Moneyearnin` Mount Vernon

(Funky) --> James Brown<br><br>(Money, money, money) --> The O`Jays<br><br>(Funky)<br><br>(Funky)<br><br>(Money, money, money)<br><br>(Funky)<br><br>Get up, party people, listen to this rap<br>Cause I`m about to go down and put my town on the map<br>MC Heavy D, delighted you`ll be learnin<br>About the place where I rest, Moneyearnin` Mount Vernon<br><br>(Money, money, money - MONEY) (2x)<br><br>My town is really quaint, but we ain`t no saints<br>And if you think we`re pooh-puts, think again, we ain`t<br>We`re stormin strong, get taken out, never<br>[Name] Mob, stone cold terror<br>Not here to talk about that negative tip<br>Just makin sure you didn`t make the mistake and slip<br>Not rappin all about the good times and chillin<br>But you can come and visit, homeboy, that`s if you`re willin<br>If you like it so far, you think you want more?<br>Come Uptown and I take you on a Heavy D tour<br>On Mount Vernon<br><br>(1-2-3 - hit me!)<br><br>(Money, money, money - MONEY) (4x)<br><br>Born in Jamaica, Mount Vernon I grew<br>But I still do my shopping on 4th Avenue<br>Buy my Nikes from Chambers, then walk down the block<br>Get the gear that I wear from Buddy`s Big Men Shop<br>When I start to get hungry and it`s time to eat<br>Buy a burger from Shabazz on 4th Ave./3rd Street<br>I`ll never forget the place I got my start<br>Around the corner from the crib, and it`s called ([Name] Park)<br>Now in this park I`d bang a beat on a seat<br>Bust a rap for the crowd that was really unique<br>For an eight year old kid inside the 4th grade<br>And when I grew they all knew that I`d get paid<br>And on my way up I took no shorts on the court<br>I played and I slayed, I learned and I taught<br>And shortly after that everybody was yearnin<br>For Hev to go down in the town of Mount Vernon<br><br>Moneyearnin` Mount Vernon<br><br>(Fellas, I`m ready to get up and do my thang) --> James Brown<br>(Yeeeeah, gimme some mo`) --> The JB`s<br>(1-2-3 - hit me!)<br>(Funky)<br>(Funky)<br>(Funky)<br>(Gimme some mo`)<br>(Funky)<br>(Funky)<br>(Funky)<br>(Gimme some mo`)<br>(1-2-3 hit me!)<br><br>In the summertime, when the heat is hot<br>We can cruise on 3rd Street, but you can call it the block<br>Fly ladies out there in the short set suits<br>Nothin ugly approved cause all the girlies are cute<br>Would drive in my Blazer for a four-dollar fee<br>Written on the license plates is my name -<br>When it`s time to chill we go to 4th Street Park<br>Pick up some brew from Big Lou when it gets dark<br>Go watch the summer league games, sip and forty and max<br>Cheer for the winner and watch the competiton get waxed<br>When that`s all over it`s party time<br>Come to the show and watch me go on a Heavy D rhyme<br>In Mount Vernon