James Thomas Fallon was raised in Saugerties, New York with his older sister, Gloria, and his parents, Jim and Gloria. Fallon attended St. Mary of the Snow, a Catholic, parochial school, and Saugerties High School. He graduated in 1992 and attended the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. Fallon majored in computer science, dropping out 15 credits shy of a degree.
Chris Rock Was My R.A.
Jimmy Fallon Lyrics
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u was with me all my 4 years. his name is Arnold baldwin. we had this RA.Arnold
Baldwin. hes this big tall skinny black guy.he talked exactly like chris rock.
we loved him because he didnt give a crap about us. he didnt care. hes like,
"im your RA!Resident Assistant! Resident Assistant! im not the resident
council! im not the resident mother! i dont need to know everything! your
friends throwing up in the bathroom i dont need to know! everybody throws up
hes lucky he made it to the bathroom! just give him a tick tack and a pillow
smokin crack, i dont need to know! just tell him to ex hale through a empty
toilet paper roll stucked with dryer sheets! make it smell like the mountain
springs freshes of crack! i dont need to know! i dont need to know if u gotta
40 oz beer ball keg playin bing ball flip cup century club got zoomy zoomy goin
on i dont need to know cause i dont care! yo girlfriend broke up wit u, i dont
care! yo roomate is a pain on the ass, i dont care! u made a booty call fo in
the mornin and she got a friend, i care! remember me!
The lyrics to Jimmy Fallon’s song “Chris Rock Was My R.A.” is a humorous account of the singer’s experience with his Resident Assistant during his freshman year in college. The RA, Arnold Baldwin, is described as a tall skinny black man who speaks just like Chris Rock. The singer expresses his love for Arnold because he does not care about what the residents are doing, and he does not burden them with unnecessary rules and regulations. Arnold constantly reminds the residents that he is their RA, not their resident council or mother, and he does not need to know everything going on in their lives. Arnold is called by the singer as the “best RA in the world” and the singer wishes Arnold had been his RA for all four years of university.
The lyrics paint Arnold as the perfect RA that all college students would want – aloof, not intrusive, and understanding of students' needs to have fun and be independent. Arnold seems to take a laissez-faire attitude to the residents’ activities, whether they are smoking crack or making 40 oz beer ball kegs. The only time Arnold seems to show any concern is when it involves his personal interests, such as when the singer is making a booty call. The overall sentiment of the song is that Arnold was an ideal RA because he allowed the residents to live their lives without interference while still providing a safe and comfortable living environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Well my freshman year had an awesome RA.
My first year in college, I had a fantastic Resident Assistant.
i had the best RA in the world.
In my opinion, he was the best RA there ever was.
i wish u was with me all my 4 years.
I wish he had been my RA for all four years of college.
his name is Arnold baldwin.
His name was Arnold Baldwin.
we had this RA.Arnold Baldwin.
Arnold Baldwin was our RA.
hes this big tall skinny black guy.
He was a tall, thin, black man.
he talked exactly like chris rock.
He spoke with the same tone and cadence as Chris Rock.
we loved him because he didnt give a crap about us.
We appreciated him because he didn't bother us much.
he didnt care.
Arnold didn't care much about what we did.
hes like, im your RA!Resident Assistant! Resident Assistant!
Arnold would remind us that he was our RA.
im not the resident council! im not the resident mother!
He made it clear that he wasn't a council member or a motherly figure.
i dont need to know everything! your friends throwing up in the bathroom i dont need to know!
Arnold didn't want to know everything - like if our friends were vomiting in the bathroom.
everybody throws up hes lucky he made it to the bathroom!
He didn't think vomiting was a big deal - he was just happy that the person made it to the bathroom.
just give him a tick tack and a pillow and leave em alone! leave em alone!
He suggested giving the person a mint and a pillow and then just leaving them alone.
i dont need to know! your sweet mate is smokin crack, i dont need to know!
He didn't want to know if our suite mate was smoking crack.
just tell him to ex hale through a empty toilet paper roll stucked with dryer sheets! make it smell like the mountain springs freshes of crack! i dont need to know!
He recommended that we tell the person to blow smoke through a toilet paper roll stuffed with dryer sheets to mask the smell, but he didn't want to know about it.
i dont need to know if u gotta 40 oz beer ball keg playin bing ball flip cup century club got zoomy zoomy goin on i dont need to know cause i dont care!
Arnold didn't want to know if we were playing drinking games or partying.
yo girlfriend broke up wit u, i dont care!
He didn't care if someone's girlfriend broke up with them.
yo roomate is a pain on the ass, i dont care!
Arnold also didn't care if someone's roommate was difficult to deal with.
u made a booty call fo in the mornin and she got a friend, i care!
However, he did care if someone made a mistake during a late-night encounter.
remember me!
He reminded us to remember him and his unconventional methods.
Contributed by Gavin A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@brandonl6877
When it's supposed to be comical but it turns into musical genius
@neeleen
He wouldn't make country comical.
@denisechisholm
I laughed so hard, but I love this so much!
@aleatuago2170
Of course, its chance. I dont believe that's all improv.
@phillip-michaelharris8032
Insane how he did that so effortlessly
@brianchiaro1191
All these songs were staged. Had to had been previously rehearsed
@collinsmorara2392
We need a full version we can’t be robbed of this masterpiece
@I.Pickles
Fr
@wackiestcamy
I need a country rock chance album now
@MilesMulligan
I legit get excited when I meet new people bc there are two videos that I NEED them to be made aware of. This one, and the Adam Driver SNL skit with the school career day