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	Current version of WC Lyrics Ghetto Serenade (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/w/wc/ghetto/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of WC Lyrics Ghetto Serenade (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/w/wc/ghetto/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	Back in the days when I was tryin' to come up in the rap game						[ VERSE 1: W.C. ]	1
2	Livin' like a [unverified], bustlin' spare change						Back in the days when I was tryin to come up in the rap game	2
3	Drivin'       a bucket, livin' in a shack						Livin like a [???], bustlin spare change	3
4	Tryin' to make the best out of what I had, usin' a pen and pad						Drivin                                                     a bucket, livin in a shack	4
5							Tryin to make the best out of what I had, usin a pen and pad	5
	There was this girlie that I wanted to get with						There was this girlie that I wanted to get with
6	Who never gave me no play, because I wasn't rollin'						Who never gave me no play, because I wasn't rollin	6
7	She said I was too ghetto and that a brother from the ghetto						She said I was too ghetto, and that a brother from the ghetto	7
8	Couldn't give her nothin' but hard times and trouble						Couldn't give her nothin but hard times and trouble	8
9							But bein I was young and dumb	9
10	But bein' I was young and dumb						And just thinkin bout the putang, had me sprung	10
11	And just thinkin' bout the putang, had me sprung						I used to play myself late at night goin	11
12	I used to play myself late at night goin' over her house, drinkin 40s						over her house, drinkin 40s	12
13	Standin' on the front porch singin' oldies						Standin on the front porch singin oldies	13
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	And even though her father used to run me away						And even though her father used to run me away
14	I used to creep around the side and hit the back gate						I used to creep around the side and hit the backgate	14
15	Tappin' on her window, givin' her the ghetto serenade						Tappin on her window, givin her the Ghetto Serenade	15
	And it went this way						And it went this way
16							[ CHORUS ]	16
17	You've got somethin' that keeps my head in a spin						You've got somethin that keeps my head in a spin	17
18	You've got somethin' that makes me wanna give in						You've got somethin that makes me wanna give in	18
19	You've got somethin' that turns my head all around						You've got somethin that turns my head all around	19
20	You've got somethin' that takes me all down						You've got somethin that takes me all down	20
21							[ VERSE 2: W.C. ]	21
22	I used to ask her all the time, "Yo, why do you play me?"						I used to ask her all the time,	22
1							"Yo, why do you play me?"	1
	It shouldn't matter that I didn't drive a Mercedes						It shouldn't matter that I didn't drive a Mercedes
23	She said that I was probably only good for makin' babies						She said that I was probably only good for makin babies	23
	And my physical appearance makes me look crazy						And my physical appearance makes me look crazy
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	She said that, "You look like you bang, or maybe even slang						She said that, "You look like you bang, or maybe even slang
	And if you wanna be with me, you gotta rearrange"						And if you wanna be with me, you gotta rearrange"
24	But I wasn't 'bout to get a flattop or go in a suit						But I wasn't bout to get a flattop or go in a suit	24
25	And come back in a new BMW						And come back in a new BM(W)	25
26							She said her parents wouldn't approve of	26
27	She said her parents wouldn't approve of the way that I looked, see						the way that I looked, see	27
28	And plus you got nothin' to give me						"And plus you got nothin to give me	28
29	You wanna get laid? You gotta keep me paid						You wanna get laid? You gotta keep me paid"	29
30	That's when she lost me, man, 'cause I ain't payin' for the ying-yang						That's when she lost me, man, cause I	30
31							ain't payin for the ying-yang	31
32	And even though I'm feelin' bad						And even though I'm feelin bad	32
33	I feel like this, I can't miss what I never had						I feel like this: I can't miss what I never had	33
34	So I gave it a last shot and right before I walked away						So I gave it a last shot, and right before I walked away	34
35	I hit her with the ghetto serenade						I hit her with the Ghetto Serenade	35
36							[ CHORUS ]	36
3	You've got somethin' that keeps my head in a spin							3
4	You've got somethin' that makes me wanna give in							4
5	You've got somethin' that turns my head all around							5
6	You've got somethin' that takes me all down							6
7								7
	A few years later, now my dues are paid up						A few years later, now my dues are paid up
37	I got a record out, now I'm rollin' in big bucks						I got a record out, now I'm rollin in big bucks	37
38	Flyin' all around the world, meetin' many girls						Flyin all around the world, meetin many girls	38
39	Everywhere that I go and makin' rap videos						Everywhere that I go, and makin rap videos	39
40							And signin autographs the other day	40
41	And signin' autographs the other day						I looked up, and guess who was comin my way?	41
8	I looked up and guess who was comin' my way?							8
	The same old girl who never gave me no rhythm						The same old girl who never gave me no rhythm
42	But this time standin' in the middle of five children						But this time standin in the middle of five children	42
43							She done got fat, and now she's lookin	43
44	She done got fat, and now she's lookin' like the cookie monster to me						like the cookie monster to me	44
45	Walkin' around with the saggy booty						Walkin around with the saggy booty	45
46	And runnin' that drag about how I done matured so much						And runnin that drag about how I done matured so much	46
	And why I haven't kept in touch?						And why I haven't kept in touch?
47							I started laughin in her face, cause to me it was funny	47
9	I started laughin' in her face, 'cause to me it was funny							9
	Now she wanted me for my money						Now she wanted me for my money
48	So I turned my back to her and I walked away						So I turned my back to her, and I walked away	48
49	Leavin' her singin' the ghetto serenade						Leavin her singin the Ghetto Serenade	49
50	And here's what she had to say						And here's what she had to say:	50
51							[ CHORUS ]	51
10	You've got somethin' that keeps my head in a spin							10
11	You've got somethin' that makes me wanna give in							11
12	You've got somethin' that turns my head all around							12
13	You've got somethin' that takes me all down							13
14								14
	Hey Dub, man, what's up, man?						Hey Dub, man, what's up, man?
	You done got these braids off your head						You done got these braids off your head
	Got rid of those khaki pants						Got rid of those khaki pants
	Man, you sure have matured, man						Man, you sure have matured, man
52							How about gettin your telephone number?	52
53	How about gettin' your telephone number?						...what's up with that, man?	53
54	What's up with that, man?						Just cause I wasn't givin you no	54
55	Just 'cause I wasn't givin' you no rhythm						rhythm, that    wasn't my fault, man	55
56	That wasn't my fault, man, lookin' so good, man						Lookin                                    so good, man...	56

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