Bomani Armah

[Sung to a hook derived from Beethoven's Symphony No.5.]

YEE-AAH!

Whazzup y'all? Dis yo boy D Mike.

See, I used to do songs wit' like, hooks, an' concepts an' shit, right?

Well FUCK DAT man. I'm tryna go platinum. So I'm bout ta rock 'dis shit.

Check 'dis out, y'all.

READ A BOOK, READ A BOOK, READ A MOTHERFUCKIN' BOOK! [repeat four times]

R-E-A-D A B-O Oh-KAAY! [repeat four times]

Not a sports page! Not a magazine! But a book, nigga, a fuckin' book, nigga! [repeat three times]

Raise yo' kids, raise yo' kids, raise yo' Goddam kids. [repeat four times]

Your body needs water, so drink that shit. [repeat four times]

Buy some land, buy some land. FUCK SPINNIN' RIMS! [repeat four times]

Brush yo' teef, brush yo' teef, brush yo' goddamn teef. [repeat four times]

Wear deodorant, nigger! Wear deodorant, nigger! [repeat four times]

It's called Speed Stick, it's not expensive. [repeat four times]

READ A BOOK, READ A BOOK, READ A MOTHERFUCKIN' BOOK [repeat two times]

READ A—

[thudding boom]