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 Prince & The Revolution - Parade 
© 1986 Paisley Park Records 
• Christopher Tracy's Parade 
• New Position  
• I Wonder U 
• Under The Cherry Moon 
• Girls & Boys 
• Life Can Be So Nice 
• Mountains 
• Do U Lie? 
• Kiss 
• Anotherloverholenyohead 
• Sometimes It Snows In April 
"Venus De Milo" is an instrumental. 
 
 
 Christopher Tracy's Parade 
Ow!  
Everyone come behold Christopher Tracy's Parade  
The show will proceed unless it should rain strawberry lemonade  
Hopefully that will not occur, the man above has been paid  
Give what U can, all U can stand, and all of your life will be made  
Everyone should come and dig Christopher Tracy's piano  
The chord strikes, the devil no like, so he runs 2 his evil car  
Everyone come behold Christopher Tracy's Parade  
Goodness will guide us if love is inside us  
Christopher Tracy's Parade (Christopher Tracy's Parade)  
Christopher Tracy's Parade (Christopher Tracy's Parade)  
Christopher Tracy's Parade  
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 New Position 
Ooh!  
Honey, we been 2gether  
Honey, 4 2 long  
Honey, we got 2 make it better  
Honey, ‘fore we go wrong  
Got 2 try a new position, yeah  
Somethin' that'll make it all right, uh  
New position, yeah  
Let's go fishin' in the river, the river of life  
Honey, we can't last, uh (We can't last)  
Without a shot o' new spunk, huh  
Honey, forget your past (Forget your past)  
U got 2 try my new funk  
U got 2 try a new position, yeah  
Somethin' that'll make it all right  
Oh, a new position, yeah, yeah  
Let's go fishin' in the river, the river of life  
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!  
Come on and let me do ya  
Come on and let me do ya, do ya  
Come on and let me do ya  
I wanna, I wanna do ya, do ya  
Honey, I can make U happy (I can make U H. A. P. P. Y.)  
Ooh, I can make it real good (So good)  
Honey, I won't be your pappy (P. U. S. S. Y.)  
But I'll do ya, I'll do ya, do ya, do ya, like a...  
Do ya, do ya like a good man should  
I'll do ya, do ya like a good man should  
Honey, let's try a new position  
Aaahh! 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 I Wonder U 
I... how U say  
I wonder U, I wonder U?  
I... how U say  
I wonder U, I wonder U?  
I dream of U  
4 all time, 4 all time  
Though U are far  
I wonder U, U're on my mind  
I... how U say  
I wonder U, I wonder U?  
I... how U say  
I wonder U, I wonder U? 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Under The Cherry Moon 
How can I stand 2 stay where I am?  
Poor butterfly who don't understand  
Why can't I fly away in a special sky?  
If I don't find my destiny soon  
I'll die in your arms under the cherry moon  
I want 2 live life 2 the ultimate high  
Maybe I'll die young like heroes die  
Maybe I'll kiss U some wild special way  
If nobody kills me or thrills me soon  
I'll die in your arms under the cherry moon  
That's alright  
Lovers like us dear are born 2 die  
If they don't find us, what will we do?  
I guess we'll make love under the cherry moon  
I'll die in your arms under the cherry moon 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Girls & Boys 
Girls and boys!  
He only knew her 4 a little while  
But he had grown accustomed 2 her style  
She had the cutest ass he ever seen  
But he did 2, they were meant 2 be  
They loved 2 kiss on the steps of Versailles  
It looked like rain, mama, birds do fly  
CHORUS:  
I love U baby, I love U so much  
Maybe we can stay in touch  
Meet me in another world, space, and joy  
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys {U're very pretty, ...}  
He gave her all the love that anyone can  
But she was promised 2 another man  
He tried so hard not 2 go insane  
Birds do fly, it looks like rain  
CHORUS  
Life is precious baby, love is so rare  
I could take the breakup if U say that U care  
He had 2 run away, his pride was 2 strong  
It started raining, baby, the birds were gone, oh  
Maybe (CHORUS)  
Meet me in another world  
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys  
I want U, baby (CHORUS)  
Maybe we can play 2day  
Vous êtes très belle, girls and boys  
Vous tiez de l'autre ct de la salle  
{U were on the other end of the room}  
Vous dansiez si fort je sentais votre parfum  
{U were dancing so hard I could smell your perfume}  
Votre sourire me dit que nous devrions nous parler...  
