Prince

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Verse 1]
I was only 16 and her name was Carrie
She was the number one little girl I wanted to marry me
She was only 14, but she had the major body
Yeah, this girl was mean

[Verse 2]
Me and Ace picked Carrie up from school one day
We took her for a ride in Ace's car, the music started to play
We sat real close, both nervous
Lookin' at each other not knowin' what to say

[Verse 3]
Carrie was a sister
But her eyes kinda made her look Japanese
Her short cut afro, shiny and soft
Her clothes fit to please
Ace was a real fast driver
With every turn, Carrie fell in my lap
He asked us where we wanted to go
I said "Yeah right, like you need a map!"

[Hook]
The schoolyard, the schoolyard
Gettin' it on in the schoolyard

[Interlude]
With a wink and a nod we were off to Ace's pod
Like peas who's hangin' for a knife

[Hook]
The schoolyard, the schoolyard
Gettin' it on in the schoolyard

[Interlude]
We never want it for the children of our own
We all pray better seeds we have sown
But one story that is most commonly known
Is gettin' it on in the schoolyard

(Schoolyard)

[Verse 4]
Ace's girl showed up, that's when the party started jumpin'
Tower Of Power's "Squib Cakes" steady humpin'
I said "Carrie, hmm, do you wanna dance?"
She said "Uh hmm, yeah, like later man, first let me smoke this weed"
I said "Damn, my cologne ain't sayin' shit if this is what she needs"

[Spoken Interlude]
Yeah, before I knew it, Carrie was seein' double
That's when me and her got into trouble
So much for the dance
I started takin' off Carrie's pants

[Hook]
The schoolyard, the schoolyard
Gettin' it on in the schoolyard

(Hey hey.. hey!)

[Verse 5]
And now boys and girls for the graphic part
Close your ears if you ain't got a nasty heart
(The schoolyard, the schoolyard)
Here we go
Now take a glove, fill it with hot baby lotion and slip it on (Well)
Pull it tight, that's what Carrie was like
One stroke and I was gone
Gone I was, it's true

[Hook]
The schoolyard, the schoolyard

[Interlude]
When your schoolyard baby comes home
And it's all that's on their mind
Try to remember how you felt your very first time, oh!

[Hook]
The schoolyard, the schoolyard
Gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Gettin' it on)

[Bridge]
We never want it for the children of our own
We all pray better seeds we have sown
But one story that is most commonly known
Is gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Gettin' it on, oh)
(Well, gettin' it on.. heh, heh)

[Hook]
The schoolyard (Schoolyard), the schoolyard (Schoolyard)
Gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Boy, you're gettin', yeah)
The schoolyard, the schoolyard (Schoolyard)
Gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Gettin' it on, get.. get.. gettin' it on, yeah)
(Hey!)

An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.

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