Big Daddy Kane - Calling Mr. Welfare Lyrics
[red] yo, whassup big daddy?[kane] aiyyo whassup red alert? i'm chillin duke[red] yo do me a favor man -- pleeeeeease tell meAbout these big ol bubblehead girls out here[big daddy kane]Well hey, you know that lady on the top floor of my buildin?The heavyset one with about ten children?You may remember her as a slim honeyWhen her man name was pimp daddy hustler stack moneyA big time drug dealer from around the waySlingin rocks, makin g's everydayHe drove a big fat mercedes benzAnd even bought her a car to perpetrate for her friendsIt was a brand new jag, with the spoiler and ragAnd the girl was a nag, cause all she did was just bragI mean baaaaaaaaaaad -- we know your coat cost a lotYou didn't have to leave on the price tagAnd count the times her stomach got plumpHavin baby after baby by the same old chumpAnd then the day came, he left the dame shamedBut who's to blame? y'all know the name of the gamePimp daddy's wanted as he maxes and relaxesShe can't even sue for money, pushers don't pay taxesSo what's to do? oh yeahTo feed ten mouths, she had to call on mr. welfare[red] what? mr. welfare?Man they playin high-post with low incomeCheck this out -- when y'all go around to the cornerY'all gonna check out another episodeGo like somethin like this..[big daddy kane]Hey, if you think that suck, bust thisAnother little story as i reminisceAbout an old friend of mine that was livin out of orderMakin money like water (illlllll-egal?) yeah, sortaHe sold drugs and robbed a lot of peopleBut in these days and times, who lives illegal?It's all about who knows the tradeAnd who am i to knock him? homeboy was gettin paidHe chose his own lifestyle to live - it was negativeBut his own prerogativeMakin cash to flash and stash in half the trashThe cops made the dash (sufferin succotash!)Because he had to do ten in the penAnd then begin again to apprehend, huhBut what's lost is lost, the reign is over(huhhh, see ya!) nice to know yaMoney, no longer can he collect itCan't even get a job cause he got a jail recordSo what's left? no hopes of a careerSo yeahhh, he's callin mr. welfare![red] mr. big daddy kaneThey don't know what time it is about mr. welfareDo me a favor -- open up your book to page fifteenAt the top and read it off like thisssssssss[big daddy kane]Here's a story of a guy who had to cop out his lifeFor bein a high school dropoutIn the ninth grade he wanted to get paidBut now the young brother needs government aidBecause in his past he decided to cut classAnd run in the streets to make ends meetNo shame in the game of hisBut silly rabbit, trix are for kids!So when you sat on the corner with a 40 ounceTalkin bout whattup? can't even pronounceYour words correct, now in retrospectThat's a shame - but in '89, who gives a heck?There's no type of path to followIt's all about a dollar, ***** bein a scholarThat's why your report card's throughLike a bizmark beat, it reads eww-eww-eww-eww-eww!So now you wanna wake up and smell the coffee?Lookin for a helpin hand, but get off me!I tried to tell you the deal last summerStay in school, and get yourself a diplomaNow you're on your own, tryin to make it aloneNo food or home, chewin on a meaty boneSo what's to do since the cupboard is bare?Brrring brrring! call on mr. welfare[red] yo kane, that's the story about my man mr. welfare huh?[kane] yo like chuck d said, how low can you go[red] if she go any lower, she gonna have a personal problemYo my man mister cee, cut it up money!* mister cee cuts "welll-fare" *[kool dj red alert]We-eh-el-el-el, el-el-elllllllfare, c'mon!Yeah mr. welfareHe on some new stuff, what what is it?He all new and improved?Right? yeah, like that old bug-out stuffThis guy, is he alright or what?I think he on a mission with no kind of learninYou know what big daddy kane?We gonna have to take care of this matterMister cee, go ahead, cut it upMy man big daddy kane gonna see about my man mr. welfare alright?Places to go, people to see, things to do,And you know what else to get.. see ya!Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhsss!
