President Carter

## Song by Lil Wayne

"**President Carter**" is the 13th track from American rapper Lil Wayne's ninth studio album, *Tha Carter IV* (2011). It samples the 1971 song "Les Dunes d'Ostende" by François De Roubaix and the 1977 audio of Jimmy Carter's Oath of Office. *Billboard* detailed of the track, "The speech is an ode to his success and his role as a respected label head. And he pays homage to his high seat while also detonating metaphors involving government, war and politicians."

## Personnel

* Angel "Onhel" Aponte – writer, producer
* Chad Jolley – assistant mixer
* Christopher Allen – producer
* Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter Jr. – lead artist, writer
* Edward "JewFro" Lidow – assistant recording engineer
* François De Roubaix – writer
* Marco "Infamous" Rodriguez-Diaz – writer, producer
* Michael Cadahia – recording engineer
* NealHPogue – mixer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

God bless America...

*- Carter, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath?*

*- I am...*

*- Will you place your left hand on the Bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me, I...*

[Chorus]

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

[Verse 1]

Sitting on the world, I got life in my hand

So these days I try to think twice when I can

Money on my mind as God as my witness

Love don't live here and it don't even visit

I do this for my Uptown politicians

Walked in the kitchen and found a pot to piss in

N\*\*\*as ain't satisfied until they mama missin'

N\*\*\*as ain't satisfied until they mama miss 'em

Uh, I'm a monster, exorcisms

Tote tools like mechanics, mechanisms

Uh, detrimental on any instrumental

I say you rappers sweet I pay the incidentals

I'm beneficial, I've been official

I say you rappers sweet, tiramisu

I like my short cake shorter

Ain't no motherfucker harder than

[Chorus]

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

[Verse 2]

Nobody gives you a chance, you gotta take chances

Your family tree, I will break branches

Cause I don't give a fuck, I put the ass in assassin

Smoke you like a blunt then it's ashes to ashes

The future is born, put the past in the casket

If real shit is dead then n\*\*\*a I'm a bastard

Uh, appetite for disaster

I want a full plate then another plate after

Uh, yesterday just died

Tomorrow never cried, the days of our lives

When shit get deep I'm never afraid to dive

Let the money pile up until I'm buried alive

Ask who the fuck want it, I bring it to your doorbell

Have n\*\*\*as in ya yard like a yard sale

Smoking weed, getting head in the oval office

I changed the stars on the flag into crosses

[Interlude]

Amen, so now instead of pledge, we pray, yeah

[Chorus]

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

President Carter, Pre-President Carter

[Verse 3]

Ya dead to me, brown grass n\*\*\*a

I just stand still and let the ground pass n\*\*\*a

Bullshit for lunch, brown bag n\*\*\*a

Reality’s a bitch and I'mma dance with her

140 pounds, 5'6 from the ground

Bitch I'm in the building you ain't even in the lounge

I tried to fuck the world and couldn't even get aroused

I ain't looking for the beef but I ain't seen it in a while

Uh, and we all want world peace

Murder show, I give your ass good seats

Shit, I'm much more than a good speech

[Outro]

Gorillas in suits

The holy war, the spiritual troops

Fighting over the mythical truth

Drowning in the political soup

They shoot missiles and nukes

Taking out such a pivotal group

The body count is the physical proof

And they thought drugs were killing the youth, [chuckles]

Thank you, thank you all, I am President Carter

## References

1. ↑ Lindner, Emilee (July 6, 2017). "11 Songs That Sample Presidential Speeches". *Billboard*.

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