First transcription ... unsure in places

Mr Goodnight

Mister, mister,
Love U mister

Come on

Chorus:

Call Mr Goodnight
He'll make u feel alright (what? what?)
Make U throw ur head back and holla
So nice, so nice (that's right)
Better not tell ur girlfriend (don't do it)
U can try with all ur might (all ur might)
Just can't keep a secret
'Bout goodnight, goodnight

Hey, baby, hey baby, hey, baby, sitting all alone in my courtyard
Lookin' as if U have every right
All over the world they call me Prince
But U can call me Mr Goodnight

Surely the dandies that escort u places
?
About the parade of lovely faces
That follow me ... surely they do?

What say u 2 that, lips so inviting
It's all I can do not 2 stare
What say u 2 them, past, present and future
That u don't care (I don't care)

If so, u'll be the first, and I'll give u the keys
2 the whip of ur dreams, alright?
All over the world they call me Prince (yeah)
But U can call me Mr Goodnight

Chorus:

Call Mr Goodnight
He'll make u feel alright (alright)
Make ya throw ur head back and holla (yeah)
It's so nice, so nice
Better not tell ur girlfriend
U can try with all ur might (better not)
Just can't keep a secret
About goodnight, goodnight

Now I don't wanna put to U 2 sleep with a bunch of chatter
And a rap that really don't matter
But now that u know who I am u need 2 make plans
And all ur other pennies should scatter (scatter)

A limousine about 2 pick U up
And then took U 2 a private jet (2 fine) (yeah)
And then U gonna meet a little Spanish man
Who will offer U wine and Moet

In an hour or 2, u'll be taken to a suite
That will rock all ur wildest dreams
And on the bed 3 dresses 2 choose 1, pick 1
Then U get a call from me (ring)

Tell me which dress U chose
So I can put on, put on my matching suit
All the real guys hold ur hands up
U know how Mr Goodnight do it

Chorus:

Call Mr Goodnight (call him)
He'll make u feel alright (alright)
Make ya throw ur head back and holla (come on)
It's so nice, so nice (think I won't?)
Better not tell ur girlfriend (don't do it)
U can try with all ur might (3121)
Just can't keep a secret
About goodnight, goodnight (goodnight)

I love U baby
I don't want nobody else

Call Mr Goodnight (U can call him) (any time at all)
Call Mr Goodnight (yeah, yeah, yeah) (I love U mister)

MP3: Mike Philly in the band like jams at midnight
Before the main attraction U'll see
Slow it down somewhere here on earth
Just 2 check how ur reaction be

And if ur heartbeat goes up a notch or 2
There ain't no telling what I might do
I got a mind full of good intentions
And a mouth full of raisenets (better not tell U)

We can watch 'Chocolat' on the big screen
Before we convene in the pool (yeah)
The waterfall'll wash ur cares away
Already I love U, I do

Chorus:

Call Mr Goodnight
Make u feel alright (mister, mister)
Make ya throw ur head back and holla
It's so nice, so nice (so nice)
Better not tell ur girlfriend
U can try with all ur might (Mr Midnight)
Just can't keep a secret
About goodnight, goodnight

The energy in this field's been known to flicker lights, aye
A slip o' me with no rest, acapella moans and a break of sighs (goodnight) (call, call)
Undeterred nevertheless a masterpiece on butterscotch thighs (call, call)
Turn off the lights, turn off the lights
It's time for Mr Goodnight

Thank you for posting that

I guess it's true that Prince likes to pick out his women's clothes.

Thanks for posting.

JimmyNothing said:

Indeed. Love the effort.

Cool...





....typo
[Edited 7/7/07 11:02am]

Thanks for the lyrics.

Is this the song that Prince half raps in? I can never remember after reading all the reviews.

All that for a date!?
So much for meeting in line at the theater, in your own clothes and a box of contraband Raisinets in your bag.

And after all that, would you have the heart to tell the guy that you've already seen Chocolat 3 times and was really hoping for Transformers?

Okay, this is my favorite song from the album so far! I frickin' love it! (Or maybe I'm just more excited by this because the other songs so far have mostly bored me to tears.)

