I looked around, I think I have them, but did anybody actually work 'em out? Are the lyrics around for the full song?

There's no prince song with this title. At least not oficially released.
[Edited 3/31/10 20:11pm]

I got a big house
Im gonna lock you up in it
I got a big big house
Im gonna make you clean the drapes

I got a big house
Im gonna love you in it
I got a big house
By the dunes of the cape

you can do the luandry
you can wash your hair
you can do the dishes
you can climb the stair


this house would be nothing without you

ludwig said:

its a unreleased song. Theres a snippit of it going around. Same goes for Go,Adonis & Batsheeba and a few others.

xlr8r said:

never hear of this song.

wow a question that stumps the experts of prince.org? unbelievable.

Big House is a snippet from the mysterious bunch that surfaced a cpl of years back. I believe Sheila E. may be part of the recording because it sounds like her vocals in the background as well as her distinctive percussion style is present.

I used to pray for candy
and the singer in my favorite band,
now I'm a little older, and so much bolder,
I just want to shake his hand."

cosmicday2010 said:

It's always reminded me of another song but I've never been able to work out exactly what it is

Oh. Hang on, it's Emancipation isn't it? Vocally, it's similar to that I think (been a while since I heard it). I've been trying to work it out for over a year and it just came to me now. haha
[Edited 4/1/10 5:30am]

^Yep, the track seems to be redone musically to become Emancipation.

Regarding the lyrics, not being a native, the only bit I understand is the sentence Per Nilsen quotes: I hope that God lives in a big house 'cause I'm bringing all my friends with me.

When I was a little bitty baby
Tell U what my mama used to say
All the little babies who loved Him
Pray to God each day

I hope that God is in the Big House
'Cause I'm taking all my friends with me
One day we going to party in glory
One day we're gonna all be free

I used to pray for candy
And the single of my favorite band
Now that I'm older
So much bolder
I just wanna shake his hand
Aaaaaa ooh!

I hope that God is in the Big House
Because Im taking all my friends with me
One day we going to party in glory
One day we're gonna all be free
Free!

Big House...




This song I am in LOVE with to be honest. Its so sparse and only features a drum track and his voice...there is some weird sampled background "oooo aa ooh" and some sampled bass that fades in and out abruptly and very demo like...I think what makes it intresting to me that it's religious however not PREACHy and ...its funky.
[Edited 4/13/10 7:16am]

These are the correct lyrics.