Emerald Street

Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di I be in my nightgown, chicken wings ready If you bring the mild sauce, we can go steady You can have the coleslaw, we can share the one straw Sit outside on my block Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di On Emerald Street where we used to meet, yeah Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di On my ma's porch seat hoping she won't see, yeah Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di It's a wonderful day in the hood Would you be my? Could you be my? Won't you be my neighbour? Won't you be (would you be my? Could you be my? Won't you be my neighbour? Won't you be (would you be my? Could you be my?) Won't you be my Not a lot of places we can go to be together 'Cause you know the city, how'd it get so cold? Write a message in a bottle tell your neighbour Tell your God and somebody should remember them You got my house phone jumping Play ball in the alley it's jumping Treat the corner store likes it's a luncheon I heard your best friend like-like my cousin Old lady say to stay out her grass Talk back then I got put on punishment Couldn't go outside for a minute Even try to run away like I'm Tubman I know you like my bike it's a Huffy With the pen we be stuntin' Someone stole it I call shorty He say he seen someone on it Got it back the same night I hope this day never end Then I tell you how I like you, you say that we were just friends, damn Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di On Emerald Street where we used to meet, yeah Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di On my ma's porch seat hoping she won't see, yeah Di, di-doe, di-doe, di-doe, di It's a wonderful day in the hood Would you be my? Could you be my? Won't you be my neighbour? Won't you be (would you be my? Could you be my? Won't you be my neighbour? Won't you be (would you be my? Could you be my?) Won't you be my