Cinderfella – Dana Dane – letras

CinderfellaVerse 1——-Once upon a time, Brooklyn was the sceneIn the project that they called Fort GreeneThere lived a young man, Cinderfella’s his nameTo make it interesting it’s me, Dana DaneI lived in a house with my cruel step-dadAnd two step-brothers who treated me badI cooked, I cleaned, I scrubbed the floorsAnd I was like an errand boy runnin’ to the storesMy brothers, they used to boast and brag: »We’ve got fresh gear and you’ve got rags! »Even worse than that, to make me feel lowThey gave me a straw hat, while they had KangolsGirls used to say, « Dane, you’re so cuteBut you gets no rap with them polyester suits »Well, one day, up the avenueThere was a man surrounded by the Fort Greene crewHe said, « Hear ye! Hear ye! Come one, come all!The princess is having a royal ballIf you can rap, also dress freshYou might win a date with the sweet princess »Well I, um, ran home when I heard the newsflashI bust through the door, straight to my step-dadI said « Step-dad, may I? »And before I could finish, « Hell no! », he repliedMy brothers were goin’, they were geared downEven Pops was goin’ for a piece of the crownThey flaunted, they haunted, they knew what I wanted »We can and you can’t » is what they tauntedThey all stood there laughing in my faceAnd as they walked out they said, « Clean up this place! »Chorus——(Cinderfella Dana Dane!)But I’m the rapper Dana Dane with fame(Cinderfella Dana Dane!)Yes, I’m the rapper Dana Dane with fameVerse 2——-Well I shrugged, I hissed, « They’re all tryna dissI’d get them back if I had one wish »Before I could make my thought a phraseThere appeared a man from a puff of hazeHe said, « What’s up, Dane? My name is HurbI’m your fairy godfather, you know it, word!Now I’ve came here with the main purposeOf granting you your fondest wish »I said, « Hurb, my man, just make me freshAnd I’m sure that I can handle all the rest »With a snap of his fingers sparks began to shootAnd I was tough and on my body: a slick silk suitOn my feet there was argyle socksAnd a fresh pair of Ballys from the Bally shopI showed him my hat and don’t you knowWith a snap the hat became a KangolOnce again his hands began to flowThen he changed my skateboard into a VolvoHe checked me over, passed me the keysAnd said, « One more thing before you leave…You must return before the stroke of twelveOr you’ll turn back into your old self »Repeat chorusVerse 3——-I jumped in the Volvo, went on my wayI got to the party ’bout ten, I’d sayIt was after eleven when I rocked the micAnd by the time I left the stage the people were hypedThe princess was staring in disbeliefReflected from her eyes were my gold teethShe waved her hands like ‘Hello! Hi!’Then gave another gesture like ‘Come here, guy’I left the stage, girls came in flocksFists were swingin’ from the hard rocksI heard a sound, not a tick nor tockGong! First bell before twelve o’clockNo time to waste, I broke out in hasteThe princess followed in a futile chaseA quick steady pace is what I keptLost one of my Ballys on one of those stepsFor the Volvo I continued my strideAbout this time I heard gong fiveI was down the block when I heard gong eightAnd the princess scream out, « Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! »Repeat chorusVerse 4——-I was almost home when my luck ran outAnd there went my suit, my Kangol and clothesMy fresh Volvo also went tooAnd there was no denyin’ that my night was throughThe one Bally shoe the freshest thing I sportedJumped on my board, for home I skateboardedMade it to my pad, no time at allWent to my room, or better yet the far wallHid the shoe away still feelin’ pleasedThen jumped in my cot to catch some Z’sEarly the next morning when I awokeI threw on me old slippers and me old housecoatWent into the front, my family stared at meSayin’ « Wasn’t that you?! Nah, it couldn’t be »They kept askin’ me as I did my choresMy butt was saved by a knock on the door »Who is it? », that’s what my brothers barked »The princess », this sweet voice remarkedShe said she was lookin’ for a certain manWho could bring her the shoe like the one in her handThe family ran around with their heads in the airBringin’ on shoes from everywhereShe just shook her head, a nod of reliefSayin’ « No, that’s not the one that I’m lookin’ for, chief »I ran in the room and got my shoeAnd said, « Is this the one you’re referring to? »Well she said, « Yes, and you’re so cuteBut where’s your Kangol and slick silk suit? »I put on the shoe, there came a flash of lightAnd I was tough in the gear from just last nightLooked out the window, saw the VolvoSaid to my family, « I’ve got to go »We drove up the avenue, the princess and IAnd in back of me I heard my family cry…Repeat chorus(Cinderfella!)Yes, I’m the rapper Dana Dane with fame(Cinderfella!)