Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Prince
Vocals
Mayte Garcia
Vocals
Mayte
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Prince
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Prince
Producer
Gregg Geller
Producer
Ray Hahnfeldt
Mixing Engineer
Lee Herschberg
Mastering Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Dave Friedlander
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The Pope
The Pope uh
This is the Pope
[Verse 2]
Oh, your car got mags that be dippy, dippy, dope
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock to the bee, that's the pope
Not the president where government lean
Put me on a slow moving parliamentary hacking bandwagon
You could put me little ass in the grave
Every time you want it, I'll be live, bring a date
I mean computer, when it's over press save
[Verse 3]
So you can be the president
(You can be the president)
I'd rather be the pope
(Rather be the pope, I'd rather be, so help me)
Yeah, you can be the side effect
(You can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope
(Rather be the dope)
[Verse 4]
Call your girl named Sally and you figure you were chill
Then you find out I'm the reason Sally's on the pill
What am I supposed to do when the president can't get nothing passed?
Find and alley, find an alley, undress Sally right in front of your ass
[Verse 5]
I say you can be the president
(You can be the president)
I'd rather be the Pope
(Rather be the pope, I'd rather be, so help me)
Yeah, you can be the side effect
(You can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope
(Rather be the dope, oh)
[Verse 6]
The pope
Pope
You can be the president
So help me
[Verse 7]
Who's the funky drummer with the crooked little sticks?
He might have better luck if he was drumming with his dick
If you don't play the piccolo, why you wanna lick?
Now check the drum solo and tell me not to kick it
[Verse 8]
I love the taste of unpredictable licks
A loop is a loop is a loop, uh
A loop is a loop is a loop, uh
A loop is a loop is a loop
A loop is a loop is a loop
[Verse 9]
Your car got mags that be dippy, dippy, dope
But the whole damn nation got the same
Honey only flock to the bee, that's the pope
Not the president where government lean
Put me on a slow moving parliamentary hacking bandwagon
You could put me little ass in the grave
Every time you want it, I'll be live, bring a date
I mean computer, when it's over press save
[Verse 10]
So you can be the president
(You can be the president)
I'd rather be the pope
(Rather be the pope, I'd rather be, so help me)
You can be the side effect
(You can be the side effect)
I'd rather be the dope
(Rather be the dope)
[Verse 11]
The Pope
[Verse 12]
You can be the president
Rather be the Pope
Baby, so help me please
I love you
Press save
I love you
Peace
Written by: Prince