M.C. Frontalot - Message No. 419 lyrics

[Intro] X 2 Was just like a scene in an intrigue film And I'm still not convinced that it wasn't for real [Hook] Got a message number 4 1 9 Got a message number 4, 1, 9 Got a message number 4 1 9 This lucky day's mine all mine [Verse 1] This isn't intended for me, I don't think It's a missive from the edge of despair, I mean brink Of total desperation; the communication therein Says her hopes for survival are slim And she's writing to the Front, though we've yet to meet With a confidential matter ‘cause she's heard I'm discreet And the urgency of her request for my aid Is matched by the depth of the trust she displayed “Don't betray me like our oil minister did (staged a coup) And I'm about to flee Nigeria soon But I'll never make it out,” she says, with twenty million Three hundred twenty thousand US dollars that are still in Her possession. She embezzled them, I guess Look, I don't really know her so uh... that's none of my business She's the LADY MARYAM ABACHA, deposed These days, can't even get her caps-lock key unfroze But yo, something about a widow in distress With 20 million dollars hidden in a metal chest Softened up the Frontalot's heart, no doubt So I hit the reply bu*ton, tell her I can help her out [Hook] X 2 Got a message number 4 1 9 Got a message number 4, 1, 9 Got a message number 4 1 9 This lucky day's mine all mine [Verse 2] She writes me back: DEAR FRONTALOT, UNITED STATES... She acts so thankful. A bank full of money awaits! And I hate delays so I'm quick to turn around With my full name and the number to my checking account And the scan of my license to drive an automobile And my pa**port number, proving Frontalot's for real! Then I'll meet the money in Stockholm. Ain't gonna walk home Think I'll retire to the south of Spain and sip gazpacho Not so quick, there's a little problem: LADY A apparently had difficulty running all them Numbers I give her. But look, the fake ID's my only one And that's a real pa**port — I got it off usenet and checked I'm not dumb. I'm not some idiot Who's about to lose your money for you quicker than I'm getting it And of course my bank balance is negative; whose isn't? That's why I need your 20% money laundering commission And I'm wishing I could talk about this further with you but I can't I just got an email from DR. UBUGU of Chad He's got a hundred and seventy-seven million in a bag Feel I got to help him ‘cause his story is so sad [Hook] X 2 Got a message number 4 1 9 Got a message number 4, 1, 9 Got a message number 4 1 9 This lucky day's mine all mine [Outro] X 2 Was just like a scene in an intrigue film And I'm still not convinced that it wasn't for real