In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
[Fresh Prince - talking before song begins]
Alright we ready?
We rollin, right?
We rollin, alright
[Intro - Fresh Prince - talking]
Yo in the place to be and about this time
DJ Jazzy Jeff and yours truly the Fresh Prince in the house
We about to get busy old school style
Yo Jazzy on the wheels, me on the m i see
Let's see we got a couple of new additions
We got come with a little somethin new at ya
We got little John on the d are you m s, get busy (*drum roll*), aw
On the keys my man James, what you doin back there? (*piano plays*), aw yeah
So we about to do it a little somethin like this
Alright Jeff back to the old school lets do it, alright
[Fresh Prince]
Now I'm the Prince and that's Jazzy Jeff
We shown for years that we are def
But here's some more for ya'll to just come get it
Rip the wheels J, ("hit it")
*beat changes to Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's "It Takes Two"
(*scratching of "hit it" *)
[Fresh Prince - talking]
Yeah, we goin back to the old school
We got DJ Jazzy Jeff on the wheels
Yo Jeff, we about to get busy
We got to show 'em, we got to show 'em the way it used to get done, man
We got to show 'em the way it used to get done Jazzy
And rip it up for a bit, make it a little scratch make it funky fresh
Cause you know you the dopest that ever did it, man
The world's supreme DJ, DJ Jazzy Jeff
(solo of Jazzy Jeff scratching)
That's how I like it, uh
That's how I like it
See now a lot of other DJ's came out tryin to do what Jeff started, right
But Jeff is the man, he is the lord supreme up on the wheels of steel
Yo Jazzy get busy for 'em
Get busy for 'em man (*scratching of "hit it")
YEAAHH! HAHAHA!
That's my man goin down, HAHA
[Chorus - Fresh Prince] (DJ Jazzy Jeff) - w/ ad libs
(I want to rock right now)
Say what Jeff
(I'm in the place and I came to get down)
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
Can't hear you
(I want to rock right now)
One more time J
(I want to rock right now)
Say it one more time J
(I want to rock right now)
Get busy for 'em
(I want to rock right now)
Say what Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
One turntable Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
One turntable
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Break it up for 'em Jeff
(I want to rock right now) (*starts to slow down*)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Slow it down a little
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Where the drummer at?
(I want to rock right now)
Here we go, come on
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Then your faced with the BEAT!, uh, uh
(I want to rock right now) uh, uh
You're a little pushy Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
[Fresh Prince]
You want to rock, Jeff lets do it a little somethin like this
From the heart of West Philly, came my man named Jazz
With mucho pizzaz and a razzmatazz
He slice the wax, cut forward, cut back, right and exact
You know the man ain't at all wack
The magnificent movie astoundin
The crowd goin loco, kick drum poundin
People surroundin us checkin the concept
Cuttin up a storm that's why the crowd is all wet
Other DJ's standin around Jeff
Tryin not to give up props to the worlds best
Shakin his hands tryin to say that he can't flow
Cause Jeff is a horse though that they all turn to
A mellow kinda fellow but in the past he
Been known to get a attitude and get right nasty
Snatch the wax, it's a fact not a figment
To get real and rip wheels its downright ignant
And when he step off, toss the confetti
He burn more wheels that Mario Andretti
Jeff is there anythin left you want to say to the crowd
[Break - Fresh Prince] (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
(I want to rock right now) (*said slow*)
Well get down now
(I want to rock right now) (*scratched*)
what, what, say what, what
Yo Jeff lets go back to the old set for a second
Yo Jeff (rock the beat)
Come on, and yo Jeff (rock the beat)
Come on, and yo Jeff (rock the beat)
(Yo Jeff)
[Fresh Prince] (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
Yo he's movin the crowd like a cloud, you gotta get a loud
Cause Jeff wants to (rock right now)
Peep the boy get swift, he got the gift
To lift, with just turntables and (rock) with
After a battle and I watched Jeff win 'em
He stomped the comp, he got cuts like venom
Doper than dope, just cope the boys def, D J J-a-zzy Jeff
On stage gettin ill beside me
Hands quicker than the eyes can see, G
After he cut ya, notice smoke still lingers
He let loose like Zeus with fire from his fingers
You want to (rock)
Then I'm a let you (rock right now)
Hey yo Jeff gets down cause, he's superior, others inferior
I rap a whole record to try to make it clear to you
You don't get it still, I ain't gettin ill
Jeff rip the wheels, show 'em the real deal
[Fresh Prince - talking] (Jazzy Jeff - scratching)
(rock)
what?
(rock)
huh, go
(rock)
what huh
(rock) (repeats)
1,2,1,2,3,4
hit it
[Outro - Fresh Prince - talking] (*scratching of "rock" continues*)
In the place to be, doin it old school style
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince about to break out
Yo fellas lets go to the island, go to the island
himmina, humani, see, himina, humini, see,
My DJ go by the name of Jazzy, little chest big tummy
Watch the man rip the wheels and a
It's almost if the things are real and a
He's the man you heard what I said
He got a little glasses and a big forehead, HAHA
Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince for 1993, HA
And we outta here
[*talking in background and scratching continues until fade*]
Alright we ready?
We rollin, right?
