Perfect Gentleman
Wyclef Jean Lyrics

This one's goin' out to the strip joints
The song is dedicated for the strip clubs.

Yo, meet me at Suzy's Rendez-vous
Meet me at the Suzy's Rendez-vous club.

For every Go-Go Bar
This song is also for every Go-Go bar.

I'ma send this one out to the gentlemen's clubs
This song is also dedicated to the gentlemen's clubs.

Magic City, New York dogs, Rolex
Gentlemen's clubs such as Magic City and New York dogs that have Rolex-wearing clients.

I be seeing y'all up in there late at night
The singer sees the gentlemen's club clients late at night.

I understand when your girl is stressing you out
The singer understands that the gentlemen's club clients' girls are stressing them out.

(Crazy girls) Know what I'm saying?
The singer is asking if the listeners know what he means by 'Crazy girls'.

Don't let the ladies fool y'all now, fellas
The singer is warning the gentlemen's club clients not to be fooled by the girls.

They be doin' the same thing y'all be doin'
The singer is stating that the girls are doing the same thing as the gentlemen's club clients.

Turn up my symphony, man.
The singer's request is to turn up the music.

Turn up my symphony!
The singer is making another request to turn up the music.

Drop a BEAT!
The singer is requesting to drop a beat.

Just 'cuz she dances go-go
The singer is saying that just because she dances go-go, she is not a ho.

It don't make her a ho, no
The singer is reinforcing that fact that dancing go-go does not make her a ho.

Maxine, put your dance shoes on
The singer is asking Maxine to put on her dancing shoes.

We going to the disco
The singer and Maxine are going to the disco.

We gonna eeeelope to Meeeexico
The singer and Maxine have planned to go to Mexico to elope.

Called up my mama, said I'm in love with a stripper, yo
The singer called his mom to tell her he is in love with a stripper.

Ten grand, let me see you shake it like you got no
The singer is offering ten grand to see her shake her body like there are no bones in her.

bones in your body and you was made to be a celebrity
The singer is saying she was made to become a celebrity.

Twenty grand, know it's a sin, but before me you show
The singer is offering twenty grand to see more of her, even though he knows it's a sin.

me a little more skin it would fulfill my fantasy
The singer is saying that seeing her show a little more skin would fulfill his fantasy.

Thirty grand, to the highest bidder but Chris Rock
The singer is offering thirty grand to the highest bidder, but is reminded by Chris Rock that there's no sex in the champagne room.

said, 'There's no sex in the champaigne room'
The singer was reminded by Chris Rock that there's no sex in the champagne room.

Forty grand, looked into her eyes, I saw tears falling
The singer is offering forty grand and has seen tears falling from her eyes.

down, type of tears that money couldn't buy
The singer has seen tears that signify money couldn't buy it.

Excuse me, what is your name?
The singer is asking for her name.

Uh, my name is Hope, yo
The girl's name is Hope.

I was blessed with the body of the Goddesses
Hope considers her body to be like the body of the goddesses.

Have you any idea how hard this is?
Hope is asking the singer if he knows how hard her job is.

I could flex in 25 positions
Hope is saying that she can twerk in 25 positions.

But I only work here to pay my tuition
Hope is working at the strip club to pay her tuition fee.

Yo, tantalizing teaser
The singer is calling Hope a tantalizing teaser.

Table-top pleaser
The singer is calling Hope a table-top pleaser.

Give me what I need a
The singer is asking Hope to give him what he needs.

Mastercard a Visa
The singer is saying that he will pay with his Mastercard or Visa.

Lap dance fantasy
The singer hopes that she will give him a lap dance fantasy.

Picture us on and on white canopy
The singer keeps on imagining them on a white canopy.

Wyclef extended his hand to me
The singer Wyclef has extended his hand to Hope.

Like Billy D. said he's feelin me
Wyclef has said that he's feeling Hope like Billy D.

Take me away from here, so far
Hope wants to leave the strip club with Wyclef and go on an adventure.

Where they ride horses, no cars
Hope wants to go to a place where they ride horses instead of cars.

No more stripping in bars
Hope wants to stop working at the strip club.

Me and you 'Clef, against the odds
Hope and Wyclef will stick together, no matter the odds.

Shot callers, Wasn't you a preacher?
The singer is calling out hypocritical shot callers and asking them if they weren't preachers.

You calling her a hooker?
The singer is calling them out for calling her a hooker.

He without sin cast the first stone.
The singer quotes a biblical passage, which means no one is perfect and without sin, so no one can judge anyone else.

I met her on the subway, she gave me that VIP card
The singer met her on the subway, and she gave him a VIP card.

And told me if I ever have problems,
Hope said that if he ever has problems,

Don't hesitate to come by, yeah, yeah, yeah
She is telling him to come by anytime if he has any problems.

Call up my mama said I'm in love with a stripper yo!
The singer repeats that he called his mom to tell her he is in love with a stripper.

(Yo baby, can I get another lap dance?
The singer is requesting another lap dance.

I tell you I got nothing but funny money, man.
The singer is confessing that he has only funny money.

New York Dogs.)
New York Dogs is a reference to gentlemen's clubs.