[Intro:]

Alert! Alert! Beware! Beware! (New York, Philadelphia)

Crack attack! Crack attack! (San Francisco)

Alert! Alert! Everyone! (L.A., San Diego)

Crack attack! Crack attack! (New Jersey)

Alert! Alert! Beware! Beware! (Brooklyn USA)



Crown, Ruler, Allah C King

CRACK that's exactly what this means

And to all the Gods in '86 who are impressed

You better sit RIGHT BACK, and listen to THIS!



Crack stay back, crack stay back, crack attack

I say the jumbo means Dumbo (I say the jumbo means Dumbo)



I say crack stay back, a crack stay back, crack attack

I say the dime is a waste of time (I say the dime is a waste of time)



[Verse 1: KRS-One]

Young proud middle class, beware yet

Crack infiltratin and that you can bet

Now is it politics or lack of leadership

That has the young babies sellin their body for a hit

I say the dime is a waste of time (I say the dime is a waste of time)

Why don't you wake up girl, at your school

And get knowledge of yourself and the golden rule

Now woman don't you know, you're the queen of the earth

And your precious womb is the home of human birth

So don't sell your body for no crack or dirt

I say the jumbo means Dumbo (I say the jumbo means Dumbo)

You tell your mother a lie, just to get high

You talk about the sneakers that you didn't buy

Just to get a 50 to get high, this new affliction

Some people say, is worst of all

There are no barriers and everyone will fall

First it was heroin from Kennedy to Luther

So now they're in the streets just sellin hula hula

I say the jumbo means Dumbo (I say the jumbo means Dumbo)

I'm gonna break it down to ya if you don't know what I mean

I say crack's miseries been takin over the scene

You do this coke girl, now that's a brand new thing

And let's pray to God, and let us pray to God

And let us pray to God you don't get addicted to the scene

I say the jumbo means Dumbo (I say the jumbo means Dumbo)



Crack stay back, crack stay back... [echoes]



[1:00 long instrumental interlude]



[Verse 2: spoken word orator]

And a dime, is a waste of time

Young, proud, middle class, beware yet

Cause crack's an infiltration, you can bet

Is it politics or, a lack of leadership

Who really knows?

But after a blast of this stuff your soul mind and body goes

Crack stay back, jumbo means Dumbo, a DIME, is a waste of time

Even the upper class you must watch your set!

With this stuff you'll lose all your gains

You may even lose your jet

First, they gave us her-on, they called it boy

From Malcolm, John F. Kennedy, right through Martin Luther King

But now it's cocaine in crack form

Hey it's the same old thing

This new affliction's powerful y'all!

Some say it is worst of all

There are no barriers this time

With CRACK, everyone will fall

So what do you say now my young people?

Black, white, hispanic alike, what do you say now?

I say, stay BACK with your CRACK

I'm no Dumbo, keep your jumbo

I value my time, don't want to buy your silly dime

Cracks are the devil in a white disguise

Once, once you use them you are SURE to die!

I AM THE BROTHER WHO ON TV SAID

SAY NO YOUNG PEOPLE AND KEEP YOUR HEADS

SAY NO YOUNG PEOPLE, SAY NO



[x2:]

Crack stay back, a crack stay back, crack attack

I say the dime is a waste of time

Crack stay back, crack stay back, crack attack

I say the jumbo means Dumbo