Released: August 20, 2002

Songwriter: Coolio

[Intro]
I got the lil homie in the house
Y'all know his name Dexter!
Haha, yeah, y'all know it's game Dexter!
That's right! You know, I'm talkin' about
Dexter!
Dexter's Laboratory, Dexter's Laboratory, Dexter's Laboratory

[Verse 1]
Who is the most powerful-ist brain creature you ever seen that's
Highly imaginative, young boy genius

[Hook]
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better

[Verse 2]
Protons, neutrons, electrons, molecules and atoms
Microorganisms, bacterial experiments
It's goin' down in the laboratory
No matter what the category
This young boy genius got 8 million stories

[Hook]
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better

[Verse 3]
Throughout the entire galaxy and whole human race
There's not a boy genius with a more familiar face

[Hook]
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better

[Verse 4]
Mandark, take a hike
Dee Dee, go fly a kite
While Dexter takes his bike
Makes a rocket and speeds into the night
To alleviate your confusion, I don't know what TV you're usin'
But you better tune in to see what Dexter is doin'
I'll meet you in the laboratory
If not, drinkin' juice and look out the window
And watch the morning-glories grow
That's how the story shakes up
You man, humans better wake up
Before aliens overtake us
Eatin' and steak us
Barbecue and bake us
Like dinner and breakfast
But whose got technology to save the world?
His name is Dexter
That's right, I said Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better

[Hook]
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better

[Verse 5]
The most intelligent minds in the world want to know
Who's standin' two and a half feet high with stylish glasses and a lab coat
What's his name? Y'all know his name
Y'all know his game is science, we need need your complete compliance
Don't touch that dial, don't change that channel
Don't push that button, don't you do nothin'
Don't you be frontin' on Dexter and Dee Dee
Every day on the Cartoon Network

[Hook]
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better

[Verse 6]
We in here like 40.2 with the high IQ
He can do anything that he think and he might try to
Left brain, right brain, center brain, all brain
Scientifically superior boy master of all games
Rocket science, car, TV and appliance
Magnetics, genetics, prosthetics and synthetics
Robotics, antibiotics, analyze psychotics, anti-narcotics
Dexter's got it, so lock it

[Hook]
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better
What's his name? Dexter!
Say his name! Dexter!
There's no young boy cartoon genius better

Coolio

Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., Coolio is a West Coast rapper who reached insane popularity levels in the mid 90’s with his hit “Gangsta’s Paradise” and album of the same name. Unfortunately he is now often referred to as a one-hit wonder, despite having multiple hits before and after “Gangsta’s Paradise”, including “Fantastic Voyage”, “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)”, and “C U When U Get There”.

He has also had several minor acting roles along with a semi-successful career as a chef, having released multiple cook books, the most famous of which being “Cooking with Coolio”.