Kingpin

Desmond Carter

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Desmond Carter

Herbert Desmond Carter (15 June 1895 – 3 February 1939) was a British lyricist who worked with George and Ira Gershwin, Ivor Novello, and others, and also wrote one of the first English language versions of the notorious "suicide song", "Gloomy Sunday". He was born in Bristol. In 1924 he wrote most of the lyrics for the London musical Primrose, for which Gershwin wrote the music, his first commission outside the US. The musical was revived in 2003, when one reviewer wrote: "...by far the most outstanding contribution to Primrose is the comedy lyrics of Desmond Carter, who penned the words to seventeen of the score's twenty-two songs and collaborated with Ira Gershwin on four of the remaining five. Two among them, "Isn't It Horrible What They Did to Mary, Que… more »


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He do what he want, he do as he please. He know how to count but don’t know how to read. He never felt love he don’t show it indeed. That’s just how he is, they call him the king.

Kingpin kingpin!
Don’t think twice strike once like snake venom.
Kingpin kingpin!
Natural born leader, can’t nobody lead him.
Kingpin kingpin!
Going against him is like diving off the deep end.
Kingpin kingpin!
He’s a know it all, ain’t shit you can teach him.

Came in the game age 12, straight hustlin. Got his first double up from his older cousin. Nigga ain’t been the same since he lost his mother. True colors, he showed them who they thought he wasn’t. Never buzzing, don’t drink or smoke, sober sober. Only one to cook the work, flip the overs. He got a small army, a fleet of soldiers. They all cold hearted, but he the coldest. Peep the weakness in his foes and expose it. Kicking open door shit, bitch get on the floor shit. F*ck around rob you, sell you back your own shit. Look you in your face like “damn that’s some hoe shit”. Accordingly he sticks to the whole script, poker face looking like I don’t know shit. But he the one like Neo, stay focused. Had them niggas mad, push back so sick.

He got the pistol on his waist they ain’t even know it. Another burner in the safe they ain’t even know it. Got the shottie on the floor they ain’t even know it. Uzi under the table they ain’t even know it.
Got em in the crosshairs they ain’t even know it.
Niggas posted everywhere they ain’t see it coming. Thumpers went bang bang they ain’t even know it. Niggas took everything they ain’t even know it.

He think he Frank Sinatra do it my way. Everyone watching would rather take the highway. Knowing he the coldest, ice glacier. His whole world global warming annihilation. He needs the family that preys, Sanaa Lathan. His soul tainted he in violation. Opposition on his head riots chaos. All that shit that he did now it’s time to pay up. F*ck fake love unkind favors. Niggas waited to come back and remind player. His time ran its course, they built a case. No sympathy or remorse it’s pure hate. He in the woods off guard bear bait. Whole city caught wind no escape. He cooked raw no marinate. He finally took a loss let that marinate.

Reached for the pistol on his waist, did he lose it? The other one ain’t in the safe, did he move it? Looked for the shottie on the floor is it gone? Uzi missing too, f*ck going on. Now he in the crosshairs he ain’t see it coming. Thumper pointed at his head he ain’t even know it. Burner went bang bang he ain’t even know it. Nigga lost his whole brain he ain’t even know it.

Kingpin kingpin!
Don’t think twice strike once like snake venom.
Kingpin kingpin!
Natural born leader, can’t nobody lead him.
Kingpin kingpin!
Going against him is like diving off the deep end.
Kingpin kingpin!
He’s a know it all, ain’t shit you can teach him.

He do what he want, he do as he please. He know how to count but don’t know how to read. He never felt love he don’t show it indeed. That’s just how he is, they call him the king. He do what he want, he do as he please. He know how to count but don’t know how to read. He never felt love he don’t show it indeed. That’s just how he is, they call him the king.

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Written by: DESMOND LACARLOS CARTER, GARY DEWAYNE MARTIN

Lyrics © DistroKid, Songtrust Ave

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