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Right about now, M.W.A. court is in full effect Judge D.U.C. presiding In the case of M.W.A. versus the Sumerian economy Prosecuting attorneys are Notorious A.V.I, Matti Elliott And Slickram Vikram Order, order, order Matti, take the stand Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth And nothing but the truth so help your Mesopotamian self? You’re goshdarn right Well, won’t you tell everybody what the heck you gotta say? 8,000 years ago in 6000 BC Sumerians started trading Sounds like bartering to me Mesopotamians bartered with various goods To many different cities Or in A.V.I’s terms “hoods.” In Sumerian culture, trade was essential Since they lacked materials such as stone, wood, and metal They traded with spices, teas, weapons, and food Also with human skulls? Which just seems kinda rude It was later adapted by Babylon As well as Phoenicia It just kept on growin’ SongtexteMy verse is almost over I must conclude Mesopotamians With Attitude Sumerian economy, suh- suh- Sumerian economy, suh- suh- Sumerian economy, sum- sum- Sumerian Economy (Example of scene 1) Pull your goshdarn butt over right now! Aw shoot, now what the heck you pullin’ me over for? ‘Cause I feel like it Just sit your butt on on the curb and shut the heck up! Man, freak this stuff Alright, smart-mouth, I’m taking your mesopotamian butt to Gilgamesh Slick Vick, will you please give your testimony To the jury about this messed up incident? For a bit, bartering was lit But Sumerian homeslimes found this inconvenient They had no ways of trade, so they were lenient Some people came along And shared their plan Of a currency system Sounds good man Sumerian, Mesopotami-AN We’re M.W.A, not Wu-Tang Clan Sumerians adapted currency They adapted, unlike avi With the introduction Of the currency system Bartering and trade? Sumer started to miss ‘em Bartering was brought back Wasn’t removed Instead It was just heavily improved That’s all I have On the economy So I’ll pass it to my slime Queen LatAle Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian Economy (Example of scene 1) *Knocking* Yeah, man, what you need? Gilgamesh, open now (Aww, shoot) We have a warrant for Queen Latale’s arrest (*Battering ram*) Get down and put your hands right where I can see ‘em (Move Freaker, move now!) Man, what the heck did I do, man? What are y’all doin’? Just shut the heck up and get your motherfreaking butt on the Floor! (You heard the man, shut the heck up!) But I didn’t do anything Man, just shut the heck up! Queen Latale, won’t you step up to the stand And tell the jury how you feel about this dumb stuff? 5000 years ago in 3000 BC We went and made some coins The start of currency These coins were made of bronze, silver, tin But these coins are kinda thin People liked the Coin cause they could see what it was doing Then came the shekel and the people knew it was special Made of silver, Could be Minted That’s not all Bogus binted This was done in 650 BC Cause they found it not too easy They also had these tokens made of clay These are the ones the people used everyday And that’s it from Queen Latale Gonna pass the mike to notorious Avay Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian Economy The jury has found you guilty of being a bartering, Sumerian, no good motherfreaker Wait, that’s a lie! That’s a goshdarn lie! Get him out of here! (I want justice!) Get him the heck out my face! (I want justice!) Out, right now! Freak you, you Mesopotamian motherfreakers! First, rings made of gold This crap got old and converted into bullions; This was the first money discovered by Sumerians Surpluses in the cities were collected in temples A new system developed which kinda went mental Not a british drill rapper But I got dapper Met this sumerian kid And I might just slap her I don’t ride no mules I dont hang with fools And as you all know, A.V.I’s here to rule Whenever I'm rollin', keep lookin’ in the mirror You might just see me strollin Back of the club where I’m bowling Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian economy, su- su- Sumerian Economy The jury has found you guilty of being a bartering, Sumerian, goshdarn motherfreaker Wait, that’s a lie That’s a goshdarn lie Get him outta here Get him the heck out my face Out right now Freak you you Mesopotamian motherfreakers Aus Songtexte Mania