Etienne, Sophie, Julie & Jazmina, Ladies
Good to pull Good to pull Ow! Ready! Ooh, Bon à Tirer, Bon à Tirer Ooh, Bon à Tirer, bo-Bon à Tirer Good to pull Get it like this Good to pull Want it like this Ow! B.A.T! Press Gangster here P, P, P, P P Press Gangster here P-P-P-P, P Press Gangster here Press Gangster, Press Gangster, Press Gangster here Press Gang-sters Press Gangster here Now, now, now, wait a minute y'all This ain't no place for premature editions Only the good to pull So all you print mothers, find your Goldilocks Yeah, get your prints just right Press Gangsters here, we’re stopping the press Don’t want no second best Sort out your etches and grooves, you gotta pass the test C’mon, we’re takin it slow till you show You’ve met the standards of the artist and you’re good to go Now proof it Bon à Tirer Yeah, B.A.T. Bon à Tirer French for good to pull Bon à Tirer lookin’ good Bon à Tirer It’s lookin’ real good Ow! Lookin’ good Ooh, Bon à Tirer, Bon à Tirer Ooh, Bon à Tirer, ba-Bon à Tirer Yo, yo, yo, yo, printing tech Yeah, you! Ease up on the resist If you aint feeling the French, there's RTP on the list It stands for Ready to Print, Still means that it’s looking good Now print it Cause it’s lookin’ good It's looking real good Get it like this Want it like this Print it like this Print it! Boy! Enough of all this proofin’ I’m good to go Let’s get those presses rolling Bon à Tirer Bon à Tirer Bon à Tirer Ba-Bon à Tirer Boy! Enough of all this proofin’ I’m good to go Get my edition flowin’ Bon à Tirer Bon à Tirer Bon à Tirer Ba-Bon à Tirer Ah P-P-P-Print it, Print it Print it P-P-P-Print it, Print it Print it Hurby Azor & Ray Davies (for Salt 'N' Pepa), Push it, 1987
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Don’t know which way the cards will fall
Rolling up, in black Or wiping it back? Can’t figure out which way to go Relief prints or intaglio? Gamblin? Graphic Chemicals? Cranfield? Charbonelle? Speedball? Water-based or oil-based? Oil-based or water-based? Can’t figure out which way to go Multi-plate or monochrome? I can’t decide which end I prefer The scraper or the burnisher? Positive or negative? Negative or positive? Schminke? Caligo? Speedball? Derivan? Graphic Chemicals? Don’t know which way the cards will fall Rolling up, in black Or wiping it back? I can’t decide which end I prefer The scraper or the burnisher? Cranfield? Graphic Chemicals? Gamblin? Charbonelle? Speedball? Water-based or oil-based? Oil-based or water-based? The Breeders, Cannonball, 1993 *Co-written with Martin King
Play it cool Wanna rule, the Corridors of Art School Come a day I’ll find my way Down the corridors of Art School I fell in love on Open Day future The presses took my breath away rockstar The inks are calling. Must obey! printer Yeah, sign me up for my BA Feeling cool Gonna rule, the Corridors of Art School From today, I’ll blaze my way Down the corridors of Art School Which print elective? Cannot choose future Can’t figure out which press to use rockstar I’m sorry, can’t come out to play printer Got four assignments due today ‘Nother essay Overdue Corridors of Art School Gone and lost my etching tool Down the corridors of Art School Can’t hit the town (Don’t hit the town) I'm on hard ground (You're on hard ground) Bum up, head down (Bum up, head down) Uber cool Gonna rule, the Corridors of Art School Makin’ waves in the talent pool Down the corridors of Art School Grant McLennan (Go Betweens), Streets of Your Town, 1988 |
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