Emerald City Sequence

Lyrics

Part 1: Emerald City Green [Intro] Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh [Verse 1] I want to be seen green Wouldn't be caught dead, red 'Cause if you are seen green It means you got mean bread (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) You've got to be seen in green To show that your stuff's laid If you're not seen green You better be wearing jade (Oh-oh-oh) You've got to be seen green Don't tell them your cupboard's bare That you gave up one week's feed To pay for your colored hair (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) (Oh-oh-oh) [Bridge: Richard Pryor] (An announcement from the great and powerful Oz) I thought it over and green is dead 'Till I change my mind, the color is red Part 2: Emerald City Red [Verse 1] I wouldn't be seen green Ooh, ooh-ooh, oh, ah-ah I wouldn't be caught dead And if I'm caught at all Then catch me in dead red (Ooh) You've got to be dead red You've got to be real hot So throw away those green gems And wear rubies on your yacht You've got to be dead red You've got to have flash and flair And if you're not seen red Then you shouldn't be seen nowhere, ahh [Bridge: Richard Pryor] How quickly fashion goes down the drain Last week when you all was wearin' pink Already for me red was old The ultimate yellow brick is gold That's the new color children, hit it Part 3: Emerald City Gold [Chorus] Golden gold, golden gold Golden gold, golden gold [Verse 1] You got to be seen gold Watch out for the new kind You got to have old gold Like some from a gold mine You got to be wearin' gold The twenty-four karat kind And once you've shined it up It should ought to make you blind, ah You got to be seen in gold To show that you're super slick It helps to pay tips and tolls It's the ultimate yellow brick It's the ultimate, gold (Yeah) [Outro] (Golden gold, golden gold) (Golden gold, golden gold) Ah (Golden gold, golden gold) (Golden gold, golden gold) (Golden gold, golden gold) (Golden gold, golden gold) (Golden gold, golden gold) (Gold, gold, gold, gold, gold)