Dropping Names Lyrics
He thrusts his fists against the post and still insists he sees a ghost
He thrusts his fists against the post and still insists he sees a ghost
She's slipping through his fingers, and she's moving out to the coast
He thrusts his fists against the post and still insists he sees a ghost
Well, if your world was all black, and then your world was all white
Well, then you wouldn't get much color out of life now, right?
I'm nicknamed Shamrock, well, my name is not Shamus
Girlies on the tippy 'cause my homey is famous
My name is not O'Houlihee, nor is it Brian
If I said that I was weak, man, you know I'd be lyin'
Well, suckers try to bite, yeah, then try to pursue it
Ya explain to a musician…
Them knew it, but them can't do it
He thrusts his fists against the post and still insists he sees a ghost
She's slipping through his fingers, and she's moving out to the coast
He thrusts his fists against the post and still insists he sees a ghost
Well, if your world was all black, and then your world was all white
Well, then you wouldn't get much color out of life now, right?
I'm nicknamed Shamrock, well, my name is not Shamus
Girlies on the tippy 'cause my homey is famous
My name is not O'Houlihee, nor is it Brian
If I said that I was weak, man, you know I'd be lyin'
Well, suckers try to bite, yeah, then try to pursue it
Ya explain to a musician…
Them knew it, but them can't do it
About
Genius Annotation
“Dropping Names” is Section F of “B-Boy Bouillabaisse,“ the 15th track from Paul’s Boutique. For the PB: 20th Anniversary Edition, it’s Track #20.
Samples include:
- “Into the Night“ by Sweet, from the album, Desolation Boulevard (1974)
- A 1979 Bob Marley interview
- “Hey Pocky A-Way“ by The Meters, from the album, Rejuvenation (1974)
- “The Well’s Gone Dry“ by The Crusaders, from the album, Southern Comfort (1974)
- “Ebony Jam“ by Tower of Power, from the album, In the Slot (1975)
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