Prince

Released: September 20, 1988

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

Once upon a time in the land of fever, there lived a scarlet pussy
This kitty cat of fine descent, was cherished by her mother
Who wouldn't let another, pet her, unless he was qualified

Every first of the month this pretty feline got the hots
And that's when the neighborhood (D-d-dogs)
They'd line up around the block
Meow

When my little scarlet feline roars
The locals come around (Come Around)
When they see the scarlet light
They know it's time to come chase her down (Chase her down)

Lo and behold the fantastical way
In which their bodies groove
My scarlet pussy's furry magic alters any mood

Scarlet Pussy (It's cool)
Scarlet Pussy
Pussycat, pussycat
Wherefore art thou, puppy?

She can make you crazy if you're too close to her heat
She can make you sad when you're happy as can be
She can make you shoot your ego all over her sheets
All is hers in love and war, my little scarlet pussy

Every dog would try his lines
To get pussy's attention ((...))
All they want is so exposed
In ways too gross to mention (Eew!)

Green virgin teenager
A filthy rich yuppie
Pussycat pussycat
Wherefore art thou puppy?
Scarlet Pussy

She can make you crazy if U're too close to her heat
She can make you sad when U're happy as can be
She can make you shoot your ego all over your sheets
All is hers in love and war, my little scarlet pussy

Meow
Now what's going on?
Oh, no, man, look out!
Somebody come get this meow-meow of my leg!
MEOW!

Scarlet Pussy

Pussycat pussycat
Wherefore art thou, puppy?
Meow

She can make you crazy if U're too close to her heat
She can make you sad when U're happy as can be
She can make you shoot your ego all over her sheets
All is hers in love and war, my little scarlet pussy

All is hers in love and war, my little scarlet pussy

She can make you happy, she can make U sad
She can make you crazy (Crazy)
She can make you shiver from your head down to your feet
She can make you shoot your ego all over her sheets (Oh!)

She can make you crazy if U're too close to her heat
She can make you sad when U're happy as can be
She can make you shoot your ego all over her sheets
All is hers in love and war, my little scarlet pussy

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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