verse 4: Cowboy] |
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Yes yes, y'all, ya don't stop |
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A-come on fly girls, I wanna hit the top |
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I am the C-O-W-B-O-Y |
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Why the man so bad that ya can't deny? |
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You better watch your woman 'cause I'll tell you why |
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'Cause I'm Cowboy, I might give her a try |
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They call me Keith-Keith the young ladies' relief |
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Know as the man of romance and make you dance |
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Can any of you ladies stand a chance? |
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I'm Cowboy and I'm shockin' the house, you see? |
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Ya say one, two, one more is three |
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A-Melle Mel, come on, now what ya got for me? |
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| [04:21.031][Verse 5: Melle Mel] |
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To the hip hop, a hip hop, a-don't stop |
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A-don't stop that body rock |
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A-just get up out your seat and get ready to clap |
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Because-a Melle Mel is starting to rap |
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And ever since I talked at my very first party |
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I felt I could make myself somebody |
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It was something in my heart from the very start |
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I could see myself at the top of the chart |
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Rapping on the mic, making cold, cold cash |
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With a jockey spinnin' for me called DJ Flash |
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Signing autographs for the the young and old |
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Wearing big time silver and solid gold |
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My name on the radio and in the magazine |
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My picture on the TV screen |
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It's ain't like that yet, but, huh, you'll see |
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I got potential and you will agree |
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I'm coming up and I got a step above the rest |
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'Cause I'm using that ladder they call success |
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You say a-one, two, three, four, five, six, seven |
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Rap like hell and make it sound like heaven |
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A seven, six, five, four, three, two, one |
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A-come on, Rahiem, come and get some |
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Yes yes y'all, ya don't stop, come on |
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Come on, huh, I wanna hit the top |
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I'm a one of a kind, the man supreme |
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I know I'm in all of the ladies' dreams |
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I'm the R-A-H to the I-E-M |
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I'll put a wiggle in your butt if ya tell me when |
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I'm the son of a gun with the hell of a fire |
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Fly girls that mess around, I'll take ya all higher |
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My clientele climbed a great big boost |
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I'm to give it up and turn it loose, huh |
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All you fly girls that don't know my game |
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Come up and talk to me and we'll tell you all the same |
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When ya wake up in the night in a hell of a dream |
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You know ya been possessed by the voice of Rahiem |
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In all the ladies' dreams |
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And makin' more currency than any MC |
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And the dream will turn to reality |
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And Melle Mel'll be makin' money |
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Mr. Ness, make-makin' money |
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Rahiem, makin' money |
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Cowboy, make-makin' money |
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A-Creole, makin' money |
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DJ Flash, make-makin' money |
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Hit it |
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| [05:56.311][Instrumental Interlude] |
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Take the time and you will agree |
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That Black Door got good security |
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So when you walk through the door, just do me a favor |
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Be sure to be on your best behavior |
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Young man, what do you wanna do |
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When the party is through |
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And a young lady wanna go home with you? |
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You search your pocket, ya soon aware |
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That you don't have enough for cab fare |
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Then you say to yourself what a mistake ya made |
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Your heart start pumpin' that ol' Kool-Aid |
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When she walks to you and she starts to say |
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"Call One-Double-O, he's down with O.J." |
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And you pay the way |
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Young ladies a-like, young ladies galore |
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Young ladies we do adore |
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From the way they move and the way they smile |
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It makes me admire their grace and style |
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There is not room for disbelief |
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That's the only way that The Kidd Creole can relieve |
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Or rock the house |
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I'm a Scorpio and I will not flow |
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I need ten fly girls before I go |
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Now when the night is done |
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You come and get some |
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Then you meet Mr. Ness and you have some fun |
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'Til you walk up real soon |
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And you head for my place and when you get in my room |
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You touch my face and then you start to chase |
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And then you grab em' by the waist |
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And then I lay you right back, I'm on a steady pace |
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I'm the only go of the rodeo |
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Ya say I ride in the rain 'til it's time to go |
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I'm the buckaroo of the boogaloo |
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All the young ladies roll when he pass through |
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I got two jazzy ladies in deep, deep check |
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Both ladies in the discotheque |
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I got one in the front and one behind |
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I'm in the middle 'cause they're both mine |
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| [07:35.884][Verse 12: Melle Mel] |
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A-yes, yes, y'all, you don't stop that body rock |
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From the shores of California to the streets of New York |
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Ain't nothing sweeter than ya walk except the way you front |
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You got hair everywhere, skin so fair |
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A dynamic personality, a lot of flair |
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With your flashy clothes and your photogenic pose |
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You're as sharp as a thorn on the stem of a rose |
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So petite and elite you're, huh, too sweet |
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So great I'm amazed that you can't be beat |
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The way you swerve your curves, it really wrecks my nerves |
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You're everything that a man deserves |
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So women of the world, amen to thee |
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Because women like you make men like me |
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Yes, yes, y'all, you don't stop |
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Come on, come on, huh, I wanna hit the top |
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Young ladies out there I won't be surprised |
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If I catch you watchin' or starin' in my eyes |
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Come a little closer and you're sure to find |
