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Court Transcription Team (RCTT)
Checked by The Warponian Lyric
Team
New Power Generation
Is this Paisley Park? No, this is not that record company This is N.P.G. Records Are U conducting a talent search? Yes, that's true We are conducting a worldwide talent search What are U looking 4? What are we looking 4? Yes Well, first and foremost, U have 2 get free Free? U know, when it comes time 2 download your work into your fans' computers U can't have any other contractual obligations Ahh Second of all, U have 2 get smart Wait a minute The more substantial your education, the more substantial your income in the new city Really? And thirdly and above all What? In the face of all adversity, U must be able 2 ... |
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Get wild! Ah!
Get wild! Ooh, ooh, baby! Get wild! {x4} When U're sick of that 9 2 5
Come on baby (Aw shucks!), where the good times never die
CHORUS:
When U want 2 get in the groove
Come on baby (Aw shucks!), where the good times never die
CHORUS Get wild!
Ououo, peligro que aqui yo vengo! {Oh oh, danger 4 here I come!}
When U can't find the G 2 your GO
Come on baby (Aw shucks!), where the good times never die
Get wild! - Everybody up in the place, yes
Get wild! (Shake it!)
(Get, get ...)
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Oh, ladies night at the club y'all
Again! When they gonna have some live music down there? U mean when they gonna have some chicken down there? Get in y'all, hurry up! Who's the DJ 2 night? Who knows, we'll see when we get there Let's go! Record-scratchin' bastard's gonna get his ass whooped, whoever it is Look out Tommy, who told U U could drive? Now give me them keys Oh, how U gonna see with that mask on? Same way I saw your mama ... that! Put me in the trunk Ah, I don't know about this Did anybody ask U what U knew? Man, have U ever had your blood pressure checked? Man, fuck that! |
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(This is what it's like in the Dream Factory, oh!)
(DJ Brother Jules on the wheels of steel, we in the house) (Oh shit!) Fuck that! Excuse me (Oh no!) Fuck this disco! Get'em babies! (They didn't steal) Spin this muthafucker! Record-spinnin'? (Oh!) Kick his ass! (Oh!) Don't y'all wanna hear some real music? Ain't y'all tired of this record-spinnin' bullshit? (Man, I'm tired of U) (Oh shit!) (Oh!) Yo, check this shit out! |
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{crowd noise in background}
New, New Power Soul {x13} Hey man, what happened 2 the band man? Yeah nigga, that's what I'm talkin' about, ha ha ha ha
Yeah, well hey, play me some of them 45's U got over there
Uh, ooh |
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Sonny T.?
Hey man, sorry 4 fuckin' up your turn-tables Mr. DJ (Brother Jules) That, that, that's cool man, that's cool Y'all didn't have 2 break my hundred fifty dollar glasses though But just 2 show U that there ain't no hard feelings (Mmm) I got a couple of ladies here I wanna introduce 2 ya (Ahhh) Prime beef boy, check it out (Mmm mmm) Check it out It's very nice 2 meet y'all, won't U ladies have a seat? (Mmm) Ha ha ha ha (Ahh) Sonny T., yeah, fuckin' with me, right (Mmm) Wait 'til he gets a couple of sips of that hallucination rain Ha ha ha ha Ain't gonna be not nice, not nice Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Boy |
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(Fighting broke out overnight between rival factions along the Israeli-Syrian
border)
Mmm, ahh, ahh (Initial reports claim Israeli jet fighters bombed a guerilla base) (Killing at least 49 soldiers and 13 civilians) Mmmm Ahh, please honey, let's just stop 4 a minute (Damage 2 the base is said 2 be heavy) Uh, I just can't deal Ah, oh baby, what's the matter? (And the Israeli jets are reported 2 have made it back 2 the Israeli border safely) Hmm, I guess I, I just got a lot on my mind Damn, why don't U just turn the TV off!? (A 49-year-old unidentified man went berzerk last night) Old NBA no ballin' ass mo'fo' (Opening fire with a 12-gauge shotgun in a crowded downtown restaurant) Turn the TV off! Uh, nevermind, I'll turn it off my muthafuckin' self! (14 people are dead including 3 children, 4 others suffered serious injuries) {Sonny T. shoots TV} Dang, what'd U do that 4?
