If I Ruled The World
Kurtis Blow
3:56Pump, pump, pump, pump me up! Uh! Come on! I said come on! I said come on! Rappers might be willing, but they ain't able 'Cause I was that king straight from my cradle I screamed and hollered and shook my rattle And dreamt of defeating them all in battle There wasn't no food in my silver spoon So I grew up hard and I grew up soon I'm a righteous king but I'm hungry too And I eat up chumps that rap like you Then I met this shark and his name was Jaws He was biting my rhymes like y'all bite yours I started writing my rhymes, the shark grew and grew But I was writing more rhymes than the shark could chew Hah, the shark got sick, and then he exploded 'Cause he didn't realize that my rhymes was loaded They flew in the air, and into the sea And the whole universe knew the king was me Come on! I said come on! I said come on! I'm not a laser beam or a diamond mine Or a platinum watch or some vintage wine I'm not a pocketful of pearls, I'm an oil well Like black gold, baby, I melt and melt And to all the fly girls, I come off hard The slightest wink or nod makes me your god All my problems are small, so my pockets are large And when I walk in the door, baby, I'm in charge I treat ladies like jewels and diamond rings On my fingers, on my arms, on everything On the streets, on the sheets, I can't be beat So don't ask where's the beef, baby, here's the meat I'm gonna give you some soap, a towel, and a cup 'Cause the bum MCs are all washed up Put your women on the line with the rest of my crew So I can make love to her and annihilate you Pump, pump (Me up!) Me what? (Me up!) Hah! (Pump, pump, pump, pump me up!) I'm like a genie in your lamp, a face on your stamp The hip-hop rock, the microphone champ Got a knockout voice like a Rolls-Royce Got it ranked the number one to be the people's choice 'Cause you hummer-ding, then you hummer-dong It's just like a friendly game of ping-pong When you're hitting the ball upside the paddle It's just like cowboy riding on a saddle Up above your head is the flashing light 'Cause I can rock to the beat on any God-given night Like to rock, like to roll, like to entertain While my car's outside, you're waiting for the train The train to the bus, the bus to whatever And I'm the MC to rock in any type of weather I'm the bowlegged brother, there'll never be another I bought a mansion for my mother Come on! I said come on! I said come on! I got a certain cool that breaks the rules That get me paid in lots of jewels And the women are calling day and night That's proof I'm getting mine like a thief in the night Because Skork is known as the singer The quiet storm that lovers didn't linger I will not change 'cause it's in my blood I'm like dynamite and you're a rapping dud And if the future is here in the making Then why I can't be part of the taking? 'Cause you know I like cars and fancy women That give me good love in the beginning A bubble bath and candlelight And girls saying, "Skork, you alright?" So stop standing there like you're from above And just relax yourself and get in this tub (Pump, pump, pump, pump me up!) Pump, pump (Me up!) Me what? (Me up!) Hah! (Pump, pump, pump, pump me up!)