TribuTerry: Music
Prima Donna Wanna-Be
A new version of one of my favorite old originals. I hope to have it remixed and remastered soon. I'm also looking for someone else to sing this demo, so it eventually should sound much different just because of that. In the meantime, I'm continuing to polish it around the edges, so the version you hear today might sound a little different tomorrow.
FIRST VERSE
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE, LORD HAVE MERCY ON ME
THINK YOUR EVIL I DON'T SEE, CHILD I BEG TO DISAGREE, YEAH
ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU USED SAY YOU'RE REALLY BAD NEWS
YOU TRY TO SAY IT AIN'T TRUE BUT YOU KNOW YOU HURT QUITE A FEW
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE TAKE YOUR TALONS OUTTA ME
JUST DON'T WANNA LET ME BE SO I'LL CHALLENGE YOUR AUTHORITY
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE, WANNA HOLLA FOLLOW ME, BUT I SAY
Refrain 1
PRIMA D WANNA BE, TRYIN' TO MAKE A MONKEY OUTTA ME
YOU BETTER MOVE IT AWAY FROM ME
PRIMA D WANNA BE, TRY TO FIND YOUR HUMILITY (PDWB)
THEN YOU CAN BRING IT BACK HERE TO ME
I ASKED THE DOCTOR, "SAY WHAT'S GOTTEN IN THEM?"
HE SAID, "THEY SUFFER FROM SOUL SUCKA SYNDROME
TRY TO SEE SOME SANITY WITHIN THEM" BUT I SAY
SECOND VERSE
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE TRYIN' TO MAKE A MONKEY OUTTA ME
GET A PERSONALITY, AND A NEW REALITY
JALAPENO PEPPER HOT I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT
WELL, I'LL NEVER EVER LET YOUR LOT MAKE ME JOHNNY ON THE SPOT
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE SHOWIN' YOUR HYPOCRISY
180 DEGREES FROM WHERE YOU USED TO BE
PRIMA D WANNA BE, TRYIN' TO MAKE ME BEND MY KNEE, BUT I SAY
Refrain 2
PRIMA D WANNA BE, TRYIN' TO MAKE A MONKEY OUTTA ME
(PDWB, DIVA TO ME)
YOU GOTTA MOVE IT AWAY FROM ME
PRIMA D WANNA BE, TRY TO FIND YOUR HUMILITY (PDWB)
THEN YOU CAN BRING IT BACK HERE TO ME
I ASKED THE TEACHER WHY THEY ACT LIKE CHILDREN
SHE SAID, "THEY SUFFER FROM SOUL SUCKA SYNDROME
TRY TO REACH WHAT'S REACHABLE WITHIN THEM" BUT I SAY
THIRD VERSE
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE, EGO TRIPPIN' ENEMY
FIND THE HUMILITY IN YOUR HUMANITY
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE, HOLLA "HATER" BACK AT ME, SO I SAY
Refrain 3
PRIMA D WANNA BE, TRYIN' TO MAKE A MONKEY OUTTA ME
(PDWB, DIVA TO ME)
YOU GOTTA MOVE IT AWAY FROM ME
PRIMA D WANNA BE, TRY TO FIND YOUR HUMILITY
(PDWB, GOTTA TAKE IT EASY)
AND THEN BRING IT BACK HERE TO ME
PRIMA D WANNA BE, WHY CAN'T I MAKE YOU SEE
TELL ME, TELL ME WHY, CHILD
I ASKED THE LAWYER, "HEY WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?"
HE SAID, "THEY SUFFER FROM SOUL SUCKA SYNDROME
TRY TO TRIM THE ATM WITHIN THEM"
Coda
(backing vocals)
SOUL SUCKA, DON'T BOTHER ME
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE
IS THAT THE WAY YOU GONNA BE?
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE
(lead vocals)
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE MAKE A MONKEY OUTTA ME
GET AWAY FROM ME NOW
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE, NOW
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE MAKE ME BEND MY KNEE
GET AWAY FROM ME NOW
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE TAKE YOUR TALONS OUTTA ME
FLY AWAY FROM ME, BABY
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE LORD HAVE MERCY ON ME
CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I SEE CHILD
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE TAKE YOUR HOOKS OUTTA ME
GET AWAY FROM ME, BABY
NOW YOU GOT ME HOLLERIN' "LORD HAVE MERCY"
PRIMA DONNA WANNA BE GOT YOUR MOJO ON ME
BUT YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA LEAVE, BABY
LORD HAVE MERCY, GOODBYE, BABY
© SolidTerry Songs 1999, 2011