Don’t Curse

Lyrics

[Intro: Heavy D] This one definitely goes out on the censorship tip So everybody — sit back, relax and have a champagne sip We gonna teach these people out there That we can say what we wanna say, the right way You know what I'm sayin'? So what we're gonna do is kick back Swing a little funky beat by my man DJ Pete Rock, producer extraordinaire Yo, Pete Rock, make it clear [Verse 1: Heavy D] I can flex, bend, lend a pen to a friend Keep a party pimpin' from now 'til then I don't have to swear, curse or juggle Lyrics in a verse to make a party bubble So Mr. Censorship, tell me what's your problem? There's girlies on the corner, if wifey can't solve them How does she say it? I'm curious, G Does she say "Honey, love me", or "Baby, baby, fffffun me"? Anyway, we'll say what we wanna say Play how we wanna play, feels good that way So G. Rap — huh, it's time to kick a verse Do your man a favor, and don't curse [Interlude: Biz Markie sample] Kool G. Rap in the house Kool G. Rap in the house Kool G. Rap in the house Kool G. Rap in the house [Verse 2: Kool G. Rap] You're tellin' me don't curse — I reversed and did it worse First, I put a curse on every verse I kinda got outrageous Check it, even made a record how I'm doin' all my B-I-T-C-H'es Ducks, it wasn't for the bucks Every word that you heard is 'cause I didn't give a f.. aww shucks! A-yo, I almost forgot The curse is a plot, but it's gettin' kinda hot So I'ma let profanity retire, hey! But if worse comes to worse, I'll cuss you out like Richard Pryor So Grand Puba — kick a verse But do your man a favor, and don't curse [Interlude: Grand Puba sample] Grand Pu' is on arrival Grand Pu' is on arrival Grand Pu' is on arrival Grand Pu' is on arrival [Verse 3: Grand Puba] Don't curse — bust it I won't curse I'll take a famous curse word and just say "kcuf" 'Kcuf' flipped around the other way means.. huh? Boy, when I do it, see, I can't get stuck Jump on the mic, then I earn a quick buck Buck meanin' loot Then I grab some boots and step with my troops For those who can't follow and got stuck 'Kcuf' flipped the other way means.. [*coughing*] Is this a curse? I freaked a nurse in a hearse But I made sure I had my hat first (CL Smooth) It's time to kick a verse God-Cypher-Divine, we can't curse [Interlude: CL Smooth sample] CL Smooth, right to left CL Smooth, right to left CL Smooth, right to left CL Smooth, right to left [Verse 4: CL Smooth] Go ahead, ask me — will I kick a curse in a verse? I'll say "Nope" Grab you by your hair, wash your mouth out with soap Thinkin' to be the last one with the bad lingo Scoopin' all the skins in the church playin' Bingo Sounds of the Mecca don, fresh from the tailor Because they made a movie when he cussed like a sailor Better yet, dialect dirty like a subway Freak a funky loop and I make it go the other way In a vocabulary scrimmage But cursin' in my village ain't good for my image So Big Daddy, you know it's time to kick a verse But do your man a favor — don't curse [Verse 5: Big Daddy Kane] Uh! The smooth rap inventor that enter Parental discretion's not advised, so there's no need to censor Kids want to peep it, but you wanna beep it, what?! I feel like slappin' that sticker on your.. (Chill, chill, say butt) I'm too magical, rhymes are too tragical For any source to stop Kane from gettin' capital If I thought stickin' me was dissin' me Man, don't you know that this would be Worse than Stephen King's Misery? So clean all profanity, still, you know the man'll be Rockin' any microphone you hand to me So Heavy D, I'm about to disperse Kick another verse, and don't forget not to curse [Interlude: Heavy D] A-yo, Big Daddy, check this out I'm about to do some old sly, slick, smooth on the trick tip stuff I'm gonna bring out my little cousin, the producer of this joint His name is DJ Pete Rock, definitely part of one of the family You know what I'm sayin', G? He's about to flex on this here mic and get busy like his big cousin You know what I'm sayin'? Check it Pete Rock — kick a verse but don't curse [Verse 6: Pete Rock] God bless But I can't mess around with the curses, so I'ma kick verses Or a verse, Soul Brother number 1 here to kick facts Smoke the microphone and produce crazy tracks Yo, I'm a bad bro, let's start the flow I'ma kick rhymes 'til it's time for me to go I can't curse 'cause Heavy D said so Now, I'ma get back to the subject — get wreck If you think I'm bluffin', just check with the crew Pete Rock & CL Smooth, very down to earth And we didn't have to curse [Interlude: Q-Tip] Yeah, man! The Abstract Poet Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest here to wreck! You know what I'm sayin'? Got my man Pete Rock and my man Heavy D in the house And we're definitely chillin' on the lifted tip So bust the st-id-yle! Ah-hah! [Verse 7: Q-Tip] Flim-flam-flim, lick my big black stuff Must I kick a curse to be rough enough? You can put the sticker where the sun don't shine So back off and let me get mine! Visions in my head when it's dealin' with hits If I have four girls, then I lick eight 'its Wait, don't wanna hear no drama 'Cause the bum-diddly-Hev is a fave of my mama's So I blew out and get mad lifted Don't have to say [kcuf] to show that I'm gifted God bless me 'cause I reached my twenty-first Hev' D, don't drop a curse [Verse 8: Heavy D] Peace! Peace! Peace to the preacher I'm talkin' about a verse without a curse, that's how I reach ya I can rock a party without a swear or a harsh verb Backwards, no curse words Heavy D prefers So swing, swing to the soapy clean rhythm Before I say goodbye, lemme tell you how I hit 'em: CL, Pete Rock, G. Rap, Maxwell Big Daddy, Q-Tip, and, uh, me as well Time to say peace, thank Pete for the beats This funky beat was made for the streets Notice how clean that we kept every verse But if worse came to worse.. (We'd have all said a curse!) [Outro] Free Slick Rick! Free Slick Rick! Free Slick Rick! Free Slick Rick! Free Slick Rick! Free Slick Rick! 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