Have A Nice Day (Original 12" Version)

Some people call me Shanie,some people call me Rox

And those who try to diss I just knocks them out the box

Cos I'm Shanté and y'all know the routine

And here we go again,so all hail the queen

I left you for a while but it was worth the wait

Because it gave me just enough time to create

A funky rhythm that's guaranteed to move the world

Have the party people screaming out,"Go on Girl!"

Just like Diana Ross,I'm the boss

And those who disapprover you can go for yours

But to think a girl like me,ha,is easy take

You should treat me like Nell Carter,give me a break

Cause I'm the super female that's called Shanté

And like hurricane Annie I'll blow you away

Whenever I'm in a battle,yo I don't play

So you best go about your way and have a nice day

A lotta MCs today really know how to please

But I gave birth to most of them MCs

So when it comes around to the month of May

Send me you royalty check for Mother's Day

Because yo,ya know ,ya can't deal with this

I'm Shanté the microphone grandmistress

A pioneer like Lola Folana

With a name that stands big like Madonna

Speaking of Madonna,some girls on the mic

Rap like virgins and get real tight

But I get loose with the rhymes I produce

That's why I'm queen of the crew with the juice

Cos I'm the super female that's called Shanté

And like Hurricane Annie I'll blow you away

Whenever I'm in a battle,yo,I don't play

So you best go about your way and have a nice day

Shanté,the baddest around

And a name like that can be broken down

As Supreme Highness Almighty Noble Topics Exponent

And any title for a girl,you can believe I own it

Cause to me there ain't nothing fresher

For me to rock my pleasure

I'll pick up the microphone and start rocking

Say the funky rhymes that have the people clocking

Me,the S-H-A-N-T-E

Good looking,never tooken female MC

I'm five foot four,maybe a little bigger

Brown skin complexion with a nice figure

Yes,the super female that's called Shanté

And like Hurricane Annie I'll blow you away

Whenever I'm in a battle,yo,I don't play

So you best go about your way and have a nice day

You may remember the voice from a few years ago

When I first came out and dissed UTFO

I chilled for a while,I put down my pen

But now some suckas from the Bronx got me started again

Now I'm not out to diss the whole Boogie Down

Just a featherweight crew from that part of town

You made a little record and then you start fronting

Tried to diss the Juice Crew but ain't hurt nothing

Now KRS-ONE,you should go on vacation

With tha name sounding like a wack radio station

And as for Scott La Rock,you should be ashamed

When T La Rock said "It's Yours",he didn't mean his name

So step back,peasants,popping all that junk

Or else BDP will stand for Broken Down Punks

Cause I'm an all-star just like Julius Erving

And Roxanne Shanté is only good for steady serving