My Name Is Prince – English Lyrics

• By: Prince
• Album: Love Symbol Album

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the swagger and funk of Prince's "My Name Is Prince" to hear a master class in self-assertion set to a pounding hip-hop beat! This track showcases Prince's unique lyrical agility and musical command, offering a potent lesson in declarative English through its confident boasting and rhythmic flow, making it a special entry in his catalog.

[English]

(I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy) (Prince)

(I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy)

(I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy) (Prince)

(I wanna be your lover) (Partyup) (Controversy)

My name is Prince and I am funky

My name is Prince, the one and only

I did not come 2 funk around

Till I get your daughter, I won't leave this town

In the beginning (funky) God made the sea

But on the 7th day He made me

He was tryin' 2 rest y'all when He heard the sound

Sound like a guitar cold gettin' down

I tried 2 bust a high note, but I bust a string

My God was worried until he heard me sing

My name is Prince and I am funky

My name is Prince, the one and only

Hurt me!

(Do that, do that somebody) {x8}

Hurt me!

My name is Prince and I am funky

When it come 2 funk, I am a junkie

I know from righteous, I know from sin

I got 2 sides and they both friends

Don't try 2 clock 'em, they're much 2 fast

If U try 2 stop 'em, they'll kick that ass

Without a pistol, without a gun

When U hear my music, U be havin' fun

That's when I gotcha, that's when U mine

2 tell the truth, tell me what's my line?

My name is Prince and I am funky (U can't stop Prince)

My name is Prince, the one and only (U can't stop Prince)

Hurt me!

(Do that, do that somebody) {x4}

Funky fresh 4 the 90's (Prince)

My name is Prince, I don't wanna be King

Cuz I've seen the top and it's just a dream

Big cars and women and fancy clothes

Will save your face but it won't save your soul

I'm here 2 tell U that there's a better way

Would our Lord be happy if He came 2day?

I ain't sayin' I'm better, no better than U, huh

But if U want 2 play with me, U better learn the rules (Ow!)

My name is Prince and I am funky (U can't stop Prince)

My name is Prince, the one and only (U can't stop Prince)

I did not come 2 funk around (U can't stop Prince)

Till I get your daughter, I won't leave this town

I won't leave this town {x2}

I won't leave this, leave this, leave this?

My name is Prince and I am funky (U can't stop Prince)

My name is Prince the one and only (U can't stop Prince)

Funky fresh 4 the 90's

(Do that, do that somebody) {x4}

Hurt me!

The funkier I be, the funkier I get, ooh shit

Lickety split on the lyric, a new jack in the pulpit

Watch it deacon, your track is leakin'

What is this U're seekin'?

The syncopated rhymes are at their peak when?

U jumped on my D.I.C.K.

That's the one thing I don't play

The jock strap was 2 big 4 U anyway

U're just a simpleton

I'll bust U like a pimple, son

My star is 2 bright, boy

I'll sink U like the ship Poseidon Adventure

U're bumpin' dentures 2 be cocksure

There must be more coming from your mouth than manure

So with a flow and a spray, I say hey

U must become a Prince before U're King anyway

(Do that, do that somebody) {x2}

It's time I get ig-ig-ig-ig-ig-ig-ignorant

Def be the beat that I'm rockin'

Yo, so come get a hit

And put your thinking cap on

U've been forewarned

I call upon the inner forces I've got brewin' in my cauldron

That means my nugget, sometimes I'm rugged

The style I posses be havin' the other brothers buggin'

And this is 4 those who oppose

And propose 2 overexpose, disclose

Pose a threat 2 my brother

Like any other man makin' a stand

I'll be damned if I let U play this hand

I'm the blackjack dealer and the cards are stacked

What do U expect 2 win when U're used 2 playing craps?

Yeah, let's get rid of them, hmm?

(Do that, do that somebody) {x2}

It's gettin' tricky, that means a sticky situation

2 resurrect a groove with feeling and give it this much affection

Passion flows who knows what lurks in the gallows of my mind

I put my foot in the ass of Jim Crow

12 inches of non-stop sole

I'm on a roll - yo P, it's time 4 the show

So do that, do that somebody

Wave your hands in the air, this is a motherfuckin' party

While U're layin' back, I'm on the attack

Paddywhack - give yourself a bone

This is my house and I'm prone

2 layin' some chrome upside some motherfucker's dome

And I'm out

My name is Prince and I am funky

My name is Prince, the one and only

My name is Prince {x10}

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Key Grammar Structures

• My name is Prince and I am funky

  ➔ Simple present of the verb ‘to be’ + coordinating conjunction ‘and’

  ➔ The verb **"am"** shows a state in the present: "I **am** funky".

• I did not come 2 funk around

  ➔ Past simple negative formed with ‘did + not + base verb’

  ➔ The auxiliary **"did"** + **"not"** makes the past negative: "I **did not come**".

• Till I get your daughter, I won't leave this town

  ➔ ‘Till’ as a subordinating conjunction + future simple with ‘will not’ (won’t)

  ➔ The modal **"won't"** (will not) expresses a future refusal: "I **won't leave** this town".

• If U try 2 stop 'em, they'll kick that ass

  ➔ First conditional: if + present simple, will + base verb

  ➔ The contraction **"they'll"** stands for **"they will"** and predicts a future result.

• U must become a Prince before U're King anyway

  ➔ Modal ‘must’ + bare infinitive; ‘before’ + clause

  ➔ The modal **"must"** expresses strong obligation: "U **must become** a Prince".

• What do U expect 2 win when U're used 2 playing craps?

  ➔ Question with auxiliary ‘do’, verb ‘expect’ + infinitive; subordinate ‘when’ clause

  ➔ The auxiliary **"do"** forms the question: **"What do U expect"**.

• I'm the blackjack dealer and the cards are stacked

  ➔ Present progressive ‘am + -ing’; passive voice ‘are stacked’

  ➔ The verb **"am"** + **"-ing"** shows an ongoing action: **"I'm dealing"** (implied).

• When it come 2 funk, I am a junkie

  ➔ Temporal clause with ‘when’ + present simple; linking verb ‘am’ + noun complement

  ➔ The verb **"come"** stays in the base form after **"when"** because it expresses a habitual situation.