Coppin' Some Fronts For The Set Lyrics

Now the time flew by and it was soon July

And the days grew funky and hot

But me and Spoon, we played it cool and I taught him how to shoot pool

Til he could soon sink three in one shot

I kept him under wraps 'til he had mastered shooting craps

And could deal a winning hand

We would practice all day then at night we would play

Poker, Tonk and Coon-Can

Soon, Spoon got good at his old new livelihood

And now we were ready to deal

There was money to be made in this here hustler's trade

And soon it would be for real

We gave Grit a ring the day before the thing

And let him know that we'd be there

But it was early in the morning, 'cause Grit was still yawning

And all he could say was "yeeaaahhh"

Me and my man Spoon, we went shopping at noon

To cop us some fronts for the set

We needed some vines that would blow their minds

Plus give us all the finesse we could get

We went to a tailor named Wong, who sold silks from Hong Kong

And could sew a suit on your back

I copped me a four-button roll

And he spun Spoon a silk-gold

Then we split in our maize Cadillac

We went to Baby Blue's to cop our shoes

Some comforts, splitoes and canes

Blue smuggles and ships and makes overseas trips

While hustling big company lames

We rapped for a while, then left Blue's in style

Sporting our brand new kicks

Went to a hatter named Knox, and copped some straw diamond blocks

The split 'bout a quarter to six



We winded and dined and prepared our minds

For the task that lay ahead

Jumped super clean and split to the scene

Smoking Panamanian Red