Finally, a glimmer of funkiness, and the perfect combination of "I'm a pimp:

All over the world they call me Prince
But U can call me Mr Goodnight

but still corny as hell:"

a little Spanish man
Who will offer U wine and Moet

I got a mind full of good intentions
And a mouth full of raisenets

WTF? Maybe raisenets is code for something like "drinking champagne from a glass w/chocolate handles." The whole song (his voice) reminds me of the rap part from 18 & Over...

I'm surprised to hear 3121 making an appearance in the song, but he does also refer to Mike Phillips and slowing down "Somewhere Here on Earth" seems like he is referring to Club 3121. Do you think the woman singing is Shelby? I don't think it's a Twinz because they usually sing in lower register and flat.

I'm probably the only one who loves this song and hates Future Baby Mama.

I don't care for Prince's Rap but I do like his spoken word.
This is nice.

langebleu said:

Okay, I've listened over and over and this is the best I could come up with (and it makes sense in the context of the following 2 lines):




And one little thing--I think the last line from the stanza below is just "U know how Mr. Goodnight do" not "do it"

langebleu said:

- Interesting that almost all his latest albums have at least one self-indulgent song...

anon said:

!!! Oh, so he was talking about Raisinets the candy. I'd rather Goobers myself!
[Edited 7/8/07 0:38am]

langebleu said:

Would someone ask this question already!? I don't want to be the first to seem like a freak. (Where's Imago when you need him?)

So, is this like when you're given a weapon of choice? 'Cause in that case you get to use it, right?
This question is purely of academic and poetic concern.

I thought whip meant car. I don't keep up as well as I should, but it fits.


Damm, beautiful people get everything.

morningsong said:

Oh. Is that all? You're right, though. It is a car and it does fit better. Still, he didn't specify, and a promise is a promise.

another great lyrical mastappease


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to buy off by concessions usually at the sacrifice of principles
[Edited 7/9/07 0:20am]

anon said:

It could be "ride" and then that would be more metphorical (is that a word?). What you got a more "literal" explanation?

morningsong said:

Well, yes. I can't get the girdle out of my head, so when a guy in a girdle and a mouth full of Raisinets says "whip", don't you think "whip"? I'm sure it is a metaphor, though. I didn't bother to think along those lines with this one. Maybe I didn't want to know what a mouth full of Raisinets alluded to, so I just accepted that there would be chocolate and raisins all over the place, and left it at that.

anon said:

Sorry, whips ain't my thing Them is fightin' words.

I don't get the Raisinets part (sorry slow on the uptake), all I thought was "ewww,gross. keep your mouth shut" Chocolate...yes, sexy, raisins...uh, sexy don't come to mind I'm lost on that one.
[Edited 7/9/07 1:04am]

morningsong said:

I was kidding about that part but they could be a metaphor too. Somewhat obvious even, however...not the mouthful part or the plural part. That's why I left all that alone. Maybe Prince just likes Raisinets.

I do see that it's probably not a whip but I really did think that. I wasn't trying to analyze...just casually listening and I think I've been subconsciously trying to fit that girdle into at least one of these songs. Simply for the sake of making sense of it all... That's probably why I accepted whip as whip(didn't even bother to question it), and it kind of made sense in a Trent Reznor kind of way. But even that was a stretch.

Moving onto the next song. Maybe that girdle belongs to All the Midnights in the World.

anon said:

O.k! So when he said "Raisenets" he didn't mean the candy? WTH! I'm stuck on stupid right now.

KidaDynamite said:

I have no idea whatsoever, but my guess is that Raisinets means Raisinets, and I'm sticking with this.
Why do they say "(better not tell U)", if they're only Raisinets?, The wise ones will have to figure that one out.

i think it's "all the real DIMES" throw ur hands up. a dime is a perfect 10 which u probably know.

and "a suite that will RIVAL your wildest dreams"

and i think its a "SYMPHONY with no rests, acapella moans and a BRIDGE of sighs"
[Edited 7/9/07 6:31am]

piepie1976 said:

Sounds good

anon said:

Okay, I lied, actually, the first thought that came to mind about the raisinets. Watching Chocolat, unlike Goobers (though I like them too), he'd smell like chocolate. The kisses will be sweet.

anon said:

Oh!

morningsong said:

Ooooh, Never thought about that. Good thinking, but if that's the case he should have said "Hershey's Kisses" that would have went perfect!

dAMNGOOD TRACK

I love this. He's so...so...so cool on this. The lyrics just work real
well.

The beat reminds me ofthe 'one more chance' remix by Biggie.