The Exodus Has Begun

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The New Power Generation, also known as The NPG, was the backing band of musician Prince from 1990 to 2013. They were replaced by 3rdeyegirl as his backing band in 2013. In 2015, the New Power Generation reunited as Prince's backing band for his final studio album before his death, Hit n Run Phase Two. They reunited once again in 2017 for a US and European tour. more »

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1995

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Have mercy, uh 
The exodus has begun (The exodus has begun!) 
Have mercy, uh 
The exodus has begun 

Now these are the names of the New Power Generation 
(These are the names) 
The funkiest suckers of the new gold nation 
Polyvinyl acetate, New Power Soul 
Guaranteed 2 stick 2 the roof of your Oldsmobile muthafucka 

CHORUS: 
Long live the New Power! 
Have mercy 
Generation after generation, the soul will never die 
(The exodus has begun) 
Long live the New Power! 
Have mercy 
We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply 

Polyvinyl acetate, New Power Soul (Mercy) 
The exodus has begun 
These are the names of the children of the sun 
Pumpin' the love sign in the days of wild 
Tearin' shit up with a vengeance and still they smile (Still they smile) 
Though their lives were made bitter with hard labor and no pay 
These are the children that will come 2 save the day 
(These are the children) 
The exodus has begun 
Have mercy 

CHORUS 

La da da da, da da daaa (U ain't gonna hurt me) 
Sho do do do do doo (Have mercy) 
La da da da, da da daaa (U ain't gonna hurt me) 
Have mercy 

(Behold) 
Behold the children of the New Power 
Are more and mightier than you (Mighty, mighty) 
You that have scorned and held back the inevitable 
Must now come 2 grips with the truth 
(All that is good in the eyes of heaven) 
All that is good in the eyes of heaven 
Will rebuke your powder monkey ways 
(Have mercy, mercy, mercy) 
And let that same heaven have mercy 
When the wrath of the sun knocks upon your gate 

Have mercy 
The exodus has begun 
(New... New Power!) 
Uh, brothers and sisters 
(Stop me if you want, it's between you and me) 
The exodus has begun 
Uh (New Power!) 

Just.. 
Just cause.. 
Just cause it's.. (Have mercy) 
Just cause it's nasty.. 
Just cause it's nasty it don't.. 
Just cause it's nasty it don't mean.. 
Just cause it's nasty it don't mean a.. {loop} 
Just cause it's nasty it don't mean a thing 

All that is good is nasty 
All that is good, all that is good (Have mercy) 
All that is good in heaven (The exodus has begun) 
All that is good, all that is good (Have mercy) 
All that is good in heaven (The exodus has begun) 

Long live the New Power! (Long live) 
Have mercy 
Generation after generation, the soul will never die 
The exodus has begun 
Long live the New Power! (Long live) 
Have mercy (Live a little while) 
We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply 

Spatch cocks in black face offer us pennies (Offer us pennies) 
When it's millions and millions upon millions they reap 
(When it's millions, when it's millions) (Pluck his eye again!) 
How in the world can we call ourselves equal 
When their wages outweigh 
When their wages outweigh the time that they keep? 
(Pluck his eye again!) 
And if they stood up and behaved like the humans they're supposed 2 
As opposed 2 the way they are not 
Then this New Power Soul would not be so soulful 
(Then this New Power Soul would not be soulful) 
And the water they're in would not be so hot 
(And the water would not be so hot) 
The exodus has begun (The exodus has begun!) 

Have mercy 
Uh (The exodus has begun!) 
The exodus has begun 
Now sing 

Long live the New Power! 
(Long live a New Power where all that is good in heaven) 
Brothers and sisters 
Long live the New Power! 
(The exodus has begun!) (Have mercy!) 
(Long live a New Power where, where... mercy!) 

Come on 
(The exodus has begun!) Uh 
(Long live) Have mercy 
Play muthafuckas (The exodus has begun!) Uh 
(New Power) Have mercy 
(Long live the New Power!) Yes muthafuckas, yes 
The exodus has begun! 
(Generation after generation, the soul will never die) Have mercy 
(Long live the New Power!) Yes muthafuckas, yes 
The exodus has begun! 
(We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply) Have mercy 

La da da da, da da daaa (Yes muthafucka, yes) 
Sho do do do do doo (Have mercy) Uh 
La da da da, da da daaa (Yes muthafucka, yes) 
(New Power) Have mercy 

Oh yeah, you can sing 
But what the f*ck are you complainin' about baby? 
Oh yeah, I will read your big ass 
'cause I think you're thinkin' about readin' me 
And when the people ask you everywhere 
Is that really all your hair? 
Tell'em you don't tell a lie 
Bald-headed son of a motherfuckin' housefly 
And like George said (What?) 
Get satisfied 
Let's get satisfied, let's get satisfied 
(Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...) 
La da da da, da da daaa 
Sho do do do do doo (New Power!) (Have mercy) 
La da da da, da da daaa 
(Long live the New Power!) Whoo, yeah, yeah 

(Stop me now) 
Stop this muthafucker like we intend 2 finish, yeah 
(New Power!) (Have mercy) 
Mercy 
(Long live the New Power!) A New Power 
(The exodus has begun!) (Have mercy) 
(Generation after generation, the soul will never die) Oh, yeah 
(Long live the New Power!) 
Shit, y'all can't f*ck with me (The exodus has begun!) 
(We don't cry, we don't die, we just multiply) 
La da da da, da da daaa (The exodus has begun!) Oh, oh 
(New Power!) (Have mercy) Oh 
La da da da, da da daaa (The exodus has begun!) Oh, oh 

{refrain repeats in BG} 
(Wait a minute, let me check my messages) 
Spatch cocks in black face offers us pennies 
When there's millions and millions that they reap 
Millions and millions that they reap 
What the f*ck is that about? 
What the f*ck is that about? 
What the f*ck is that shit about? 
We don't play that muthafuckin' shit! 
You think we got a muthafuckin' joystick up our ass or somethin'? 
F*ck that! 
I don't know what you thinkin' about 
But the exodus has begun muthafuckas! 
(New Power!) 
The exodus has begun 

you ain't gonna hear that shit nowhere else 
Ha, ha, ha 

This shit is dedicated 2 the memory of His Royal Badness 
I know his name, that muthafuckin' Prince 
Rest in peace nigga!

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