The Message
Grandmaster Flash
3:13We want to rock you, we're the kings of swing We're chosen to rule, the demons of clean Inside the cool stool, we're the chiefs of relief Contain the wild beast, the finesse of the west The masterpiece of the east, the boss of course The lord of the boy, the ones with the platinum vocal chords We're the science of desire, we're the magical might The monarch of the dark, in the night of light We advertise, and specialize, in the exercise That will energize the young lady's thighs Cause all the fly guys, nature's to rise Right before their eyes, we're the earl of the wine And the heir of play, the duke of dare The mare of debonair, got vine, drink wine Keep dancing, dine, got a first-class email Oh so fine Swingin' and swingin' and swingin' Tell me how, now like dynamite before it blows, who needs the band When the beat just goes boom He's a grandmaster He got faster, with a furious, serious And ever so mysterious vibe, that's rockin' the house And everybody say play (play) say play (play) We're locusts Everybody come on People say it's dirty, people say it's wrong They talk about our music, like it's a nasty song It's nasty I want ya, I want ya, I want ya, I waant ya Just let us rock you Got waterbed seats in my limousine, and every time I'm seen I got to be clean, I turn around the world To make the people dance, and here's a little message For the ladies in France Je m'appelle, Melle Mel Donne-moi la petite mademoiselle Donne-moi cinq, donne-moi six Donne-moi huit, neuf, dix I've seen this girl That I just adore, I've seen this girl The way they never saw before The way she was swayin' and doin' the swing I had to let her know just about my thing I'm the M-R-N-E-SS, come on, fly girl And put me to a test, and I'll rock you Until you give me the rest, I'll keep goin' in Until you stop the fest Rahim, in your life for more can you ask, I bet you can't think Of a greater task, I make my light shine On your cloudy days, you can surf if you want to On my waves, I caress your soft body On those mellow nights, a continuous thing Till the morning light, it's reality It's not a dream, there's nothin' less than the best When it's from Rahim Now it's my turn so understand, that I'm the king, queen, oh And I'm a ladies' man, I don't have a lot Of women hangin' on my sleeve, only one fine lady That you better believe, is singin' next to her name And that's the truth, I give a lot of things up Before I turn her loose, it's just her and me And that's the will and praise, and that's the only way I run my game Well, I'm a cowboy, and I'm the real McCoy, I'm choppin' all over Like an armajoy, a bow-legged good brother And you will agree, on top of the world For the ladies to see, gonna hip, gonna hop Gonna rock the spot, gonna make everybody Wanna rock, rock, rock, gonna do it to the east Wanna do it to the west, gonna make you relax Right up on my chest Grandmaster Flash Is willin' and able, he's the king of the cuts On two turntables, he's the grand, grand The master man, he's so nice with his head He don't need no bed, rocks 45 and 33's Rocks boys, men, women, and young ladies He can slide so precise, it's almost funny And he makes better love, than a man makes money Slick Rick, Slick Rick, Slick Rick Slick Rick, Slick Rick, Slick Rick Oh, oh-oh