U don't understand
I ain't scared of U motherfuckers
Stir it like coffee
The Pope
Stir it like motherfuckin' coffee
The Pope, uh
(Stir)
This is the Pope
Oh, your car got mags that be dippy dippy dope
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock 2 the bee that's the Pope
And not the President with government lame
Put me on a slow movin' parliamentary hackin' bandwagon
U could put me little ass in the grave
Everytime u want it, I'll be live, bring a date
I mean computer when its over press save
So U can be the President (U can be the President)
I'd rather be the Pope (Rather be the Pope)
(I'd rather be... so help me)
Yeah U can be the side effect (U can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope (Rather be the dope)
(I ain't scared of U motherfuckers)
Call a girl named Sally and U thinkin' U would chill (Chill)
Then U find out I'm the reason Sally's on the pill (Pill)
What am I supposed to do when the president can't get nothing passed?
Find an alley, find an alley
Undress Sally right in front of your ass
(Well she helped me once again)
I say U can be the President (U can be the President)
I'd rather be the Pope (Rather be the Pope)
(I'd rather be... so help me)
Yeah U can be the side effect (U can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope (Rather be the dope)
(Fuck that)
The Pope
(Oh no motherfucker, not today)
U can be the President (Rather be the Pope)
So help me
Who's the funky drummer with the crooked little sticks (sticks)
He might have better luck if he was drummin' with his dick (dick?)
If U don't play the piccolo, why U wanna lick?
(Ch ch ch) Now check the drum solo and tell me not to kick it
(Seek and destroy. We gon' fuck u up!)
I love the taste of unpredictable lips
A loop, there's a loop, there's a loop, uh
A loop, there's a loop, there's a loop, uh
A loop, there's a loop, there's a loop
There's a loop, there's a loop, there's a loop, there's a loop
Your car got mags that be dippy dippy dope
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock 2 the bee that's the Pope
And not the President with government lame
Put me on a slow movin' parlimentary hackin' bandwagon
U could put me little ass in the grave
Everytime U want it, I'll be live, bring a date
I mean computer when its over press save
(So) So U can be the president (U can be the President)
I'd rather be the pope (Rather be the Pope)
(I wanna be... so happy)
U can be the side effect (U can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope (U, U, U) (U can be the dope)
The Pope
U can be the President (Fuck that)
Rather be the Pope
Baby, so help me please
Press Save
I Love U
Peace
U don't understand
I ain't scared of U motherfuckers
The Pope
Stir it like motherfuckin' coffee
The Pope, uh
(Stir)
This is the Pope
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock 2 the bee that's the Pope
And not the President with government lame
Put me on a slow movin' parliamentary hackin' bandwagon
U could put me little ass in the grave
Everytime u want it, I'll be live, bring a date
I mean computer when its over press save
I'd rather be the Pope (Rather be the Pope)
(I'd rather be... so help me)
Yeah U can be the side effect (U can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope (Rather be the dope)
(I ain't scared of U motherfuckers)
Then U find out I'm the reason Sally's on the pill (Pill)
What am I supposed to do when the president can't get nothing passed?
Find an alley, find an alley
Undress Sally right in front of your ass
(Well she helped me once again)
I'd rather be the Pope (Rather be the Pope)
(I'd rather be... so help me)
Yeah U can be the side effect (U can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope (Rather be the dope)
(Fuck that)
The Pope
(Oh no motherfucker, not today)
So help me
He might have better luck if he was drummin' with his dick (dick?)
If U don't play the piccolo, why U wanna lick?
(Ch ch ch) Now check the drum solo and tell me not to kick it
A loop, there's a loop, there's a loop, uh
A loop, there's a loop, there's a loop
There's a loop, there's a loop, there's a loop, there's a loop
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock 2 the bee that's the Pope
And not the President with government lame
Put me on a slow movin' parlimentary hackin' bandwagon
U could put me little ass in the grave
Everytime U want it, I'll be live, bring a date
I mean computer when its over press save
I'd rather be the pope (Rather be the Pope)
(I wanna be... so happy)
U can be the side effect (U can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope (U, U, U) (U can be the dope)
The Pope
Rather be the Pope
Baby, so help me please
I Love U
Peace
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer
Prince Rogers Nelson
Duration
3:29
Submitted by
jamie Starr On Feb 21, 2008
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Prince is so amazing because he can take any style of music and make a great song. I don't know if he did any hiphop other than this song, but "Pope" is so unique, head and shoulders above about 99% of rappers who do only rap and no other type of music. I love the beat, the hooks, the samples and the highly original arrangement. As far as the lyrics, they're just patter and don't really have any deep meaning. But this is a great song to dance to and should be considered hiphop classic. Just goes to show what a brilliant musician/songwriter Prince is.
One of my all time favourite Prince songs. I always loved the song and once I was watching some old stand-up comedy and realised the beginning is taken from a set by Bernie Mac maybe this being in the song adds to its meaning. I think he’s saying flashy people, parliament and the president are a joke, the real power is religion (“flock to the bee that’s the pope”). Just a guess.