The Reverend Lyrics - Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

INTRO: The Fresh Prince acting as 'The Reverend' ] 

Now brothers and sisters 

There comes a time in your life you've got to get up and get busy 

Can I get a witness? 

(Yes, brother, yes!) 

Now I don't know if you're prepared to embark upon this journey 

But the time is running out 

Brother Jazzy, break it down 

[ VERSE 1: The Fresh Prince ] 

Liggedy-ladies and gentlemen, hello, and how are you doin all? 

Now there's a problem that we really have got to solve 

In our society there's a big mess 

People are having entirely too much stress 

And me and Jeff, yo, we've been workin on 

A way to ease your everyday burdens of 

Work and school, because we thought that we should 

Make a record that makes people feel good 

This is a remedy, simple and basic 

You work too hard, come on, face it 

You gotta treat yourself, you deserve it 

Dance like a wild person, come on, you earned it 

Young and old and old and young 

Relax, come on, cool out, come and get some 

You gotta let yourself go get loose, it's 

Cool - dance to the music 

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[ VERSE 2: The Fresh Prince ] 

Say ?J-e-f? this beat is def 

Can I get a witness, Jeff? (Yes) 

Are you ready to start things off yet? 

(-) Aight bet 

Clap your hands and dance, come on, let's do this 

Here is a hip-hop track with a new twist 

Designed to ignite a subliminal dance fuse 

And even if you can't dance, you can't lose! 

It's for everybody, you included 

We hooked up a beat and a rhyme and e.q.-ed it 

We put it on a tape and took it to [Name] 

And then we - yo Jeff, where's my beat at? 

Oh, there it is, back to the story line 

The music and rhyme are designed to make you have a (good time) 

At the party, or wherever you hear it pumpin 

Get up and twist or breakdance or shake somethin 

Yo man, this groove is all of that! 

And it's different from anything we've done, in fact 

I might even go as far as to say 

This cut shines bright on the darkest day 

And sometimes you really need some light 

Like when your teacher or boss ain't actin right 

This will quench your thirst to chill, it hits the spot 

Give em a taste, yo Jeff, let the beat rock 

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( *only the beat is heard* ) 

[ BREAK: The Fresh Prince acting as 'The Reverend' ] 

Now Brother Jazzy 

Please enlighten us with a bassline 

( *Jazzy Jeff lets the bassline play* ) 

And for all the people assembled before us 

Brother Jazzy, scratch 

( *Jazzy Jeff cuts* ) 

[ The Fresh Prince ] 

We're at the top, not the bottom or the middle 

We're the freshest, the deffest, the best, Jeff, cut it up a little 

(Oh, I get it, you wanna dance!) 

[ VERSE 3: The Fresh Prince ] 

Ahhhh... the time is now to get up and dance and move 

And clap and jump and jam and feel the groove 

I want you wigglin and jigglin and stompin and shakin 

And showin your approval for the records me and Jeff are makin 

We got a brand new album out 

And dancin and shakin and movin is what it's all about 

We want everybody to get busy 

You're not down with the Rev, then get with it 

This is a new age, history turned a new page 

They said that we would decay and I say who do they 

Think they're dealing with, a couple of amateurs? 

I'm willin to bet to where this jam hits 

At your job and at your school dance and also on the radio 

Winter inside the house, summer on the patio 

Let me get out of here before I lose it 

But remember the motto, y'all: dance to the music 

[ OUTRO: The Fresh Prince acting as 'The Reverend' ] 

Now now 

Ladies and gentlemen of the congregation 

We realize you are not in a position to get up and dance right now 

So we'd like to ask of you, if you're in your car, honk your horn 

Honk your horn to the rhythm 

We'd like to ask, if you're behind the desk at your job 

We'd like you to tap your pen and pencil to the rhythm 

If you're walkin down the street 

You can be a little discreet 

And snap your fingers to the beat 

But if you are in a position 

To get up and dance 

We'd like to ask you to wiggle and jiggle everything you got 

And get involved with it 

This has been the Reverend signin off 

Signin off 

Signin off