Mahogany Songtext
von Eric B. & Rakim

Me and Eric B was coolin′ at the Palladium
Seen a all-world covered girl, I said 'ey lady I′m
Sorry if you're in a rush, don't let me hold ya up
Or intervene, or interrupt, but
You got the look, I wanna get to know ya better
I had to let her know, but yo, I didn′t sweat her
′Cause if you woulda seen what I was seein'
Almost looked Korean, but European

When she spoke, her accent was self-explanatory
Even her body language told a story
Her name was Mahogony, twin′s name was Ebony
I said my name is Ra, and this is Eric B
Since the music was loud, I said let's take a walk
So we could talk, and see New York
Show time didn′t start until one o'clock
But once I entered your mind I wouldn′t wanna stop


Caress ya thoughts, 'til we was thinkin' the same
Calm ya nerves, massage ya brain
Each moment′s a mineral
Poetry′s protein, verse is a vitamin
Effects like codeine
Then tell me how ya feel, when I reveal
A pill, that'll heal ya pain, ′cause I'm real
She musta OD′d 'cause she couldn′t resist
She spoke slowly when she told me this, she said

Over me, I'm goin' crazy
She rubbed me on my chest and called me Mr. Sexy
She said she want my kids, and help me make my next G
Tell me I ain′t finesse Mahogony

So I prescribed her, somethin′ to revive
And surprise her, she's liver and much more wiser
From the light I shine, when her brain cells spark
Constantly, so she can glow in the dark
Then soon, you can represent the moon
As long as I keep ya in tune
I′ll tell ya who ya are and why ya here
Take it in stride, 'cause it might take a year


It′s funny, how time flies when ya havin' fun
We got close and it was almost one
She kissed me slow, but you know how far a kiss can go
Fuck around and miss the show
So I told her to hold that thought real tight
We can finish where we left off later on tonite
Back to the scene of the crime on time
As they introduced the fiend of a rhyme

She stood in the crowd wit′ a birds-eye view of me
Thinkin' of later on of what she could do to me
The back of the room, I could see her eyes gloom
Patient, but hopin' that the show was over soon
As the place was ripped in half, she made her way to the front row
So I said let′s go
I packed my mic as they screamed for a encore
The speakers were blown, plus my mic was sore

Beside I got places to go, ladies to see
And she could tell me how crazy she was over me
We drove off, she said she liked the way that I performed
And couldn′t wait to get soft and warm
I said I was watchin' you, watchin′ me
Looks I received made it hard to emcee
I could take a hint, so I knew that she
Wanted my "agony agony agony" in her body
Showed her some sights, then I took her to the condo
She was pipin' hot, but I kept my calm so

She asked how come I don′t smile
I said, everything's fine, but I′m in a New York state of mind
As we reached the kingdom, she said bring some
Champagne, she'll entertain, then sing some
Sentimental, songs real gentle
It hit the spot and you know where it went to
As we embraced I felt her heart pumpin'
I knew she was in the mood for somethin′
So I laid on my back and relaxed
It wasn′t the Perignon that made her collapse

Over me, she was goin' crazy
She rubbed me on my chest and called me Mr. Sexy
She said she want my kids, and help me make my next G
Tell me I ain′t finesse Mahogony