Текст песни: The Man We All Know and Love + перевод

Hello

Is the tape rolling? Is it loud enough?

Ayo Dre, a’ight, kick it

One of these kids is doing his own thing

One of these kids is one in the same

One of these kids is doing his own thing

Now it’s time to same his name

What’s his name?

It’s the man we all know and love

Tell me, what’s his name

I think his name is Kwamé

Oh yeah, that’s him; Eleanor, look, look, it’s him, it’s him, it’s that guy

(Kwamé) Oh yeah, Kwamé, that’s it

It’s the man we all know and love, Kwamé

I came home, there was company

Some young lady friend of the family

Coming with a strut, showing a maturity

She looks me over once just to make sure that’s me («Is that him?»)

She hadn’t any kids, no rings that she carried

So I quickly assumed this pretty girl wasn’t married

The girl was fly, cover not blown

Kissed me on the cheek and said («Look how he’s grown»)

Compliments on my shoes, clothes, and some

Saying to my mother («Oh God, he’s so handsome»)

Now for this lady, I kinda had the hots

She was laughing with my mother at my baby snapshots

But, what got me going, to set the day right

Is when she asked my mother to spend the night

And now my mother said, «Sure,» led her to my door

«Sleep on Kwam’s bed, he can sleep on the floor»

Bothered me none, plus she’ll go to sleep soon

Plus I was feeling lucky I was in the same room

That night, we both couldn’t sleep

So I had to do something just to keep us awake, and not be bored

So the Kwam started bragging about the places I’ve toured

Whispered in her ear, let her know that I love her

She says («Look boy, I’m older you’re your mother»)

But, she stayed silent, put her hand in my hand

Says («This old body does need a young man»)

And («Whatever we do, it’s between me and you

We’ll do it right until the night is through»)

So, we started kissing, ooh, she’s feeling filthy

And after a while, she began feeling guilty

I said, ‘What's wrong, don’t I make you feel happy?'

She says («Oh, I know but you’re like a son to me»)

Is you is or is you ain’t my baby?

And if you are come give me a fat kiss (tongue, that is)

Is you is or is you ain’t my baby?

Because a love like mine I you’re your old butt miss

S-s-s-so why don’t you give me a try

Look into my sleepy eyes («Oh, Kwamé»)

Let me know, oh my, oh my

Tell me, girl, am I… («What?») your baby baby

You gotta gotta let me know right now, skibbabeebopdeedee

Let me let me know know am I now… ow

I was with the girlie playing the love surgeon

To get next to Kwam, the girlie was urgin'

Sayin' («When you clutch me, don’t hurt me, just touch me»)

I says, ‘Oh girl, why must you be so jumpy?'

Her body was a winner; yo, you should hear her

The girlie went («Oh…») before I got near her

Sayin' take it easy («Kwam, please be gentle»)

And in my life span I’d truly be monumental

Not to sell well, she didn’t know what to do

And the next thing started screaming was («I love you, I love you»)

At that phrase, I didn’t know what to say

She says («I love you, big boy, but do you feel the same way?»)

If I said no, I would just hurt her feelings

And this girl was truly appealing

And if I said yes, she wouldn’t let me go

So then I got slick and I said, ‘Well, I don’t know'

‘Cause this girl, she did astound me

She comes up close and wraps her arms around me and says

(«Loving you is easy ‘cause you’re beautiful») Oh really?

(«You brighten up my day, and I’m in love with you, Kwamé, ooh

No one else can make me feel the colors you’re your bring») Stop lyin'

(«And every day I’m while I’m with you, boy, makes me feel love and I sing

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la- la-la-la-la

Doo-loo-loo-doo, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh»)

I was with the girlie, coming all alone

The date of this occurrence wasn’t really known

I was kissing her softly, feeling with splendor

Touching on her body which is long and slender

Took off the clothes and the girlie got kinky

Touched upon her booty, it was soft as a Twinkie

Since her walls stinky, wouldn’t touch her with my pinky

She was moving up and down like a stair-climbing

Slinky, Slinky, play with this girl like a toy

‘Cause the Kwam just gave her much joy (oy, oy, oy, oy)

Gave her much joy, more than she could imagine

On to the body, she kept on grabbing

Buggin' out, I tell ya, I swear

Jumped from the bed, swang on the chandelier

Swang five times and she almost broke it

The language of the ape, the dumb crow spoke it

Saying («Yabba dabba dabba dabba, yabba dabba dabba

In monkey means ‘I love you'

Yabba dabba dabba dabba dabba dabba dabba

In monkey means ‘I love you'»

‘Cause you give me joy, ‘cause you’re my boy

Yabba dabba da, dabba dabba da

In monkey means ‘I love you,' ooh")

And I’m done, son, the bumrush

With pens, tryna be my friend

They say, «Man, you’re just too much»

So I blush, because it’s hard to be humble

And yo, they ask me who’s the best, boom, I mumble

Kwamé, the appropriate one…