This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Shawty see the colors all the colors in my chain
Shawty see the diamonds all the diamonds in my ring
I could get you I could get you get you anything
Cha-ching, money ain't a thing
Gucci, Gucci, I can be the co-pilot you could do the driving
You could be the star baby I could be your stylist
No my name ain't Gilligan but let's go to an island
First I'll make you smile but I'd rather buy you diamonds
And if I'm far away from you the ring will be reminder
That nobody can do the things I do I'll treat you kindly
And I ain't trying to flatter you but I think you're the finest
Damn you getting thick I hope you don't go on a diet
I done bought you some glasses cause tonight I will be blinded
Watch, chain, ring, earings and they shinning
Gucci Mane yeah baby but you can call me Ices
So tell your ex to hate on me I don't want him to like me
Yeah, yeah, he put them low profiles on my car
He treat me to a pedi plus manicure
Anything that I ask for from my sponsor
He go and bu-bu-buy buy
A baby blue medallion I just got
My feet they speak Italian walk so high
I told you baby thanks a lot my sponsor
He go and bu-bu-buy buy, yeah
He ain't no square, he just like to share
In love with the tipper throwing hundreds in the air
Throw some over here
And Louis drop the Louis drop the Louis in my lap, damn
Yeah, and all my ladies say
Yeah, the go-go girls say
Yeah, hey, hey, I got myself a sponsor
Say hey
Yeah, to fill up a drink for me
Yeah, to fill up my tank for me
Yeah, to put something in the bank for me
I got myself a sponsor
Every weekend I see Dominicans in the chair
Chica bring out the features in my hair
Add a couple of tracks for flair
My sponsor he go and bu-bu-buy buy
He must be a rapper, baller, doctor
Dentist, corner-boy, cook, chef, chemist
Yeah, I don't even care
Just as long as he don't say bu-bu-bye bye
He ain't no square, he just like to share
In love with the tipper throwing hundreds in the air
Throw some over here
And Louis drop the Louis drop the Louis in my lap, damn
Yeah, and all my ladies say
Yeah, the go-go girls say
Yeah, hey, hey, I got myself a sponsor
Say hey
Yeah, to fill up a drink for me
Yeah, to fill up my tank for me
Yeah, to put something in the bank for me
I got myself a sponsor
Baby girl like the way I tote the Louis bags
Souljaboy Tellem got a million dollar swag
We getting money, all about the dollar
Popping these tags like I'm popping my collar
Hit her on Twitter so she could come follow me
If later you get with me we are going to end up on TMZ
(Damn)
I'm so fly, fly as I can be
I can take you to go shopping then we can go out to eat
(Soulja)
Yeah, yeah, put your hands in the air
If you dont care, say yeah
If he trying to get it
There's some work to come with it, damn
Yeah, all my ladies say
Yeah, my go-go girls say
Hey, I got myself a sponsor
Say hey
Yeah, to fill up a drink for me
Yeah, to fill up my tank for me
Yeah, to put something in the bank for me
I got myself a sponsor
Shawty see the diamonds all the diamonds in my ring
I could get you I could get you get you anything
Cha-ching, money ain't a thing
Gucci, Gucci, I can be the co-pilot you could do the driving
You could be the star baby I could be your stylist
No my name ain't Gilligan but let's go to an island
First I'll make you smile but I'd rather buy you diamonds
And if I'm far away from you the ring will be reminder
That nobody can do the things I do I'll treat you kindly
And I ain't trying to flatter you but I think you're the finest
Damn you getting thick I hope you don't go on a diet
I done bought you some glasses cause tonight I will be blinded
Watch, chain, ring, earings and they shinning
Gucci Mane yeah baby but you can call me Ices
So tell your ex to hate on me I don't want him to like me
Yeah, yeah, he put them low profiles on my car
He treat me to a pedi plus manicure
Anything that I ask for from my sponsor
He go and bu-bu-buy buy
A baby blue medallion I just got
My feet they speak Italian walk so high
I told you baby thanks a lot my sponsor
He go and bu-bu-buy buy, yeah
He ain't no square, he just like to share
In love with the tipper throwing hundreds in the air
Throw some over here
And Louis drop the Louis drop the Louis in my lap, damn
Yeah, and all my ladies say
Yeah, the go-go girls say
Yeah, hey, hey, I got myself a sponsor
Say hey
Yeah, to fill up a drink for me
Yeah, to fill up my tank for me
Yeah, to put something in the bank for me
I got myself a sponsor
Every weekend I see Dominicans in the chair
Chica bring out the features in my hair
Add a couple of tracks for flair
My sponsor he go and bu-bu-buy buy
He must be a rapper, baller, doctor
Dentist, corner-boy, cook, chef, chemist
Yeah, I don't even care
Just as long as he don't say bu-bu-bye bye
He ain't no square, he just like to share
In love with the tipper throwing hundreds in the air
Throw some over here
And Louis drop the Louis drop the Louis in my lap, damn
Yeah, and all my ladies say
Yeah, the go-go girls say
Yeah, hey, hey, I got myself a sponsor
Say hey
Yeah, to fill up a drink for me
Yeah, to fill up my tank for me
Yeah, to put something in the bank for me
I got myself a sponsor
Baby girl like the way I tote the Louis bags
Souljaboy Tellem got a million dollar swag
We getting money, all about the dollar
Popping these tags like I'm popping my collar
Hit her on Twitter so she could come follow me
If later you get with me we are going to end up on TMZ
(Damn)
I'm so fly, fly as I can be
I can take you to go shopping then we can go out to eat
(Soulja)
Yeah, yeah, put your hands in the air
If you dont care, say yeah
If he trying to get it
There's some work to come with it, damn
Yeah, all my ladies say
Yeah, my go-go girls say
Hey, I got myself a sponsor
Say hey
Yeah, to fill up a drink for me
Yeah, to fill up my tank for me
Yeah, to put something in the bank for me
I got myself a sponsor
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
Sponsor Lyrics as written by Deandre Way Radric Davis
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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