<Staple Singers: oh! Big Daddy!>
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Hear ye, hear ye, from far and near
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The one they call the Big Daddy Kane is here
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To deliver a message to everyone everywhere
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So listen up party people cause this you should hear
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It's a story of a far-away atmosphere
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That you will find very rare and far beyond compare
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All is sincere and rather debonair
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So let's all gather around, because...
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<Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!> (x4)
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Off to a place you thought was unreal
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Where people of the world do know how to chill
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Everything remains cool and calm where you are
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And if you ask about crime, they all'll say, <Hah?!>
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They wouldn't even know what you mean
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Cause it's a different program, y'all know the routine
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Where people work hard for a decent buck
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And you can wear truck jewelry without being stuck
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Never wondering whether your house is all right
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So go leave your VCR on the porch overnight
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And as for the people they all stand proud
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Senior citizens party with the hip-hop crowd
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You can hang at a jam till the break of dawn
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And leave without your Bally shoes getting stepped on
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Everyone walks around in their right mind and all
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Because crack ain't nothing but a hole in the wall
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So those who wish to live with glare and flair
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There's a place that this can be done, and yo...
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<Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!> (x4)
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What I discovered may just only seem
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As something that you find in your wildest dream
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But! on the real tip, you will see
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I'm not playing, what I'm saying is reality
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There is a place people live with joy
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That the next man cannot come along and destroy
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No one faces problems, no one says sorry
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And war ain't nothing but a game on Atari
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This message also applies to other nations
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Like Africa for instance, where there's starvation
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But if you come with me, you're sure to see
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Ethiopians can eat in Red Lobster for free
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And people that you saw before that were poor
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Will never ever see the situation no more
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Cause in this world everyone's a millionaire
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<Is there WIC?>
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Are you sick?
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And what the hell is welfare?
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Fashions are smashing for all to flaunt
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And we can get anything that we want
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So don't think you can't afford expensive design
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Because fresh Gucci wear is only $5.99
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So come ye all and attend this affair
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As we journey to the promised land, and...
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<Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!> (x3)
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Since I'm the type of guy that laughs and jokes
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This may sound funny, but seriously folks
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It's a shame that people today must live
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In a world that's operating oh so negative
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But I found a place designed especially for you
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Where peace and harmony is everyone's culture
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So let's all gather around before this world corrupts
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And we don't even need Scotty to beam us up
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Because...
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<Hmm...yeah...I'll take you there...oh!> (x4)
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<Big Daddy! Oh...hmm!> (x9)
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<I'll take you there...all right> (x4)
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I'll Take You There
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Big Daddy Kane |