jungle fever

man

my papa drove a cab

right on massachusetts ave'

had to pay for undergrad

and my teeth

studied math

black funky engineer

like his parents

had that flair

cigarettes in the air

24 pack of beer

he started drinkin' as a pickney with the palm wine

to turn his back on back home

that won't be no small crime

and back home

he was sendin' money for the food and guns

and while his country fell in war

papa fell in love

and they end up in the land of jungle fever

too much gin

one day

the bed rumbles

and here i am

mom

i try to get up early just like you

pop

i work all night

i'm workin' just like you

ooh

mom

i try to get up early just like you

pop

i work all night

i'm workin' just like you

ooh

mama grew up in the sixties

like a proper hippie

i grew up on big and pac and watchin' random simpin'

i was rappin' through my teeth

it make me sound more gritty

mama tempin' round the city

we was living simply

she put that soda in the frying pan

she fry that soda to make syrup for your boy

man

she bail me out and took me in on unemployment

i'm overjoyed man

mama fell in love

and they end up in the land of jungle fever

too much gin

one day

the bed rumbles

and here i am

pop

i work all night

i'm workin' just like you

mom

i try to get up early just like you

ooh

pop

i work all night

i'm workin' just like you

mom

i try to get up early just like you

ooh

you-ooh-ooh

oh

you-ooh-ooh

oh

oh baby