I knew from the start
That I loved you with all my heart
But you were untrue.
You had another lover and she looked just like you
Bambi, can't you understand?
Bambi, it's better with a man

It's so hard to believe
Maybe it's because you're so young
Or maybe I'm just too naive
Who's to say, maybe you're really having fun

Bambi, can't you understand?

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Bambi, it's better with a man

All your lovers--they look just like you
But they can only do the things that you do
Come on, baby, and take me by the hand
I'm gonna show what it's like to be loved by a man

Bambi, I know what you need
Bambi, maybe you need to bleed




...now I have my obvious guesses, but what exactly is this song about?

Lets do this very simply.
Prince had a love who was a woman who had a lover that was also a woman. Prince is trying to convince the woman that sex is better with a man or him for that matter

THIS song along with "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" is what really made me a P fan. When "I Wanna Be Your Lover" hit, I liked the song and bought the 45. I already had the 45 to Soft and Wet. But it wasn't untill I was over my cousins house and saw that she had just bought the second album did I want to hear what the rest of the album was about. Man, when I heard Bambi and Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad, I was hella hooked. This album is in my Top 5 favorite albums by Prince. All the times I have seen Prince live, especially early in his career, I have NEVER seen P perform Bambi. The only live version that I have heard of Bambi is from when P opened for the Stones. And that version rocked! It sounded better than the album version, to me. For one, P sung it in his more natural lower register voice. And it sounded cooler. But I do dig the album version too. I like the contrast between his falsetto and the hard rock. One of my fave songs by Prince.
[Edited 8/28/09 13:25pm]

blackguitaristz said:

He rocked it at one of his Celebrations! There's footage of him from Tokyo during the 1990 Nude tour, he did this song.

The guitar intro for Bambi on the Nude Tour was awesome, just Prince playing with no other background music.

But Bambi the animated movie character is a male... but the name sounds like a woman's name... do actual women called Bambi exist?

But Bambi the animated movie character is a male... but the name sounds like a woman's name... do actual women called Bambi exist?

But Bambi the animated movie character is a male... but the name sounds like a woman's name... do actual women called Bambi exist?

How does Prince know it's better with a man?

Dayclear said:

Cuz Andre showed him it was!!! lol

But Bambi the animated movie character is a male... but the name sounds like a woman's name... do actual women called Bambi exist?

Gonzalo1979 said:

My mum wanted to call me Bambi, and I'm a woman, but my father stepped in and said "no". She had a friend who was a model, so that was why. It actually means "little child" in Italian and can be used for either male or female. I do have doe eyes though, brown hair, never stripped, have danced, and all women bleed, it's a gift.

susanscourt said:

That's not what Prince is referring to. He's implying she's never been penetrated . . .

Dayclear said:

Cuz Andre showed him it was!!! lol