WTF is she talking about? Or did Prince just make up some nonsense for fun and I'm taking it too seriously?

Said the table 2 the chair
"You can hardly be aware
How I suffer from the heat
And from chillblains on my feet!
If we took a little walk
We might have a little talk!
Pray let us take the air!"
Said the table to the chair (can't nobody)

Said the chair to the table
"Now you know we are not able! (fuck with us)
How foolishly you talk
When you know we cannot walk!" (can't nobody)
Said the table with a sigh
"It can do no harm to try (fuck with us)
I've as many legs as you
Why can't we walk on two?" (say, can't nobody)

So they both went showly down (fuck with us)
And walked about the town
With a cheerful bumpy sound (can't nobody)
As they toddled round and round
And everybody cried
As they hastened to their side (fuck with us)
"See the table and the chair
Have come 2 take the air!" (y'all - say it y'all)

But in going down an alley
To a castle in the valley
They completely lost their way
And wandered all the day
Till, to see them safely back
They paid a ducky-quack
And a beetle and a mouse
Who took them to their house

When they whispered to each other
"O delightful little brother! (can't nobody fuck with us)
What a lovely walk we've taken!
Let us dine on beans and bacon!"
So the ducky and the little browny- (say it, y'all)
mousey and the beetle dined,
And danced upon the heads
Till they toddled to their beds (can't nobody fuck with us)
Good God [repeated in the background]

Very 'Alice in Wonderland' lyrics.

Thanks for posting them.

Though, I can be no help about their reason 2 B

Sorry..

It's a poem by Edward Lear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...dward_Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.or...table.html

I was just going 2 say it'xs sounds like, poety.

Very fantasy world.

I've always liked this rap, although I didn't understand a word of it. Reading it now, I knew it wasn't written by Prince or Sheila. Lovely poem. Great thing to add to this excellent live song!

Sophianestesia said:

That's EXACTLY what came to mind as I was reading this!

Sander said:

Fun fact. The original recording was an almost instrumental jam with The Revolution in Paris, 86. The only original vocals were the deep Prince vocals in the background (one more time) and the audience chanting owee-o oho.

All the other lyrics, including Sheila's rap were added later on. Sheila actually rapped over the phone from Mississippi, hence the title Mississippi-rap.

http://www.nonsenselit.or...table.html
Oh no! Prince stole that too? Well doesn't he have his nerve?!
[Edited 4/11/08 4:23am]

I shouldn't be honest should I?
Okay I will...It's kinda dumb.

Tame said:

How out of character of you Tame!

We're talking about a fellow poet!

Lawd, cat's out of the bag.

Wow, I never knew this about Sheila's rap! I could never really understand the whole thing either, but I love the sound of it. Prince is a motherfuckin' genius! *DJ016 stating the obvious*

I just read in DMSR that it was a poem she told Prince, she'd learned it off by heart at school

NouveauDance said:

WOW! Thanks NouveauDance, I just got a little smarter today. That was so cool of you to find that because I'd ALWAYS wondered about that rap. I have now added a new fav. poet to my list of things to read. Thank you!

Wow thanks! I love Edward Lear and his nonsensical rhymes- quite genius. Prince and I obviously think alike

beautifulone7 said:

Obviously.

WTF!!!!!
[Edited 4/11/08 21:37pm]

HamsterHuey said:

Just a gaff at appreciating English nonsense poetry.