Released: April 1, 1986

Songwriter: Donnie Wahlberg Kenneth Banks Erik Nuri AJÉ

Producer: Maurice Starr

[Intro]
Yo, Jordan! What’s up?
Hey Danny! What’s happening?
Oh, here comes little Joey Joe down the street
Ho! What’s happenin’ fellas?
Yo, there’s Jon, but has anybody seen Donnie?
I don’t know, but I thought I saw him walking towards the corner store
Nah, he’s at the park playing ball
Oh, here he comes now
Hey guys!
Where you been?
Man, I’ve got a story to tell
Hit it!

[Verse 1]
Saw a homegirl at the corner store
Eyes started bugging, my mouth fell to the floor
She had a mini skirt with a sexy pose
I tried to rap to her, but I just froze
So tell me now fellas, what can I do?
To make a girl like me, like a girl likes you?
Well homeboy, get ready
‘Cause you want correcting
‘Cause a girl needs love
And plenty of affection

[Verse 2]
If a girl were mine, I‘d give her the world
I‘d buy her diamonds and pearls just to make her my girl
That might work with your girl, but not with mine
She‘s not the type of girl to fall for any line
I‘d take her out to dinner, treat her like a winner
I might be young, but I‘m no beginner
All your ways are good, but not as good as mine
You got to be sincere for a girl that fine

[Chorus]
Baby, won‘t you please be mine?
Are you down?
Baby, won‘t you please be mine?
Are you down?

[Verse 3]
Alright then D, since you gave it a try
Tell us about the girl who caught your eye
It was after school and I was feeling cool
‘Til I saw that girl and I started to drool
So I thought to myself, take it easily
I couldn‘t let peer pressure get the best of me
I thought to myself, what should I do?
That‘s when she came up on me and said “I love you”
Who me? Yeah, you
Couldn’t be! But it's true
So I rushed back home to tell you guys
But not before I got a quick kiss goodbye

[Verse 4]
Did you meet her friends?
Yeah, they looked def
Yo, that was fresh
Word! Let’s go left
So here goes the keys
On which it depends
She’s got
One, two, three, four
Fresh girlfriends

[Chorus]
Baby, won‘t you please be mine?
Are you down?
Baby, won‘t you please be mine?
Are you down?

[Bridge]
Are you down? Are you down?
Are you down? Are you down?
Are you down? Are you down?
Are you down? Are you down?
Are you down? Are you down?
Are you down? Are you down?

[Chorus]
Baby, won‘t you please be mine?
Are you down?
Baby, won‘t you please be mine?
Are you down?
Are you down? Are you down?
Are you down? Are you down?

[Breakdown]
Joey Joe!
Nimble and quick
You got to be def to be down with my clique
Jordan K!
The king, the one who rocks
I’m cool and always cool, and chilling on the block
Jon!
You know I’ve got the style
And when I go into a party, all the girls go wild
Danny D!
The prince, make no mistake
I’m the MC devistating, so cool and I break dance
Donnie!
That’s me, don’t give me no slack
I get loose with the juice, ‘cause I got it like that
Here we go!

[Outro]
Boston!
Are you down?
New York!
Are you down?
L.A.!
Are you down?
Detroit!
Are you down?
Philly!
Are you down?
Dorchester!
Are you down?
J.P.!
Are you down?
Maurice Starr!
Are you down?
Michael Jonzun!
Are you down?
Mary Ann!
Are you down?
Mr. Frank!
Are you down?
Sidney Peach!
Are you down?
Phaedra!
Are you down?
Everybody!
Are you down?
Are you down?
Are you down?
Rock!