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Go To Hail Lyrics
Dres: Yo, thanks for picking me up. I've been trying to catch a cab
Cab Driver: Where are you going? Where are you going?
Dres: Yo, I'm going uptown to the pubs
Cab Driver: I'm sorry. I can't go there. I'm sorry
Dres: To the Bronx. To the 835
Cab Driver: No, no, no. No, no. I'm sorry. I can not go
Dres: Why not. All you gotta do is jump on the Westside Highway
Cab Driver: Uhm. No, no, no. It's running too fast. My meter is running too fast
Dres: It's running too...I'll pay. What ever it says, I'll pay you
Cab Driver: No, no, no I, I don't want to cheat you. I don't want to cheat you
Dres: Huh?
Cab Driver: I don't want to cheat you
Dres: You don't want to cheat me? It's all right, it's all right
Cab Driver: No. No, no. No. My battery is weak
Dres: Take me, take me...
Cab Driver: We might not make it. My battery's weak
Dres: Yo, check this out...
Cab Driver: No, no, no...
Dres: Take me uptown. Take me...
Cab Driver: I'm sorry I can not go
Dres: Why not?
Cab Driver: I'm sorry. Um, um. look what time it is. It is so late. I'm
I'm off now
Dres: So, yo, yo...
Cab Driver: No, no, no...
Dres: Yo, take me mother fuckin' uptown
Cab Driver: No. I'm sorry I can not go
Dres: Yo check this out...
Cab Driver: I'm sorry I have to go home now
Dres: Why?
Cab Driver: I'm tired. Ah, I'm tired
Dres: Yo, yo you stupid mother fucker. Take me home
Cab Driver: No I can not go
Dres: Take me home
Cab Driver: No, no it's not like that. Ahh...
Dres: Why?
Cab Driver: I will take you home. I usually could but I can't
Dres: Why won't you take me home?
Cab Driver: Ah, ah. It's so late. My wife is waiting for me
Cab Driver: Where are you going? Where are you going?
Dres: Yo, I'm going uptown to the pubs
Cab Driver: I'm sorry. I can't go there. I'm sorry
Dres: To the Bronx. To the 835
Cab Driver: No, no, no. No, no. I'm sorry. I can not go
Dres: Why not. All you gotta do is jump on the Westside Highway
Cab Driver: Uhm. No, no, no. It's running too fast. My meter is running too fast
Dres: It's running too...I'll pay. What ever it says, I'll pay you
Cab Driver: No, no, no I, I don't want to cheat you. I don't want to cheat you
Dres: Huh?
Cab Driver: I don't want to cheat you
Dres: You don't want to cheat me? It's all right, it's all right
Cab Driver: No. No, no. No. My battery is weak
Dres: Take me, take me...
Cab Driver: We might not make it. My battery's weak
Dres: Yo, check this out...
Cab Driver: No, no, no...
Dres: Take me uptown. Take me...
Cab Driver: I'm sorry I can not go
Dres: Why not?
Cab Driver: I'm sorry. Um, um. look what time it is. It is so late. I'm
I'm off now
Dres: So, yo, yo...
Cab Driver: No, no, no...
Dres: Yo, take me mother fuckin' uptown
Cab Driver: No. I'm sorry I can not go
Dres: Yo check this out...
Cab Driver: I'm sorry I have to go home now
Dres: Why?
Cab Driver: I'm tired. Ah, I'm tired
Dres: Yo, yo you stupid mother fucker. Take me home
Cab Driver: No I can not go
Dres: Take me home
Cab Driver: No, no it's not like that. Ahh...
Dres: Why?
Cab Driver: I will take you home. I usually could but I can't
Dres: Why won't you take me home?
Cab Driver: Ah, ah. It's so late. My wife is waiting for me
About
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Genius Annotation
A skit in which Dres tries to get a cab, but the driver decides to refuse in giving him a lift, most likely due to Dres being black.
The difficulty of catching a cab as a black person is not an uncommon theme as it was (and still continues to be) an issue, and Dres touches on this in the following song.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Intro
- 6.Are You Mad
- 12.La Menage
- 13.L.A.S.M.
- 14.Gimme the Finga
- 15.Hoes We Knows
- 16.Go To Hail
- 17.Black With N.V
- 18.Pass the 40
- 19.Blunted 10
- 22.Yes
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