From the recording RED LEBANON
Lyrics
Grandpa Lil use to improvise
poetry philosophized to classics
taught himself how read or write
metaphors symbolizin magic
Born in 20's, passed in 60
messed around wit sexy bellydancers
one thing opponenets n many know
for every objection he had an answer
Sang too much
Drank too much
lived it up ,didn't bank too much
Had a lotta women
due to a smooth touch
seduca, but medusa
Tipsy gipsy chicks who sip whiski
risky tryin to trick he
poetry andaloosa
split da see like moussa
see him boozed up
wen it come to hittin tails
he be up like a roosta
Chorus x 2
Shake ya hips from side to side
n Lil be puffing smoky Chalice
set da party off n it's on all night
welcome to Sultans Palace
Verse 2:
Granpops was da great
philosopher a socra-tees
made lots gees
became so popular
Spent it all on da bottles of vodka
shots of sambuka
hash in hookah
Horseraces
court cases
travelled to Africa
n back to forein places
Tore stages
seen from binoculars
like da paprazzis
watchin from opera
Spittin dat real
from broot to fakara
frontin on leel
ur just a hand of bakara
Spittin dat real
from broot to saqara
gettin dat feel
hits from tabala
No Rest
More Stress
oponents constatly test
illa than the rest
Concepts
Unheard Unseen
n every other poem
he wrote about Jospehine
Chorus x 2
Shake ya hips from side to side
n Lil be puffing smoky Chalice
set da party off n it's on all night
welcome to Sultans Palace
Habibi Dis
Habibi Dat
u cee most of his friends
were jus sneaky cats
Bunch of fonies
duplicatin sound
50 years
but he still world renouned
50 years
still lockin dis down
he's not here
hear his voice around
50 years
he still holds a crown
shed tears
if u swim in it u drown
On n on
to da red lebanon
sip arak
till 5 in da morn
Make em clap
vibe all night long
luv what da cash do
put it on his statue
3 sons
3 guns
raised by mrs janet
n 3 nuns
Reruns see dis town dont sleep
Beep Beep Beep
on this Roukoz Street
Chorus x 2
Shake ya hips from side to side
n Lil be puffing smoky Chalice
set da party off n it's on all night
welcome to Sultans Palace