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Raspberry Beret Lyrics
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Yeah
I was working part time in a five-and-dime
My boss was Mr. McGee
He told me several times that he didn't like my kind
'Cause I was a bit 2 leisurely
Seems that I was busy doing something close 2 nothing
But different than the day before
That's when I saw her, Ooh, I saw her
She walked in through the out door, out door
She wore a
Raspberry beret
The kind U find in a second hand store
Raspberry beret
And if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more
Raspberry beret
I think I love her
Built like she was
She had the nerve 2 ask me
If I planned 2 do her any harm
So, look here
I put her on the back of my bike
And-a we went riding
Down by old man Johnson's farm
I said now, overcast days never turned me on
But something about the clouds and her mixed
She wasn't 2 bright
But I could tell when she kissed me
She knew how 2 get her kicks
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The rain sounds so cool when it hits the barn roof
And the horses wonder who U are
Thunder drowns out what the lightning sees
U feel like a movie star
Listen
They say the first time ain't the greatest
But I tell ya
If I had the chance 2 do it all again
I wouldn't change a stroke
'Cause baby I'm the most
With a girl as fine as she was then
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My boss was Mr. McGee
He told me several times that he didn't like my kind
'Cause I was a bit 2 leisurely
But different than the day before
That's when I saw her, Ooh, I saw her
She walked in through the out door, out door
Raspberry beret
The kind U find in a second hand store
Raspberry beret
And if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more
Raspberry beret
I think I love her
She had the nerve 2 ask me
If I planned 2 do her any harm
I put her on the back of my bike
And-a we went riding
Down by old man Johnson's farm
But something about the clouds and her mixed
But I could tell when she kissed me
She knew how 2 get her kicks
And the horses wonder who U are
Thunder drowns out what the lightning sees
U feel like a movie star
They say the first time ain't the greatest
But I tell ya
If I had the chance 2 do it all again
'Cause baby I'm the most
With a girl as fine as she was then
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer
Prince Rogers Nelson
Duration
3:35
Submitted by
cool_dandy On Feb 28, 2002
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Clitoris, menstrual blood, true story? All highly unlikely. In the novel Eugene Onegin, I just came across a reference to a beautiful girl in a "framboise beret". ("Framboise" is French for "raspberry".) Apparently, Prince was reading Pushkin? It's just such an unlikely phrase. And no matter how cultured you think Prince is, chances are he's even more cultured.
i read in some review that this song is about a motorcycle. but most reviews are pretty far off anyway. the guy probably just heard the line about the bike and drew his own dumb conclusions.
Definitely my favorite Prince song.
Is it true the raspberry beret he's singing about is the clitoris?
@sproutboy No Pervert.
@sproutboy No Pervert.
This song is about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis because of what she was wearing the day that President Kennedy was shot.
Well, if you didn't know already know--
This song is about Prince losing his virginity. Are ALL of the lyrics true? Your guess is better than mine.
LOL, Cool Dandy!!!
I love the lyrics, "She walked in through the out door, out door" and would like to point out, although its commonly known, that the lightning seeds got their name from this song and with good reason, what a piece of poetry.
A great song. As for the extended version, the first minute funky intro is the best intro I've ever heard to a song!!!!
It's kind of sweet when you think about it. Funny how when I was a kid I just sung the song not having a clue what I was saying.
And yeah, '2' and 'U' are his trademark. He doesn't like writing out '7' either.