Hillbilly Rap
Neal McCoy Lyrics

Day o,
Beginning of the song, sets the tone and rhythm.

Day-ay-ay-o.
Repetition of Day o, adds more rhythm and appeal to the song.

Say daylight come an' me wanna go home.
The singer wants to leave and go back home.

Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Repetition of the singer's desire to go home.

Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Repetition of the singer's desire to go home.

Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Repetition of the singer's desire to go home.

Hey Mr. Tallyman, come tally me banana.
Asking someone to count the number of bananas the singer has gathered.

Say, daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Reiterating the singer's desire to leave and go home.

All you people come an' play on the piano.
Inviting everyone to come and join him in playing the piano.

Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
The singer wants to leave and go back home.

Whoah, listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed.
Introducing a character named Jed and teasing a story about him.

A poor mountaineer, he kept his family fed.
Jed was a simple man who provided for his family.

And then one day, he was shootin' at some food,
Jed was out hunting for food.

An' up through the ground come a bubblin' crude.
He accidentally discovered oil bubbling up from the ground.

(A bub-bub-bubblin' crude.)
Repeating the discovery of oil to add emphasis and humor.

Bub-bub-bub-bubblin' crude.
Continuing the humorous repetition of Jed's oil discovery.

We-we-well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire.
Jed became extremely wealthy thanks to the oil discovery.

The kinfolk said: "Jed, move away from there."
Jed's family advised him to leave the mountaineer life and move to a more affluent area.

He said: "California is the place you oughta be."
Jed felt that California was the place to be for success and prosperity.

So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly.
Jed and his family relocated to Beverly Hills, California.

(B-B-B-Beverly.)
Repeating the destination to add humor and build anticipation.

B-B-B-Beverly.
Continuing the repetition and anticipation of Jed's relocation.

I said a hip hop, the hippie, the hippie.
Switching to a different style of music, introducing hip-hop.

To the hip hip hop, a-you don't stop the rock it,
Encouraging the audience to keep dancing and enjoying the music.

To the bang, bang boogie,
Adding more hip-hop slang and rhythm to the song.

Say up jumped the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.
The rhythm of the boogie and the beat causes people to dance and enjoy the music.

Now what you hear is not a test, I'm rappin' to the beat.
Confirming that the hip-hop segment of the song is real, not a test or joke.

See I am wonder mike and I brought two friends along.
Introducing a new character, Wonder Mike, and mentioning two friends who will also perform.

And next on the mike is my man, Hank.
Introducing Hank, who will perform after Wonder Mike.

C'mon, Hank, sing that song.
Encouraging Hank to start singing his part.

Check it out, I'm the c-a-s-an-the-o-v-a,
Introducing another character, Casanova, who spells out his name.

And the rest is f-l-y.
Ending Casanova's introduction with a cool and catchy phrase.

You see, I go by the name of Casanova,
Confirming that Casanova is the name of the character and performer.

For these reasons, I'll tell ya why.
Implying that there are reasons why Casanova is important or impressive.

I said a, hotel motel holiday inn,
Referring to a popular rap song and adding more hip-hop influence to the song.

I say if your girl starts actin' up, then you take the friend
Giving advice on how to deal with a troublesome girlfriend.

Say daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Reiterating the singer's desire to leave and go home.

Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Repeating the singer's desire to leave and go home.

Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Repeating the singer's desire to leave and go home for the third time.

Daylight come an' me wanna go home.
Repeating the singer's desire to leave and go home for the fourth and final time.