The Exodus Has Begun Lyrics - Prince

Have mercy, uh 

The exodus has begun (The exodus has begun!) 

Have mercy, uh 

The exodus has begun 

Now these are the names of the New Power Generation 

(These are the names) 

The funkiest suckers of the new gold nation 

Polyvinyl acetate, New Power Soul 

Guaranteed 2 stick 2 the roof of your Oldsmobile muthafucka 

CHORUS: 

Long live the New Power! 

Have mercy 

Generation after generation, the soul will never die 

(The exodus has begun) 

Long live the New Power! 

Have mercy 

We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply 

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Polyvinyl acetate, New Power Soul (Mercy) 

The exodus has begun 

These are the names of the children of the sun 

Pumpin' the love sign in the days of wild 

Tearin' shit up with a vengeance and still they smile (Still they smile) 

Though their lives were made bitter with hard labor and no pay 

These are the children that will come 2 save the day 

(These are the children) 

The exodus has begun 

Have mercy 

CHORUS 

La da da da, da da daaa (U ain't gonna hurt me) 

Sho do do do do doo (Have mercy) 

La da da da, da da daaa (U ain't gonna hurt me) 

Have mercy 

Photos 

(Behold) 

Behold the children of the New Power 

Are more and mightier than U (Mighty, mighty) 

U that have scorned and held back the inevitable 

Must now come 2 grips with the truth 

(All that is good in the eyes of heaven) 

All that is good in the eyes of heaven 

Will rebuke your powder monkey ways 

(Have mercy, mercy, mercy) 

And let that same heaven have mercy 

When the wrath of the sun knocks upon your gate 

Have mercy 

The exodus has begun 

(New... New Power!) 

Uh, brothers and sisters 

(Stop me if U want, it's between U and me) 

The exodus has begun 

Uh (New Power!) 

Just. 

Just cause. 

Just cause it's. (Have mercy) 

Just cause it's nasty. 

Just cause it's nasty it don't. 

Just cause it's nasty it don't mean. 

Just cause it's nasty it don't mean a. {loop} 

Just cause it's nasty it don't mean a thing 

All that is good is nasty 

All that is good, all that is good (Have mercy) 

All that is good in heaven (The exodus has begun) 

All that is good, all that is good (Have mercy) 

All that is good in heaven (The exodus has begun) 

Long live the New Power! (Long live) 

Have mercy 

Generation after generation, the soul will never die 

The exodus has begun 

Long live the New Power! (Long live) 

Have mercy (Live a little while) 

We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply 

Spatch cocks in black face offer us pennies (Offer us pennies) 

When it's millions and millions upon millions they reap 

(When it's millions, when it's millions) (Pluck his eye again!) 

How in the world can we call ourselves equal 

When their wages outweigh 

When their wages outweigh the time that they keep? 

(Pluck his eye again!) 

And if they stood up and behaved like the humans they're supposed 2 

As opposed 2 the way they are not 

Then this New Power Soul would not be so soulful 

(Then this New Power Soul would not be soulful) 

And the water they're in would not be so hot 

(And the water would not be so hot) 

The exodus has begun (The exodus has begun!) 

Have mercy 

Uh (The exodus has begun!) 

The exodus has begun 

Now sing 

Long live the New Power! 

(Long live a New Power where all that is good in heaven) 

Brothers and sisters 

Long live the New Power! 

(The exodus has begun!) (Have mercy!) 

(Long live a New Power where, where... mercy!) 

Come on 

(The exodus has begun!) Uh 

(Long live) Have mercy 

Play muthafuckas (The exodus has begun!) Uh 

(New Power) Have mercy 

(Long live the New Power!) Yes muthafuckas, yes 

The exodus has begun! 

(Generation after generation, the soul will never die) Have mercy 

(Long live the New Power!) Yes muthafuckas, yes 

The exodus has begun! 

(We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply) Have mercy 

La da da da, da da daaa (Yes muthafucka, yes) 

Sho do do do do doo (Have mercy) Uh 

La da da da, da da daaa (Yes muthafucka, yes) 

(New Power) Have mercy 

Oh yeah, U can sing 

But what the fuck are U complainin' about baby? 

Oh yeah, I will read your big ass 

Cuz I think U're thinkin' about readin' me 

And when the people ask U everywhere 

Is that really all your hair? 

Tell'em U don't tell a lie 

Bald-headed son of a motherfuckin' housefly 

And like George said (What?) 

Get satisfied 

Let's get satisfied, let's get satisfied 

(Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...) 

La da da da, da da daaa 

Sho do do do do doo (New Power!) (Have mercy) 

La da da da, da da daaa 

(Long live the New Power!) Whoo, yeah, yeah 

(Stop me now) 

Stop this muthafucker like we intend 2 finish, yeah 

(New Power!) (Have mercy) 

Mercy 

(Long live the New Power!) A New Power 

(The exodus has begun!) (Have mercy) 

(Generation after generation, the soul will never die) Oh, yeah 

(Long live the New Power!) 

Shit, y'all can't fuck with me (The exodus has begun!) 

(We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply) 

La da da da, da da daaa (The exodus has begun!) Oh, oh 

(New Power!) (Have mercy) Oh 

La da da da, da da daaa (The exodus has begun!) Oh, oh 

{refrain repeats in BG} 

(Wait a minute, let me check my messages) 

Spatch cocks in black face offers us pennies 

When there's millions and millions that they reap 

Millions and millions that they reap 

What the fuck is that about? 

What the fuck is that about? 

What the fuck is that shit about? 

We don't play that muthafuckin' shit! 

U think we got a muthafuckin' joystick up our ass or somethin'? 

Fuck that! 

I don't know what U thinkin' about 

But the exodus has begun muthafuckas! 

(New Power!) 

The exodus has begun 

U ain't gonna hear that shit nowhere else 

Ha, ha, ha 

This shit is dedicated 2 the memory of His Royal Badness 

I know his name, that muthafuckin' Prince 

Rest in peace nigga!