Transcribed by Jake Trevick This is what wyclef is playing while he talks INTRO: ------------------------------------------------------------ e:----------0-0--------------0-0-----------------0---------- b:-------0------0----------------0------0-0-2-3----3---2-2-- g:-1-1-2----------1-1-2-2-1-1-------1-1---------0----0------ d:---------------------------------------------------------- a:---------------------------------------------------------- E:---------------------------------------------------------- e:-----0-----------------0-------------0-------------------- b:-0-0---0-----0-0-2-3-----3---3-2-0-0---0------------------ g:---------1-1---------0-----0-------------1---------------- d:-------------------------------------------2-------------- a:---------------------------------------------------------- E:---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Some chords that i just dont know the names of: E1 E2 A1 ----x------ -----------x-----------x-------------------- ----3------ -----------2-----------x-------------------- ----1------ -----------1-----------2-------------------- ----2------ -----------2-----------1-------------------- ----x------ -----------x-----------2-------------------- ----x------ -----------x-----------x-------------------- Intro: (spoken) I dedicate this record, "The Carnival" to all you brothers takin' long trips down south, Virginia, Baltimore, all around the world, and your girl gets this message that you ain't comin' back. She's sittin' back in the room, the lights are off, she's cryin ', and then my voice comes in POW!, in the middle of the night, and this is what I told her for you: Chorus: (sung) Emaj Every time I make a run, E1 girl, you turn around and cry E2 Emaj I ask myself why, oh why E1 E2 Emaj See, you must understand, E1 I can't work a 9 to 5 E2 Emaj So I'll be gone 'til November None E2 Said I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November Emaj I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November Yo, tell my girl, yo, I'll be gone 'til November E2 January, February, March, April, May I see you cryin', but girl, I can't stay Emaj I'll be gone 'til November, I'll be gone 'til November A1(Let ring) And give a kiss to my mother Verse 1: (sung) Emaj When I come back, there'll be no need to clock I'll have enough money to buy out blocks Tell my brother, "Go to school in September" So he won't mess up in summer school in the summer E1 E2 Tell my cousin, Jerry, wear his condom Emaj If he don't wear condom, he'll see a redrum Woh oh oh oh You sucker MC's, you got no flow I heard your style, you're s-o s-o Chorus Verse 2: (rap) Emaj I had to flip nuttin' and turn it into somethin' Hip-hop turns to the future rock when I smash a punk (BING!) E1 E2 Commit treason, then I'll have a reason to hunt you down Emaj It's only right, it's rappin' season Yeah, you with the loud voice, posin' like you're top choice Your voice, I'll make a hearse out of your Rolls Royce Besides, I got my girl to remember And I'll commit it that I'll be back in November Chorus Emaj(fade) I know the hustle's hard, but we gotta enterprise, the carnival