House Party
Prince Lyrics

In the beginning there were many
At the start, there were many people around.

As time went on there became few
Over time, the number of people around dwindled.

Now there is only one..
Now there is only one man, one DJ standing alone on Mount Olympus.

One man one DJ standing alone on Mount Olympus
There is only one man standing as a DJ on a high place like Mount Olympus.

Ladies and gentlemen, DJ, Jazzy Jeff
Introducing the DJ for this event - Jazzy Jeff.

Alright, alright I reckon
I agree, I think that's a good idea.

Back up off of my DJ
Please give some space for my DJ to operate.

Give him some room to operate here c'mon
Please move back and give him more space to operate his equipment.

Ay Jeff, this what we gettin ready to do right
Hey Jeff, here's what we're about to do.

Remember how we used to rock back home in Philly right
Do you remember how we used to perform in Philadelphia?

This what I want to do right
This is what I want to do right now.

I want to give these people a little taste of how we used to rock
I want to give people a small sample of our past performances.

How we used to get on the wheels of steel
How we used to control the music with the turntable.

Used to just throw the records on and just get stupid
We used to just randomly play records and make the audience wild.

Back forth left right crooked upside down and all that stuff
We would do all sorts of movements while we operated the turntable.

I want you to do all that stuff for these people right cause I talk all the time
I want you to do that in front of the audience because I talk too much.

I tell everybody how def you are
I always tell people how great you are as a DJ.

Everytime we go somewhere I be yellin and screamin
Whenever we go somewhere, I shout and scream about your talent.

I want you to get busy on your own Jeff
I want you to show your skills, Jeff, without me interfering.

I want you to tear these records up Jeff, rip em apart
I want you to play the records masterfully and impressively, Jeff.

Go ahead now man get busy, go Jeff go
Just do your thing and amaze the audience, Jeff.

(fresh)
Interjection expressing enthusiasm or approval.

Word
Slang expression affirming agreement or acknowledgment.

I'm telling you, this man can not be taken
I assure you, he is invincible as a DJ.

He can't be beaten, don't keep on talking
He is unbeatable, stop talking about trying to beat him.

All you other DJ's, don't keep on talking
All the other DJs, don't talk about trying to beat him.

Jeff, this what I want you to do
Jeff, here's what I want you to do next.

Take that record from the top right
Start playing that record from the beginning.

Scratch it in right now and I want you to do what's called a breakdown
Scratch the record and do a technique called breakdown.

Just break it down for em right
Show them an example of the breakdown technique, please.

Now start it with the music and then cut the music out and just break it down for em Jeff go ahead
Start playing the music, then pause it to perform the breakdown technique, Jeff.

Now break it down
Perform the breakdown technique right now.

Ah Jeff, that was def man, that was def!
Jeff, that was definitely impressive.

But you, you did it too fast man
You performed it too quickly, Jeff.

You gotta do it a little slower this time
Perform it at a slower pace this time, please.

Or or maybe no music, yeah that's what we can do
Or maybe doing it without music, that could be better.

Yeah, that's the ticket, that's the ticket
That would work perfectly, let's do it that way.

Ay Jeff, just break it down with no music right
Jeff, perform the breakdown technique without any music this time.

Bring it in, now bring it down and then do it slower
Start it normally, then slow it down gradually.

No music so everybody can hear it
No music, so everyone can focus on the technique.

Now isn't that special
That was awesome.

Hold up, now you had enough time to warm up back there man
Wait a minute, Jeff, you had enough time to practice.

Are you ready to really get stupid (yes)
Are you ready to truly impress everyone (yes)?

You read to cold rip things apart or what (yes)
Are you ready to amaze the audience (yes)?

You ready man I didn't hear you (yes)
Are you ready? (yes)

Aight I'm with it..
Okay, I'm in agreement, let's go.

Aight Jeff, now hold up
Okay Jeff, hold on a second.

Remember the other DJ, that DJ approached us
Do you remember that other DJ that came to us?

Man he was talkin all that trash about how good he was
He was boasting about how good of a DJ he is.

What did you tell him that he could do (Eat this)
You taunted him, telling him to taste his own defeat.

What'd you tell him (Eat this)
You dared him to be defeated.

And you know he still kept talkin trash right?
Despite this, he still made boasts.

He talked all that trash Jeff
He made a lot of arrogant comments, Jeff.

And then the next day we found out that he had took your stuff but you didn't even care
The next day we learned that he stole your equipment, but you weren't even fazed.

What'd you tell him he could do (Bite it)
You told him to bite it.

What'd you say he could do (Bite it)
You dared him to try to bite you.

Now what did it sound like when he bit it
How did it sound when he tried to bite you?

Aight, enough about that guy, you know what I was just thinkin about
Okay, enough about him. I was just thinking...

Remember the other day we were walkin down the street
Do you recall when we were casually walking down the street?

And that girl came up to you and she was lookin you up and down and grinnin
Remember that girl approached you with a grin and checked you out?

And she wasn't real, what'd you tell her (Just feel it)
She wasn't authentic, what did you tell her to do? (Just feel it).

What? (Just feel it)
You told her to feel the music's sensation.

You even broke it down for her, get busy (Just feel it)
You showed her how to feel the music and to break it down like we do.

Yo word now after she felt it and found out it was real man
It was impressive how she experienced the real feeling when she actually felt it.

You kinda looked like you was widdit a little bit man
You looked like you were really into it, man.

She had her hands all over you
She was getting touchy with you.

Hold up tell everybody what you started screamin man
Wait, tell everyone what you started shouting, man.

(Don't stop)
You shouted 'Don't stop.'

Hold up tell em louder I didn't hear you (Don't stop)
Say it even louder, I couldn't hear you before. (Don't stop).

Yo word, that was def
That was definitely impressive.

Ay Jeff man, that's just the way we used to rock it
Jeff, that was how we used to rock it back in the day.

Man we used to rip crowds up, but hold up
We used to impress our audiences, but wait a second.

'Member how when all them DJ's used to be on the stage and everything after you got off
Remember when all those DJs would take the stage after you finished performing?

They'd be whisperin and sayin stuff to themselves about how you ain't this you ain't that
They would speak in whispers, saying things like you didn't have what they had.

What did you used to do Jeff?
What did you used to do in response to that, Jeff?

(hahaha)
Interjection expressing laughter.

Word, Rhythm Trax - House Party Style
When someone confirms or agrees with what you said, you say 'word'. Rhythm Trax is the background music of the song and House Party Style means that the song is meant for house parties.

Yo Jeff we rocked em, now let's get out of here
Jeff, we did well in putting on a show so now let's leave.