Children's Story (Live)

We 'bout to kick it live
 With Slick Rick the ruler (one two, one two)
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 Uncle Ricky, could you read us a bedtime story?
 Please, huh, please?
 Alright, you kids get to bed, I'll get the storybook
 Y'all tucked in?
 Here we go
 Once upon a time, not long ago
 When people wore pajamas and lived life slow
 When laws were stern and justice stood
 And people were behavin' like they ought ta good
 There lived a lil' boy who was misled
 By another lil' boy and this is what he said:
 "Me and you, Ty, we gonna make some cash
 Robbin' old folks and makin' tha dash"
 They did the job, money came with ease
 But one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease
 He robbed another and another and a sista and her brotha
 Tried to rob a man who was a D.T. undercover
 The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic
 He said, "Keep still, boy, no need for static"
 Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap
 But little did he know the lil' boy was strapped
 The kid pulled out a gun, he said "Why did ya hit me?"
 The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney
 The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure
 "I'll do years if I pull this trigga"
 So he cold dashed and ran around the block
 Cop radio's it to another lady cop
 He ran by a tree, there he saw this sista
 A shot for the head, he shot back but he missed her
 Looked around good and from expectations
 So he decided he'd head for the subway stations
 But she was coming and he made a left
 He was runnin' top speed till he was outta breath
 Knocked an old man down and swore he killed him
 Then he made his move to an abandoned building
 Ran up the stairs up to the top floor
 Opened up the door there, guess who he saw?
 Dave the dope fiend shootin' dope
 Who don't know the meaning of water nor soap
 He said "I need bullets, hurry up, run!"
 The dope fiend brought back a spanking shotgun
 He went outside but there was cops all over
 Then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova
 Raced up the block doing 83
 Crashed into a tree near university
 Escaped alive though the car was battered
 Rat-a-tat-tatted and all the cops scattered
 Ran out of bullets and still had static
 Grabbed a pregnant lady and pulled out the automatic
 Pointed at her head and he said the gun was full o' lead
 He told the cops "Back off or honey here's dead"
 Deep in his heart he knew he was wrong
 So he let the lady go and he starts to run on
 Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded
 Before long the lil' boy got surrounded
 He dropped the gun, so went the glory
 And this is the way I have to end this story
 He was only seventeen, in a madman's dream
 The cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream
 This ain't funny so don't ya dare laugh
 Just another case about the wrong path
 Straight 'n narrow or yo' soul gets cast
 Goodnight