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That I'm a hell of a fella and I'm one of a kind |
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If you happen to stare for just about a hour |
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You sweet young thing, you'll be in my power |
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Don't fight the feelin', it's nothin' you could do |
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Except watch your back (Huh), 'cause I'm gonna pursue |
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If you think that you can't contain yourself |
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Well, put all the silly games right up on the shelf |
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Come here, ya sexy figure, tell ya what I'm gonna do |
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I got a hell of a proposition just for you |
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Gonna stick the lovin' to ya, baby, later for a kiss |
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If you pass the chance up, you know you just missed |
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Beyond the shadow of a doubt, or anything you can believe |
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If you so deep in the forest that you can't see the trees |
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Creole, my mellow |
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It's on you so what you gonna do? |
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| [08:44.200][Verse 14: Kidd Creole] |
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You say I rock the house, make other MC's run |
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Place a bet with this devil, cheat 'em for a hun' |
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Con any con man with bat or bowl |
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I go by the name of The Kidd Creole |
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I'm the king of finesse, I'm here to rock the rest |
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All the young ladies I wanna impress |
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When I rap on the mic, I guarantee |
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A certain amount of consistency |
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Like Flash we'll cut the record to the bone |
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Creole will rock on the microphone |
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Mr. Ness, my mellow |
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Come and get some 'cause we're number one |
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| [09:08.702][Verse 15: Mr. Ness] |
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Don't stop y'all, a-let me see ya rock |
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We gonna rock to the sounds around the clock |
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We gonna move to the beat, but don't you dare stop |
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Come on everybody, stop playin' around |
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Because you got to get up so we can get down |
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Unless you too hot to trot and not ready to rock |
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Come on-on and dance and give me what you got |
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Because you know by now you got to give me something |
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'Cause after all, you sweeter than honey |
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Get down on your behalf |
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Because you gotta do it do for your calfs |
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A-Cowboy, they say you from the Bronx |
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So won't you rock and add a little spunk? |
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| [09:35.775][Verse 16: Cowboy] |
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Yes, yes, y'all, you don't stop |
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A-come on girl, let's hit the top |
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Like a .357 pointed towards your head |
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Cowboy just about ready for the bed |
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So pull back the covers and take down your pants |
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'Cause Cowboy will make you Patty Duke dance |
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A side to side and you pat ya foot |
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Get up out ya seat, then you shake your butt |
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You say one, two, one more is three |
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A-Melle Mel, come on, what you got for me |
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| [09:56.259][Verse 17: Melle Mel] |
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You don't stop that body rock |
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They say a child is born with no state of mind |
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He's blind to the ways of mankind |
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God is smilin' on you, but he's frownin', too |
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Because only God knows what you'll go through |
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You'll grow in the ghetto livin' second-rate |
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Your eyes will sing a song of deep hate |
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The places you play and where you stay |
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A-looks like one great big alleyway |
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You'll admire all the number-book takers |
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Thugs, pimps, and pushers, they're the big money makers |
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Drivin' big cars, spendin' twenties and tens |
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And you wanna grow up to be just like them, huh |
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Smugglers, scramblers, burglars, gamblers |
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Pickpocket, peddlers, even panhandlers |
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You say, "I'm cool," huh, "I'm no fool" |
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But you'll wind up droppin' outta high school |
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Now you're unemployed, all non void |
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Walkin' around like you're Pretty Boy Floyd |
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Turned stick-up kid, and look what you done did |
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Got sent up for an eight year bid |
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Now your manhood is took, you're a Maytag |
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Spend the next two years as a undercover fag |
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Bein' used and abused, served like hell |
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'Til one day you was found hung dead in a cell |
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It was plain to see that your life was lost |
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You was cold and your body swung back and forth |
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But now your eyes sing the sad, sad, song |
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Of how you lived so fast and died so young |
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Sayin', one, two, three, four, five, six, seven |
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Rap like hell and make it sound like heaven |
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Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one |
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Now come on Raheem, a-come and get some |
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| [11:02.903][Verse 18: Raheem] |
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Yes, yes, y'all, you don't stop |
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C'mon, c'mon, c'mon and let me see you rock |
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I'm only five-foot-nine, you think I care? |
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I can pull a girl from anywhere |
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'Cause I'm bubblin' 'round, just the talk of the town |
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When they talk about me, they don't dare frown |
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'Cause I'm too hot to trot, to cold to walk, uh |
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To all the fly girls, I'm aimin' to talk |
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To all the fly girls, you got to beware |
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'Cause Raheim, huh, will be in yo' hair |
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Just come on to the roast and listen to me |
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Because everybody knows Raheem is what it be |
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Melle Mel (Bang), rock the house (Pow) |
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Come on, help me turn it out |
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A-Mr. Ness (Bang), rock the house (House) |
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Come on and help me turn it out |
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Raheem, (Bang), rock the house (House) |
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A-come on, help me turn it out |
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A-Cowboy, (Bang), rock the house (Pow) |
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Come on and help me turn it out |
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Kidd Creole, (Bang), rock the house (Pow) |
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Come on, help me turn it out |
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DJ Flash, (Bang), rock the house (Pow) |
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Come on, help me turn it out |
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Disco B, (Bang), rock the house (Pow) |
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Come on and help me turn it out |
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E-Z Mike, (Bang), rock the house (Pow) |
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Come on, help me turn it out |
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Young ladies (Bang) |