{Your smile tells me that we should talk...} 
Sur la piste de dance, baby  
{On the dance floor, baby}  
Fais cet appel pour moi  
{Make that call 4 me}  
Oh oui, baby - sexe et repos  
{Oh yes, baby - sex and rest}  
Et ne rsistez pas  
{And U won't resist it}  
Vous savez que vous aimerez ca, baby, oh ouah  
{U know U'll like that, baby, oh ow!}  
Je vous enlacerai avec mes jambes, baby  
{I will wrap my legs around U, baby}  
Pendant des heures je veux vous tonner, baby  
{4 hours and hours I want 2 amaze U, baby}  
Fleurs dans votre bain, amour dans vos draps  
{Flowers in your bath, love in your sheets}  
Faire l'amour, faire l'amour - où nous rencontrerons-nous?  
{Make love, make love - where will we meet?}  
CHORUS  
I want U baby, I want U so much (CHORUS)  
Maybe, maybe we can stay in touch  
Another world, space  
Lips, face  
Happiness in its uncut form  
Is the feeling that I get in your warm, warm...  
Happy's what I get when we do what we do  
Happiness, mama, is being with U ... good Lord  
Meet me somewhere after dawn ... Lord  
(I love U baby, I love U so much)  
(Maybe we can stay in touch)  
(I love u baby, I love U so much)  
Vous êtes très belle (Maybe we can stay in touch {x4})  
So like I saw U from across the room and..  
Honey, U danced so hard I smelled your perfume  
And the look on your lips said that a..  
We could talk some more, some more on the dance floor baby  
Hear the words I'm sayin' (CHORUS)  
Feel the sex I'm layin'  
Naughty's what I wanna be with U 2night, 2night  
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys  
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys  
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys  
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys  
Girls and boys 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Life Can Be So Nice 
This morning there was joy in my heart 4 I know that I love U so  
Scrambled eggs are so boring 4 U're all, all that I wanna know  
Kisses never lie when delivered with milk from your lips  
Morning glories (never) cry, my love 4 U, baby, drips  
Oh, life can be so nice  
It's a wonderful world, sweet paradise  
Kiss me once, kiss me twice  
Life can be so nice, so nice  
Life can be so nice  
No one plays the clarinet the way U play my heart  
I come a thousand different ways before I even start  
U're so nice  
Shivering madly in your embrace is better than a trip  
(Shivering madly in your embrace)  
Morning glories never cry, my love is just a-drippin'  
(Better than a trip)  
Scrambled eggs are boring, mama, U're all I wanna know  
(Morning glorified in every way)  
This morning there was joy in my heart cuz I know that I love U so, shit!  
(My love 4 U, baby, drips)  
So nice  
(I know, yes sir!)  
Life can be so nice  
It's a wonderful world, paradise (So nice)  
Kiss me once, kiss me twice  
Life can be so nice (Life can be so nice)  
Life can be so nice  
It's a wonderful world, paradise  
Kiss me once, kiss me twice (Drip)  
Life can be so nice, so nice  
So nice 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Mountains 
Once upon a time in a land called Fantasy  
17 mountains stood so high  
The sea surrounded them and 2gether they would be  
The only thing that ever made U cry  
U said the devil told U that another mountain would appear  
Every time somebody broke your heart  
He said the sea would one day overflow with all your tears  
And love will always leave U lonely  
CHORUS:  
But I say it's only mountains and the sea  
Love will conquer if U just believe (Oh yeah!)  
It's only mountains and the sea  
There's nothing greater (oh), U and me  
Once upon a time in a haystack of despair  
Happiness is sometime hard 2 find there  
Africa divided, hijack in the air  
It's enough 2 make U wanna lose your mind  
CHORUS  
Guitars and drums on the 1, huh  
(Bobby on the drum-ah)  
Yeah!  
It's only mountains (oh yeah) and the sea  
(And the girls say)  
There's nothing greater (oh), U and me  
(Starvation)  
Ow!  
Mountains , uh 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Do U Lie? 
Les enfants qui mentent ne vont pas au paradis  
{Children who lie don't go 2 heaven}  
(OK) OK, merci {OK, thank U}  
When I lie awake in my boudoir  
I think of U, dear  
Do U think of me?  
Or do U lie, do U lie?  
When I'm in a sad and lonely mood, dear  
I cry 4 U, dear (I cry 4 U)  
Do U cry 4 me?  
Do U cry, do U cry?  
When I need someone 2 talk 2  
U're not around  
When I need another human's touch  
I wear a frown cuz U're Uptown  
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down  
I... I... I don't lie 2 U (I don't lie)  
When I say that I'm in love, mama (Mama, mama)  
I feel so good when U're near (Mama, mama)  
Tell me, do U feel it 2?  
Do U lie, do U lie?  
(Or do U cry) Do U cry from the inside out, dear?  
