Protect Yourself / My Nuts

(album: Crushin' - 1987)

[The Human Beat Box:]
Yo, Kool, man. I'm telling you, man. There's a lot of disease out there, man
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Word
[The Human Beat Box:]
AIDS and everything, man. So, you got to be careful, man
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Word up
[The Human Beat Box:]
Yo, so we wanna tell all the homeboys out there that this is a message coming from The Fat boys
You know what I'm sayin'? And it goes like this:

[Kool Rock-ski:]
Now, there's something real old, but still hot news
Been around since Lincoln, but out of view
You stuff it in your wallet so your mom can't see
It's called a condom, baby And you better believe
It ain't under the shelf now it's on display
With all these diseases going around today
You need a piece of mind when you do the wild thing
So, a condom, brotha' Don't forget to bring

[Prince Markie Dee:]
Protect yourself
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Word
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Protect yourself
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Get busy
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Protect yourself
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Markie Dee, can you get funky one time
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Now, check this out. Listen to me real clear, now:

Now, if what I say sounds a little bit sleazy
If using a condom makes you feel kinda queasy
Don't take it too hard, 'cause there's no doubt
That modern diseases can take you out
So, don't be ashamed take one when you go dancing
And use the condom for a little romancing
'Cause being safe don't mean you're weak
And you won't find yourself up the creek

[Prince Markie Dee:]
Protect yourself
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Word
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Protect yourself
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Homeboy!
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Protect yourself My man, if I was you I'd...
Protect yourself
Hit It!

[The Human Beat Box:]
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yo, let's get stupid, y'all!

[Kool Rock-ski:]
Yo, homeboy, you seen 'em?
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Seen who?
[Kool Rock-ski:]
My nuts, man. Who you think?
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Aww...
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Oh, forget it, forget it. Here they come now...
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Who? Who?!

[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
There go...
[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Word up!
[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
They're...
[All together:]
My nuts!

[Kool Rock-ski:]
Yo! Me and my nuts are a real def freak
They don't do nothing else but hang with me
We're a real good team on the football field
And if my nuts have trouble...
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Yo, he gets ill!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
We're real close friends, as you can see
And my nuts are big and round like me
One is black and the other is white
And if that looks dumb... hey, that's all right They're...

[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
They're...
[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Talking 'bout...
[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
What's up?
[All together:]
My nuts!

[Kool Rock-ski:]
I went for a run
[Prince Markie Dee:]
With who?
[Kool Rock-ski:]
My nuts
[Prince Markie Dee:]
All around the block?
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Took no short cuts Ran all the way home
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Busted down the door
[Kool Rock-ski:]
And my nuts were dragging all over the floor
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Now, don't go thinking my nuts are sore
[Kool Rock-ski:]
They got my back when I go off
[Prince Markie Dee:]
They're in my corner when times are rough
[Kool Rock-ski:]
And if you're in a jam, I'll let you hold...

[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Talking 'bout...
[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
They're...
[All together:]
My nuts!
[Kool Rock-ski:]
They're...
[All together:]
My nuts!

[Prince Markie Dee:]
Now, I take my nuts to every show
And when I go, I let ya' know
That if you dare to fight my nuts
You gotta fight me, too
[The Human Beat Box:]
And he'll smack you up!
[Prince Markie Dee:]
Knock out your gold teeth
Gon' break your jaw
Yo, me and my nuts are down by law
Get a girl so fast, homeboy, you'll get dizzy
[Kool Rock-ski:]
Me and my nuts get busy, busy
[The Human Beat Box:]
Now, listen to my nuts 'cause they're my word
[Prince Markie Dee:]
And talking nuts, you never heard
But, now I see you're getting red
But, it ain't Markie Dee bugging out the head
But, check this out if you have doubt
'Cause Kool and Buff are the nuts I'm talking about
They're...

[All together:]
My nuts!
They're...
My nuts!
They're...
My nuts!
[Prince Markie Dee:]
I said they're...
[All together:]
My nuts!