Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance Lyrics - Musicology - Prince

She knew which fork 2 use but she couldn't dance 

So he hipped her 2 the funk in xchange 4 the finance 

Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance? 

This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp & circumstance 

She was older but rich beyond compare 

She'd drop a thousand dollars at the saloon just 2 get her hair did 

He was good at compliments, better in the bunk 

She laced him with a crib in paris, he hipped her 2 the funk 

Way 2 fine he was 4 her 

A dirty dog in expensive fur 

As long as she's providing chips and whips 

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We can do this funky thang 

As long as she was playing the host 

He figured he would make the most of them hips and lips 

He hooked her up, rocked her coast 2 coast 

Ugly... 

So ugly, rich beyond compare 

She's dropped a couple hundred thousand dollars on a silver whip 

Just 2 match the color of her hair 

She said eye got plenty of what u need. 

Put the spoon down honey, c'mon, let mama feed u 

She knew which fork 2 use but she couldn't dance 

So he hipped her 2 the funk in xchange 4 the finance 

Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance? 

This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp & circumstance 

Where was eye? oh yeah... 

A gentleman he was 

He never spoke about her nose 

So prominent because in the dark it'd glow 

If she was only tan instead of so lily white 

Her name was doris but he called her fluo 

As in -rescent - that ain't right 

Fluorescent every night 

A situation bound 2 fail 

As sure a doris' skin was pale 

Money might talk, but what does it say? 

U better get busy if u wanna get paid 

boy, eye was fine back in the day 

She knew which fork 2 use but she couldn't dance 

So he hipped her 2 the funk in xchange 4 the finance 

Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance? 

That's the story of illusion, coma, pimp & circumstance 

Now, dance 

Dance 

He spent her money oh so well 

Take a bath in cold kristal 

He took a trip 2 burn an old flame in 'frisco, like wow 

But doris caught him in her arms 

She shrugged her shoulders and said no harm 

Just put ur name on this pre-nup and we can all hit the disco 

She knew which fork 2 use but she couldn't dance 

So he hipped her 2 the funk in xchange 4 the finance 

Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance? 

This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp & circumstance 

She knew which fork 2 use but she couldn't dance 

So he hipped her 2 the funk in xchange 4 the finance 

Who's pimpin' who if nobody gets a second chance? 

This is the story of illusion, coma, pimp & circumstance 

Now, dance 

Dance 

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