Or are they only artificial tears? (Artificial tears)  
Do U really mean it when U cry, when U cry, when U cry? (Cry)  
When I need someone 2 talk 2 (Do U lie?)  
U're not around, U're not around (U're not around, I wear a frown)  
When I need another human touch (Tell me why)  
I wear a frown cuz U're Uptown  
(Tell me why U wanna go and leave me all alone)  
Goin' down, goin' down, goin' down (Goin' down)  
Goin' down (down), goin' down (down), goin' down (down)  
Goin' down (down), goin' down (down), down (down)  
When I lie awake in my boudoir (I think of U)  
I think of U, dear (Do U?)  
Do y'all think of me?  
Do U lie, do U lie? 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Kiss 
Uh!  
U don't have 2 be beautiful 2 turn me on  
I just need your body, baby, from dusk till dawn  
U don't need experience 2 turn me out  
U just leave it all up 2 me, I'm gonna show U what it's all about  
CHORUS:  
U don't have 2 be rich 2 be my girl  
U don't have 2 be cool 2 rule my world  
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with  
I just want your extra time and your... kiss  
U got 2 not talk dirty, baby, if U wanna impress me  
U can't be 2 flirty, mama, I know how 2 undress me (Yeah)  
I want 2 be your fantasy, maybe U could be mine  
U just leave it all up 2 me, we could have a good time  
CHORUS  
Yes, oh  
I think I wanna dance, uh  
Gotta, gotta, oh  
Little Girl Wendy's Parade  
Gotta, gotta, gotta  
Women, not girls, rule my world, I said they rule my world  
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl  
U don't have 2 watch Dynasty 2 have an attitude, uh  
U just leave it all up 2 me, my love will be your food (Yeah)  
U don't have 2 be rich 2 be my girl  
U don't have 2 be cool 2 rule my world  
Ain't no particular sign I'm compatible with!  
I just want your extra time and your... kiss 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Anotherloverholenyohead 
I gave my love, I gave my life  
I gave my body and mind  
We were inseparable  
I guess I gave U all of my time  
And now U plead insanity  
And U don't even know the score  
Why can't U learn 2 play the game, baby?  
Don't U know that U need more? (More, more, more, more)  
U need another lover  
Like U need a hole in yo’ head (Baby, baby)  
U know there ain't no other  
That can do the duty in yo’ bed (Yeah, yeah)  
We were brothers and sisters {lines repeat in BG}  
United all 4 love  
Now all of a sudden U try 2 fight it  
U say U’ve had enough  
Even though we had (big) fun  
U want another someone, yo’ happily ever after be  
(As sure as there’s a sun)  
Sho’, sho’ as the sun, I wanna be the one  
U don't understand? Face 2 face, baby, I'll tell U down on my knees  
Yeah yeah  
U need another lover  
Like U need a hole in yo’ head (Baby, baby)  
U know there ain't no other  
That can do the duty in yo’ bed (Solo, solo)  
(Sinkin’)  
Yeah, oh Lord  
U need another lover  
U know there ain't no other  
U need another lover  
Like U need a hole in yo’ head  
Hole in yo’ head {x2}  
[(I do believe U’re on the rebound now)]  
U need another lover  
Like U need a hole, a hole, a hole, a hole, uh  
U need another lover (Well)  
U know there ain't no other  
There's gonna be a riot if U don't clap your hands  
If U don't make that funky stand  
Everybody... {fade out}  
U know there ain't no other 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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 Sometimes It Snows In April 
Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war 
Just after I'd wiped away his last tear 
I guess he's better off than he was before, 
A whole lot better off than the fools he left here 
I used 2 cry 4 Tracy because he was my only friend 
Those kind of cars don't pass U every day 
I used 2 cry 4 Tracy because I wanted 2 see him again 
But sometimes, sometimes life ain't always the way...  
Sometimes it snows in April 
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad 
Sometimes I wish life was never ending 
And all good things, they say, never last  
Springtime was always my favorite time of year 
A time 4 lovers holding hands in the rain 
Now springtime only reminds me of Tracy's tears 
Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain 
He used 2 say so strong unafraid 2 die 
Unafraid of the death that left me hypnotized 
No, staring at his picture I realized 
No one could cry the way my Tracy cried 
Sometimes it snows in April 
Sometimes I feel so bad 
Sometimes, sometimes I wish that life was never ending 
And all good things, they say, never last 
I often dream of heaven and I know that Tracy's there 
I know that he has found another friend 
Maybe he's found the answer 2 all the April snow 
Maybe one day I'll see my Tracy again 
Sometimes it snows in April 
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad 
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending 
But all good things, they say, never last 
All good things that say, never last 
And love, it isn't love until it's past 
© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP 
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