Miss Elaine Lyrics

My my my teacher came in class, breathin hard as could be
And then she made a pass at my homeboy D
I said she's movin fast, she's lookin at me
MISS ELAINE!

She's a crazy lady, she may be insane
She always call me baby, but that's not my name
Hey those kisses that she gave me, I just can't explain
MISS ELAINE!

MISS ELAINE! WAS HER NAME!
MISS ELAINE! WAS HER NAME!

She walked into the class with an aim for the day
Elaine had a game and I was willing to play
She said if I was down, she'd give me an A
MISS ELAINE!

Yo, my class is breakin fool, she sent them all home
She kept me after school, yeah me all alone
I follow all the rules, but I should have known
MISS ELAINE!

MISS ELAINE! WAS HER NAME!
MISS ELAINE! WAS HER NAME!
Ahhhhhhhh...
{*guitar solo*}

Try to go to school, keep my head on the books
My teacher's kinda cool, give the dirtiest looks
All my friends want a hook-up, but nobody hooks
MISS ELAINE!

Yo, I go for what I know, and I get what I get
It's gettin rather frantic, people say I'm a pet
She's makin me a winner and I'm glad that I met
MISS ELAINE!

MISS ELAINE! WAS HER NAME!
M_M_M_M_M_MISS ELAINE! MISS ELAINE!

Ahhhhhhh, make it funky now

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“Miss Elaine” is the tenth track off of Run-D.M.C.’s classic 1988 album Tougher Than Leather.

It is probably one of Run-D.M.C.’s more forgettable songs, and the group will be the first to tell you that. This was made around the time the rap game was expanding and new ideas, techniques, and hungry soloists/crews were being brought to the forefront. According to Ronin Ro in Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C, D was pissed that Run and Jam-Master Jay cared more about having songs that would get them heavy rotation on MTV than songs that stayed true to their form. This is one of the songs that DMC detested. Although the group’s trademark fusion of hip-hop beats and hard rock guitar riffs is prevalent here, this is nothing like the average Run-D.M.C. song.

Reminiscent of Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher,” Run and DMC rap about the sexual relationship they have with the teacher everybody wants to get with.

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Release Date
May 17, 1988
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