We rollin, alright
[Intro - Fresh Prince - talking]
Yo in the place to be and about this time
DJ Jazzy Jeff and yours truly the Fresh Prince in the house
We about to get busy old school style
Yo Jazzy on the wheels, me on the m i see
Let's see we got a couple of new additions
We got come with a little somethin new at ya
We got little John on the d are you m s, get busy (*drum roll*), aw
On the keys my man James, what you doin back there? (*piano plays*), aw yeah
So we about to do it a little somethin like this
Alright Jeff back to the old school lets do it, alright
[Fresh Prince]
Now I'm the Prince and that's Jazzy Jeff
We shown for years that we are def
But here's some more for ya'll to just come get it
Rip the wheels J, ("hit it")
*beat changes to Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock's "It Takes Two"
(*scratching of "hit it" *)
[Fresh Prince - talking]
Yeah, we goin back to the old school
We got DJ Jazzy Jeff on the wheels
Yo Jeff, we about to get busy
We got to show 'em, we got to show 'em the way it used to get done, man
We got to show 'em the way it used to get done Jazzy
And rip it up for a bit, make it a little scratch make it funky fresh
Cause you know you the dopest that ever did it, man
The world's supreme DJ, DJ Jazzy Jeff
(solo of Jazzy Jeff scratching)
That's how I like it, uh
That's how I like it
See now a lot of other DJ's came out tryin to do what Jeff started, right
But Jeff is the man, he is the lord supreme up on the wheels of steel
Yo Jazzy get busy for 'em
Get busy for 'em man (*scratching of "hit it")
YEAAHH! HAHAHA!
That's my man goin down, HAHA
[Chorus - Fresh Prince] (DJ Jazzy Jeff) - w/ ad libs
(I want to rock right now)
Say what Jeff
(I'm in the place and I came to get down)
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
Can't hear you
(I want to rock right now)
One more time J
(I want to rock right now)
Say it one more time J
(I want to rock right now)
Get busy for 'em
(I want to rock right now)
Say what Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
One turntable Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
One turntable
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
What you want to do Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Break it up for 'em Jeff
(I want to rock right now) (*starts to slow down*)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Slow it down a little
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Where the drummer at?
(I want to rock right now)
Here we go, come on
(I want to rock right now)
Say what now
(I want to rock right now)
Then your faced with the BEAT!, uh, uh
(I want to rock right now) uh, uh
You're a little pushy Jeff
(I want to rock right now)
[Fresh Prince]
You want to rock, Jeff lets do it a little somethin like this
From the heart of West Philly, came my man named Jazz
With mucho pizzaz and a razzmatazz
He slice the wax, cut forward, cut back, right and exact
You know the man ain't at all wack
The magnificent movie astoundin
The crowd goin loco, kick drum poundin
People surroundin us checkin the concept
Cuttin up a storm that's why the crowd is all wet
Other DJ's standin around Jeff
Tryin not to give up props to the worlds best
Shakin his hands tryin to say that he can't flow
Cause Jeff is a horse though that they all turn to
A mellow kinda fellow but in the past he
Been known to get a attitude and get right nasty
Snatch the wax, it's a fact not a figment
To get real and rip wheels its downright ignant
And when he step off, toss the confetti
He burn more wheels that Mario Andretti
Jeff is there anythin left you want to say to the crowd
[Break - Fresh Prince] (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
(I want to rock right now) (*said slow*)
Well get down now
(I want to rock right now) (*scratched*)
what, what, say what, what
Yo Jeff lets go back to the old set for a second
Yo Jeff (rock the beat)
Come on, and yo Jeff (rock the beat)
Come on, and yo Jeff (rock the beat)
(Yo Jeff)
[Fresh Prince] (DJ Jazzy Jeff)
Yo he's movin the crowd like a cloud, you gotta get a loud
Cause Jeff wants to (rock right now)
Peep the boy get swift, he got the gift
To lift, with just turntables and (rock) with
After a battle and I watched Jeff win 'em
He stomped the comp, he got cuts like venom
Doper than dope, just cope the boys def, D J J-a-zzy Jeff
On stage gettin ill beside me
Hands quicker than the eyes can see, G
After he cut ya, notice smoke still lingers
He let loose like Zeus with fire from his fingers
You want to (rock)
Then I'm a let you (rock right now)
Hey yo Jeff gets down cause, he's superior, others inferior
I rap a whole record to try to make it clear to you
You don't get it still, I ain't gettin ill
Jeff rip the wheels, show 'em the real deal
[Fresh Prince - talking] (Jazzy Jeff - scratching)
(rock)
what?
(rock)
huh, go
(rock)
what huh
(rock) (repeats)
1,2,1,2,3,4
hit it
[Outro - Fresh Prince - talking] (*scratching of "rock" continues*)
In the place to be, doin it old school style
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince about to break out
Yo fellas lets go to the island, go to the island
himmina, humani, see, himina, humini, see,
My DJ go by the name of Jazzy, little chest big tummy
Watch the man rip the wheels and a
It's almost if the things are real and a
He's the man you heard what I said
He got a little glasses and a big forehead, HAHA
Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince for 1993, HA
And we outta here
[*talking in background and scratching continues until fade*]
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