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Count the days
Here's the church, here's the steeple
(Yeah yes)
Here's the interview, here's the time
(Oh yeah)
Great day in the morning
Counting
Can I count on? (Hey)
Count the days
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The good life, 1 day that's what I'll be livin'
Fantasy never hurt nobody, whatever chills the illin' When the everyday gets on your last 1, give it up and go 2 the place in everyone's future, the good life - 1 day we'll know (Good life) Everyday after school, U know where 2 find this brother
"La Dolce Vita" was the knob that turned me on
The good life (good life), 1 day that's what I'll be livin'
Mama worked all night, went 2 school by day
Oh, the good life (good life), 1 day that's what I'll be livin'
(Good life)
Hey, hey, hey!
The good life (good), 1 day that's what I'll be livin'
The good life (good life), 1 day that's what I'll be livin'
When the everyday gets on your last 1, give it up and go (Good life,
oh)
Good life (good life), 1 day that's what I'll be livin'
Good life (Good life)
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Cherry, Cherry
Rozanda was her real name
Her eyes were like a pool of 24 karat diamonds
CHORUS:
Tuesday was my big game
Using all the money her boyfriend Wilbur gave her, she'd buy
CHORUS (Do do do do do)
I was combing her hair
Cherry, Cherry
Cherry, Cherry
Cherry, Cherry
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Move nigga!
What?! Nigga, take your big Edsel drivin' ass on fool Get your ass whipped out here talkin' shit (Ha ha ha, U hear that shit there?) Broke ass motherfucker! Naw man (Now U) Oh, he called us broke! |
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{crowd noise}
Ahh yeah Oww! Hit me band! Oww! (Hey, hey) Hit me band! (Yep) From out of nowhere so they came
CHORUS:
Get off me jigger before I get perturbed
U don't understand where I'm comin' from
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod (Watch it nigga!)
Hey, come on
Another house party is running late (Damn!)
Come on baby, wake up
Bow down muthafucka
Calmate, mi hijo {Take it easy, man}
{repeat "Nona" in the BG}
(Hey girls, come on up here)
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod
Y'all hold that groove 4 a while while I pull out the good book
So we sayin' y'all U can bump, but U best get your house in order
(Yep)
Return of the bump squad {repeat}
CHORUS White business man tryin' 2 convince brother 2 get job |
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Another day, another dollar
Your nigga's home Don't make me holler Is anybody home? Hmm, I guess not Let's see what's on the hellavision |
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U like the food here?
(Yeah) Good, huh? (It's alright) Try the canolli, it's fabulous (I'm kinda full, alright) Mmm U gonna eat that meatball there? U, U just gonna let it... Maybe girl made some food out here Here, give it 2 me U're not gonna eat it (At least not now) Mmm, let's see what I can get up here 2 grease on Mmm, yeah Best meatball in the city What are U doin' there? Hmm, this might work (Give it 2 me, I'll eat it) Lemme see, mmm So tell me, U like broads? (They're alright, I...) Yep Boy, have I got a broad story 4 U Yeah, some corn, yeah (Jesus) Let's see, uh I'm on a date with this broad, right? Lets' see, stove top directions, uh I bring her here (Here?) Yeah, right here I thought I'd put some food in her belly Empty contents into small sauce pan, hmm U know, get a little curve in her slope U know what I'm sayin? (Slope?) Right... Now let me go see if I can find one of these muthafuckers, hmm (Oh, gosh) So I'm like "Go ahead toots, order what U like, it's on me" Make her think I'm a big shot, U know I said "So order, order somethin' 4 me 2 I'm gonna run 2 the little boys room Hmm, shit, that definitely ain't no sauce pan I gotta burp the baby Mmm, that ain't no sauce pan U know what I'm sayin'?" I figured she'd order me somethin' light Let me see if I can find this shit Like a couple of salads or somethin' Boy, was that a mistake (Why?) I comes back from the bathroom Alright, got it, got it I'm sittin' there Ah, that's cool Waitin' 4 the food Now, if I can just get this corn open This broad ordered the whole left side of the menu! OK, let's see Said she just wanted 2 nibble Where's the damn can opener? Shit! Nibble my ass I'll open this muthafucker I'm hungry! This broad ate every fuckin' thing except the silverware Shit ain't openin' (Come on) I kid U not {phone rings} Shit's gonna open now I mean, she was a little on the thick side 2 begin with Alright, I got it, mmm hmm U know what I mean? But I figured she'd have the decency 2 pig out when she got home Talk (Hey brother, what's up?) Not here, right? (Right) I mean U, U ever had a broad do that? Ain't nothin' but a