Lime Green Sweater Songtext
von The Negro Problem

Mrs. X expects a party every night
All up in the club ′til the new morning light
How does she keep a job at the library?
There must be something at the luncheon keeping fruit on her tree

But something's gotta go from bad to better, yeah
She says maybe we can burn some rope together, yeah

Now Mr. Y′s a teacher at the magnet, you see
He keeps the kids awake with his oratory
He's like a rock star strumming electric chalk
But when a period's free, sometimes he goes for a walk
To see Mrs. X ′cause she makes him feel better, yeah

She says maybe if we burn this rope together, yeah


I looked out my window and there was Mr. Wayne
Just climbing like King Kong and feeling the rain
Said I ain′t raising the rent, but I'll give you a hint
My voice is like a jet on the side of 68 Bellacoon and Silent

But Zelda fits neatly into this final verse
Because she′s always got something wicked inside her purse
It's such a mystery grab bag from Beirut to Baghdad
At Miami Afghan, in Humboldt she wore a caftan
But now she′s partial to lime green sweaters, yeah

Come on, baby, if we burn this rope together, yeah
Oh, she pulled something out of her lime green sweater, yeah
Oh, she said maybe if we burn this rope together, yeah

Oh, she said maybe if we burn this rope together, yeah
Oh, she said maybe if we burn this rope together, yeah
Oh, she said maybe if we burn this rope together, yeah
Oh, she said maybe if we burn this rope together, yeah
She said maybe if we burn this rope together, yeah