Coup, The

Fuck A Perm (Extended Version)

Coup, The


*whistle* 
"Dayaam, look at baby's hair over there and shit! 
Damn big 1970's Jackson's afro and shit!" 
[Boots] 
Damn... motherfuckers, always bein like that 
Apply three drips, rub softly with your fingertips 
And even though you flipped, don't trip cause now you're, hip 
And now you slick it, you grease it and you lick it 
and you're lookin really wicked but your hair is now called good 
You moisturize and texturize and relax-ize and civilize it 
but yo I got a 'fro, so a bro's misunderstood 
Kitchen in the back, give me dap I got a knapsack 
Knick knack Patty's wack, cause in her mind it's firm 
that straight is in and out is black 
cause black went out with tenement shacks 
but beauty is a natural fact so I say, "Fuck a perm!" 
Let your hair down if you can't let it down 
Lay it down on the seat beside you ain't nobody gonna steal it 
Jackson 5 afro (x5) 
[Boots] 
Excuse but it moves me to just to ask the question where 
Did we get this feeble fascination for straight hair? 
My fro might scare and make brothers with perms squirm 
Or get me into rocks with motherfuckers who got cocks 
This nappy shit's on hit, I whip out my pick 
I'm just about as freaky as an X-rated flick 
Stay off my dick and I'll sit back as you get milked 
By PCJ, waves and curls, and lustrous silk 
So don't style your shit like Claire do 
Cause it's your mind that's whipped, not your hairdo 
Nappy haired brothers like myself 
Will get a bald head and say... 
[E-Roc] 
Fuck it 
I wrap a dread around your head and it'll make you choke 
Won't hesitate to activate any perm and smoke 
Don't call me a nigger I'm as big as see I know the commentary 
Seeing that the term perm means temporary 
Hairy to scare ya, curled at the top 
See the hair that you wear it won't amazing rock 
I'd rather have a nap sack or a dread instead 
See I'm from the old school so I've got a bald head 
Remember in the days when the biggest capper 
Used to say you looked like an African booty-scratcher 
I'm ripping it up just to let you see 
That if it ain't natural then the shit ain't me 
A Jackson 5 afro (x4) 
Hey...fuck a perm