Eulogy Songtext
von Richard Pryor

And now ladies and gentlemen
The world famous Latin Casino proudly presents the star of our show
Mr. Richard Pryor!

We are gathered here today

On this sorrowful occasion
To say goodbye to the dearly departed
He was dearly and he has departed
Thus that′s why we call him the dearly departed
In other words, the nigga dead

As you can see him laying here
I been here three days, the boy ain't moved a muscle
So I know the nigga dead
And it seem that death was quite a surprise to his ass
Didn′t think you was ever gonna die, did you nigga?
I told you about fucking around what was gonna happen


However, he faced the ultimate test
As each man and woman must eventually face the ultimate test
And the ultimate test is
Let me repeat that
The ultimate test is
Whether or not you can survive death
That's the ultimate test for your ass, ain't it?
So far don′t nobody we know have passed the ultimate test
Least of all this nigga laying here

′Cause this boy wasn't shit, I′m gonna tell you that right off
I saw him kicking his mama's ass over there on 47th Street
And if you think we gonna bury you with them diamonds and shit on
You got another thing coming

I′d like to introduce the boy's woman, ho, bitch
I don′t know what she was, huh
She's laying over there in the boo-
What, say girl! What you doing?
Well don't sell no pussy in here!

If you do, I want a cut!
Shit, your fault the nigga dead
You′d have been home when you was supposed to be
He wouldn′t have been up in the hotel fucking that faggot

Boy's husband came home, caught him fucking
Shot the nigga in the ass on the downstroke

And if there is a God or a heaven
We don′t want this nigga up there with us
Can I get a amen?