I've been listening to this song for years. I wanted to know if anyone had any background information on the lyrics. Is this (semi-)autobiographical for Cree? Is she singing from experience or in the vain of another? These are some incendiary lyrics and I've always wondered what was her take on why this tune was penned.


Curious White Boy
From the album: Street Faërie (1999)


Politically erect
Romanticizing 'bout ancestral innocence
Conscience easin' curiosity pleasin'
Slum teasin'

Lab rat is crude ego food
Ain't no afro nor halo
Can pick that cotton out your conscience

Inside the petting zoo (was it good for you?)
Can't hide me in dark night places ('Cause in the spaces)
Curious is the luxury (to be wrong)
White, wrong, still belong
All my jungle'd come out

Curious white boy
When am i gonna meet
Your mamma?
(met yo' daddy already)

Curious white boy
When am i gonna meet
Your mamma?
(met yo' daddy already)

Another housekeeper fantasy
Afrodite
Coffee-colored remedy for your hangover from history

I know your daddy and your brother too well
And his friends made me swear i wouldn't tell

Inside the petting zoo (was it good for you?)
Can't hide me in dark night places ('Cause in the spaces)
Curious is the luxury (to be wrong)
White, wrong, still belong
All my jungle'd come out

Curious white boy
When am i gonna meet
Your mamma?
(met yo' daddy already)

Curious white boy
When am i gonna meet
Your mamma?
(met yo' daddy already)

What you so mad about
Always gotta scream and shout
Find a different point it out
Spread your legs, shut your mouth
My virginity hanging from your family tree

Why you so angry?
They just crowned mammie Miss America

Curious white boy
When am i gonna meet
Your mamma?
(met yo' daddy already)

Curious white boy
When am i gonna meet
Your mamma?
(met yo' daddy already)

Cree Summer lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only.