wang (No, not really) Fuckin' pisses U off, am I right? My girl's gone somewhere Right, so I reaches over I... I'm just cookin' I took the fuckin' mashed potatoes and I threw 'em all over that broad Hey, hey, what's this? (Now wait a minute) That ain't all though, check this out Hmm, let me call U back (What?) The waiter sees what just happened What the... He's gonna be Mr. Macho, right He comes over and says "What U do that 4?" "I'm sick of the changes U put me through?" (And U said?) I said "What the fuck business is it of yours? I'm payin' 4 these fuckin' potatoes "All U think about is music?" I'll do what the fuck I wanna do with'em! Now bring me a fuckin' finger bowl!" "I'm leavin' your NBA no ballin' ass?" (What happened?) What happened? I'll tell U what happened Ain't that a bitch? Here, gimme some of that meatball (Hey, hey, I was gonna eat that) This punk waiter, he think he's the hero type, right Punk He throws the finger bowl on my head I kid U not I'm sittin' there, head soakin' wet Mashed potatoes in my finger nails And this broad's crackin' up (Ha ha ha ha) I kid U not She's rollin' on the carpet, people... Gimme some water there (Hey, hey, get...) People leavin' the restaurant She's laughin' so hard potatoes are flyin' off her head (U got mad?) Damn right I was mad! I said, "Very funny" (Well, it is kinda funny) And I left her fuckin' ass right there Rollin' in those fuckin' mashed potatoes And I left this joint with out payin' a dime (Well, what are U eatin' here now 4 I mean?) That's the killer! I was so mad I bought this joint (But the girl...) Fuckin' right (What happened 2 her, man?) That's her over there, workin' the fuckin' cash register (Naw, her?) U gonna eat this? (That's the mashed potato girl?) Here, gimme this bread (She's, she's great, what do U mean?) Is this the best bread in the city or what? What the fuck's your problem? (Look at her, she's, she's gorgeous) U eat like a fuckin' parakeet (What...) I'm still hungry U hungry? (Naw, naw) Naw, U not hungry U want some bird seed or somethin'? Look here, order me somethin'! (Man, shut up now) I'm gonna run 2 the little boys room |
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Yo, let me light that
Haven't I seen U somewhere before? What's your name? U come here often? What's your sign? Yeah Yeah, my sign is Big Fun (Big Fun) {sample repeats in BG of song}
Psychedelic mama
CHORUS:
I was checkin' 4 ya on the floor
CHORUS (Let's get outta here)
Psychedelic mama
Get freaky, let the head bob
Get freaky, let the head bob {x2}
Check this out
Get freaky, let the head bob (Make some noise)
U and me should get 2gether doin' it on the one
U and me should get 2gether Get freaky, let the head bob {x5}
Get freaky, let the head bob {x3}
U and me should get 2gether
U and me should get 2gether
U and me should get 2gether
I could make U feel much better, give up the number hon
U and me should get 2gether doin' it on the one
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(In sports, the International Basketball League was busy last night)
(With 7 games on the schedule) {phone rings} (The Cavaliers came up with a surprise upset) (Beating the Bullets 108 to 99) Talk
So I'm walkin' down the street and umm..
Man, did U see it?
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Ha ha ha ha ha
This is the way we make the rain, make the rain, make the rain Ha ha ha ha ha Hey y'all, where's my soup at? Ha ha ha ha ha Coming |
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Say baby, the soup tastes kinda funny
I don't know My skin's crawling It feels strange Is this the same soup as usual? Mmm, I don't know It feels strange CHORUS:
I think this is gonna be the big 1
CHORUS This is gonna be the good 1
Pain, pain
Hallucination rain {x4} |
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{Sonny snoring}
Meanwhile, somewhere in outer space Photelic drive stable at this time, ha ha
What up muthafuckas?
U will be moved when the NPG come
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Have mercy, uh
The exodus has begun (The exodus has begun!) Have mercy, uh The exodus has begun Now these are the names of the New Power Generation
CHORUS:
Polyvinyl acetate, New Power Soul (Mercy)
CHORUS La da da da, da da daaa (U ain't gonna hurt me)
(Behold)
Have mercy
Just..
All that is good is nasty
Long live the New Power! (Long live)
Spatch cocks in black face offer us pennies (Offer us pennies)
Have mercy
Long live the New Power!
Come on
La da da da, da da daaa (Yes muthafucka, yes)
Oh yeah, U can sing
(Stop me now)
{refrain repeats in BG}
U ain't gonna hear that shit nowhere else
This shit is dedicated 2 the memory of His Royal Badness
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{Sonny snoring}
Yo Sonny?
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© 1994 NPG Music Publishing - ASCAP