Slick Rick - Children's Story Lyrics

Here we go,
Oncee upon a time not long ago
When people wore pajamas and lived life slow
When laws we're stern and justice stood
And people we're behavin' like they ought to good
There lived a lil' boy who was misled
By anotha lil' boy and this is what he said

"Me & You, kid, we gonna make sum cash
Robbin' old folks and makin' da dash"
They did the job, money came with ease
But one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease
He robbed another and another and a sista and her
Brotha

Tried to rob a man who was a DT undercover
The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic
He said "Keep still, boy, no need for static"

Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap
But little did he know the lil' boy was strapped

The kid pulled out a gun, he said "Why'd ya hit me?"
The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney
The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure
"I'll do years if I pull this trigga"

So he cold dashed and ran around the block
Cop radioes it to another lady cop
He ran by a tree, there he saw this sista
A shot for the head, he shot back but he missed her

Looked around good and from expectations
So he decided he'd hit for the subway stations
But she was coming and he made a left
He was runnin' top speed till he was outta breath

Knocked an old man down and swore he killed him (sorry)
Then he made his move to an abandoned building

Ran up the stairs up to the top floor
Opened up the door there, guess who he saw?

Dave the dope fiend shootin' dope
Who don't know the meaning of water nor soap

He said (I need bullets, hurry up, run)
The dope fiend brought back a spanking shotgun
He went outside but there was cops all over
Then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova

Raced up the block doing 83
Crashed into a tree near university
Escaped alive though the car was battered

Rat-a-tat-tatted and all the cops scattered
Ran out of bullets and still had static
Grabbed a pregnant lady and pulled out the automatic

Pointed at her head and he said the gun was full o' lead
He told the cops (Back off or honey here's dead)
Deep in his heart he knew he was wrong
So he let the lady go and he starts to run on

Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded
Before long the lil' boy got surrounded
He dropped the gun, so went the glory
And this is the way I have to end this story

He was only seventeen, in a madman's dream
The cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream
This ain't funny so don't ya dare laugh
Just another case about the wrong path
Straight 'n narrow or yo' soul gets CAST

Good Night

Girloh boy, that uncle Ricky is really weird

I don't know, what does he mean straight 'n' narrow or your soul gets cast?

I don't know, I think he'll be crackin' it up for us, Good night

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