Paul Simon - Breaking Bells (Take Me To The Mardi Gras) lyrics

Throw down Hey, up, up and away [Hook] We came here tonight to throw down To spread the word all around town So young ladies don't front on me now You know that you want to get down The music that you hear is a treat So get your bu*t up out of your seat The rap will have you stomping your feet To the sounds of the funky breaking bells beat Rock the bells, rock the bells Crash is in the house [Reggie Reg] So when you're boogieing down and the place is packed Said the girls are fly, the music's not wack You feel the ba** and the mid range too The group that's rockin' is called the Crash Crew We make you want to move and make your head swirl While the force of the 5 help you grab a girl So get a high that's better than Cheeba Then try to catch the Reggie Reg fever [Barry B-Stro] I'm capable of the wonderful I can move the world with a push or a pull I can do anything that's asked of me Climb a mountain, play hockey or water ski I turn coal into diamonds and process gold My talents never slow they only grow And when I go to a show I sit in the 1st row I'm Barry B-Stro (He's not an average Joe) [EK Mike C] In my mind I built a rhyme that's as tall as a tower Take out any other lyrics with the strength of this power So if you want to want to battle You'll have to bring your saddle I will run you over like a herd of cattle Show your face no more I will run you through the door Run a rhyme down by law, make your head swell even sore [?] EK Mike C's advice and you better sit nice Ain't an emcee in the world would ever wanna pay the price [G-Man] Well I'm the mellow G-Man, the rapper cowhand Quick draw emcee from the Rio Grande Born on the plains and raised on the prairie That where I learned to rap and fire rap real steady My horse I straddle, ride as I saddle When I come through the town emcees skedaddle Okie Doke, cowpoke, if you think it's a joke I'll cut you down in my gun smoke [La ShuBee] What's up, party people, and how have you been Well I'm MC ShuBee and I'm back again I'm the boogie woogie king just doing my thing And when I rock a fly rhyme, you'll see what I mean I make you hum along (Hum along!) Sing a song (Sing a song!) Make you brag to your friends that I am on I'm like orange gin [?] I'm a hundred proof And when I meet a fine girl I'll never cut her loose I'm like Tropicana, now you know the truth And I'm the only emcee with all of the juice [Hook] We came here tonight to throw down To spread the word all around town So young ladies don't front on me now We know that you want to get down The music that you hear is a treat So get your bu*t up out of your seat The rap will have you stomping your feet To the sounds of the funky breaking bells beat Rock the bells, rock the bells! It's like poetry on the wheels of steel The way Darryl C. cuts, the way I deal You got to keep the beat rockin' right on time While the force of the 5 rocks the def rhymes [Reggie Reg] The news is posted, the word has spread That MC Reggie Reg is coming out ahead So ladies, I advise that you close your eyes Because what you see just might hypnotize And words will be said that make you lose your head When you finally wake up you'll be in your bed Say you had a dream or a nightmare scene Of a light skinned brother on the mix machine Who kept rocking the house without a mistake And the emcees he had were like icing on cake So let your body lose control It's number one, the show, the popularity poll (We came here tonight to throw down) [Barry B-Stro] I'm Barry B-Stro, what's up fly girls Would you like to take a trip around the world So don't be afraid, all expenses paid, so Bring champagne I don't like Kool-Aid (He's got a private jet) and everything is set So buckle your seat belt cause your match is met And when we land I'll spend ten grand So don't be embarra**ed cause I'm your man Your lips are moist you're my draft choice To top it off you have a golden voice So girls of the world if you're slow you blow it See you got to move fast with me, B-Stro (Spread the word all around town) [EK Mike C] Let the deejays cut and let the emcees rap If they really sound good then let your fingers snap Cause if rap is on your mind and you really want to do it You can bet your bottom dollar there ain't really nothing to it EK Mike C steps to success Put your fingers to a pen and you'll be the best You got to pick an idea with a positive view Put some meaning to your work and comprehend what you do And now you know I'm right, I'm not singing a song and I can never boy ever be wrong, that's right! (So young ladies don't front on me now) [G-Man] Ladies my message to you is this Get up on this and then you do the twist I'm ranked number one lover in the book of lists Like a peppermint stick you can't resist, so Bon Appétit my love is sweet So damn sweet you'll wanna eat Like chocolate candy your favorite treat Come on young ladies, let's tumble in the sheets Just lay on your back and let's get it on The mellow G-Man won't do you wrong Cause my love is long and my back is strong You're wanted through the night until the next morn' (We know that you want to get down) [La ShuBee] Well I'm MC ShuBee and I'm on the case and I'm the coolest emcee that's in the place I'm like Al Capone on the microphone All the ladies in the world they won't leave me alone I'm like Bonnie And Clyde, the brother takes no jive Darryl C. will cut the beat to make you come alive Like Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep There's not another deejay that can compete Like Jesse James I've got a lot of fame All the people in the country just screaming my name I'm like an apple to a cherry, a cherry to a peach, and You never met another emcee so sweet [Hook] Shout it out, and let the dogs out Come on, bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! We came here tonight to throw down To spread the word all around town So young ladies don't front on me now We know that you want to get down The music that you hear is a treat So get your bu*t up out of your seat The rap will have you stomping your feet To the sounds of the funky breaking bells beat