[Chorus]
Just the two of us, just the two of us
And when we ride
Just the two of us, just the two of us
Just you and I

Just the two of us, just the two of us
And when we ride
Just the two of us, just the two of us
Just you and I

[Verse 3]
Wake up, sweepyhead, we're here, before we pway
We're gonna take Mama for a wittle walk along the pier
Baby, don't cry, honey, don't get the wrong idea
Mama's too sweepy to hear you screamin' in her ear (Mama)
That's why you can't get her to wake, but don't worry
Dada made a nice bed for Mommy at the bottom of the lake

Here, you wanna help Dada tie a rope around this rock? (Yea)
We'll tie it to her footsie then we'll roll her off the dock
Ready now, here we go, on the count of free
One, two, free — whee!
There goes Mama, spwashin' in the water
No more fightin' with Dad, no more restrainin' order
No more stepdada, no more new brother
Blow her kisses bye-bye, tell Mama you love her (Mommy)
Now we'll go play in the sand, build a castle and junk
But first, just help Dad with two more things out the trunk

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Genius Annotation

Perhaps the most controversial track from Eminem’s debut, the song is titled “97' Bonnie & Clyde” on The Slim Shady LP (yes, with the apostrophe after “97”). It was called “Just the Two of Us” on The Slim Shady EP.

“Kim” (where Em sets the scene by depicting the murders of Kim, her “new husband” and his “stepson”) became the prequel to this song, as “Kim” was written a year later (1998). But unlike “Kim”, where Em angrily screams the lyrics, he doesn’t even raise his voice here. Instead, he speaks calmly, frequently using baby talk (“hypocorisms”), as the entire song is presented as a dialogue between him and his infant daughter as they embark on a late-night escapade involving the disposal of Kim’s body.

The song is called “97' Bonnie & Clyde” as an homage to 2Pac’s “‘96 Bonnie and Clyde”. Em created his version in 1997 and it was released on The Slim Shady EP that year as well. When the The Slim Shady LP came out in 1999, the scene from this song where Em and Hailie are at a dock with Kim’s body in a car trunk is used for the album cover.

On the Slim Shady EP version, which had a more basic instrumental, the skit at the beginning of the album version’s track (not the one shown on this page, the sounds of Em dragging Kim out of the car and into the water) was actually a separate track listed before the song, entitled Mommy.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Translations
Genius Answer
What did Eminem say about "Just The Two Of Us"?
Genius Answer

Eminem via Rolling Stone

I lied to Kim and told her I was taking Hailie to Chuck E. Cheese. But I took her to the studio. When she found out I used our daughter to write a song about killing her, she fucking blew. We had just got back together for a couple of weeks. Then I played her the song, and she bugged the fuck out.

Who are Bonnie and Clyde?
Genius Answer

The real Bonnie and Clyde were an outlaw couple whose story has come to represent two outsiders joining together in opposition to the entire world.

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