[Intro:]
I dedicate this record, The Carnival, to all you brothers takin' long trips down south, Virginia, Baltimore, all around the world, and your girl gets this message that you ain't comin' back. She's sittin' back in the room, the lights are off, she's cryin', and then my voice comes in, pow in the middle of the night, and this is what I told her for you.
[Chorus:]
Every time I make a run,
Girl, you turn around and cry,
I ask myself why, oh why?
See, you must understand, I can't work a 9 to 5,
So I'll be gone 'til November,
Said, I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November.
Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November,
I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November,
Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November,
January, February, March, April, May,
I see you cryin', but, girl, I can't stay,
I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November,
And give a kiss to my mother.
[Verse 1:]
When I come back, there'll be no need to clock,
I'll have enough money to buy out blocks.
Tell my brother, «Go to school in September!»
So he won't mess up in summer school in the summer.
Tell my cousin, Jerry, wear his condom,
If you don't wear condom, you'll see a red lump.
Woh-oh-oh-oh!
You sucker MC's, you got no flow,
I heard your style, you're so-so.
[Chorus:]
Every time I make a run,
Girl, you turn around and cry,
I ask myself why, oh why?
See, you must understand, I can't work a 9 to 5,
So I'll be gone 'til November,
Said, I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November.
Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November,
I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November,
Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November,
January, February, March, April, May,
I see you cryin', but, girl, I can't stay,
I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November,
And give a kiss to my mother.
[Verse 2:]
I had to flip nothing and turn it into something,
Hip hop turns to the future rock when I smash a pumpkin,
Commit treason, then I'll have a reason to hunt you down,
It's only right, it's rappin' season.
Yeah, you with the loud voice, posin' like you're top choice,
Your voice, I'll make a hearse out of your Rolls Royce,
Besides, I got my girl to remember,
And I'll commit it that I'll be back in November.
[Chorus:]
Every time I make a run,
Girl, you turn around and cry,
I ask myself why, oh why?
See, you must understand, I can't work a 9 to 5,
So I'll be gone 'til November,
Said, I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November.
Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November,
I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November,
Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November,
January, February, March, April, May,
I see you cryin', but, girl, I can't stay,
I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November,
And give a kiss to my mother.
[Outro:]
I know the hustle's hard, but we gotta enterprise, The Carnival.