Diana Ross - Emerald City Sequence Lyrics
(quincy jones/charlie smalls)Emerald city green:I want to be seen greenWouldnt be caught dead, redcause if you are seen greenIt means you got mean breadYouve got to be seen greenTo show that youre stuffs layedIf youre not seen greenYou better be wearing jadeOh, youve got to be seen greenDont tell them your cupboards bareThat you gave up one weeks feedTo pay for your colored hairOh, oh, ohAn announcement from the great powerful oz:I thought it over and green is deadtill I change my mind, the color is redEmerald city red:I wouldnt be seen greenOoo! oo! oo! ah! ah!I wouldnt be caught deadAnd if Im caught at allThen catch me in dead, redOoo!Youve got to be dead redYouve got to be real hotSo throw away those green gemsAnd wear rubies on your yachtYouve got to be dead, redYouve got to have flash and flairAnd if youre not seen redThen you shouldnt be seen nowhereAh!How quickly fashion goes down the drain.Last week when you all was wearin pinkAlready for me red was old.The ultimate brick is gold.Thats the new color, childrenEmerald city gold:Golden goldGolden goldGolden goldGolden goldYou got to be seen goldWatch out for the new kindYou got to have old goldLike some from a gold mineYou got to be wearin goldThe twenty four carat kindAnd once youve shined it upIt should ought to make you blind, ah!You got to be seen in goldTo show that youre super slickIt helps to pay tips and tollsIts the ultimate yellow brickIts the ultimateGoldGolden goldGolden goldGolden goldGolden goldGolden goldGolden goldGolden goldGold, gold, gold, goldGold!