Bishop Bullwinkle, Mar 1, 2016
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdKI1wj-JpI for Bishop Bullwinkle's first YouTube video of this song entitled "Hell To The Naw Naw".
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases the 2014 Southern Soul song "Hell To Da Naw Naw Naw" by Bishop Bullwinkle.
Information about Bishop Bullwinkle is included in this post along with an official video of and lyrics for this song.
My comment about the use of call & response in this song is given in this post's comment section below.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Bishop for his musical legacy. RIP. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all those who helped produce the video that is embedded in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BISHOP BULLWINKLE
"Bernard Thomas (August 22, 1948 – June 16, 2019), better known as Bishop Bullwinkle, was an American singer/comedian best known for appearing in the viral YouTube video "Hell to the Naw Naw".
Background
Bishop Bullwinkle's real name was Bernard Thomas. The
Bullwinkle part of his name came from a childhood nickname; while in school, a
classmate of his wrote on the bulletin board, "Bernard Thomas is funny
like Bullwinkle the moose".[1] He was based in Florida.[2] He had mixed
reactions to his style and song content, drawing both praise and
condemnation.[3] He is from Plant City, Florida.
"Hell to the Naw Naw"
In the video which is shot outdoors, Thomas is seen in a
white suit, wearing sunglasses and a white hat. The props used are a podium
with a monkey and fire extinguisher resting on it. By July 22, 2015, the video
went viral and got over 200,000 views with over 4,000 likes.[4] As of August
15, 2020, a video of the song attracted over 50 million views and 408,000
likes.[5] Another video has attracted over 12 million views and over 218,000
likes.[6] The song was even played on NBC.[7]
A video of an 86-year-old grandmother dancing to the song went viral in a very short time. Beverly Jenkins uploaded the video of her grandmother Claudia Haggerty dancing to the song. By September 4, 2015, it had attracted 3 million views since it was posted. It was shared over 100,000 times on Facebook.[8]
Bullwinkle attracted mixed reactions for his video and song,
which is about the hypocrisy of some preachers and parishioners.[9]"...
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Click https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hell-to-the-naw-naw for an article about the Bishop Bullwinkle Hell To The Naw Naw meme.(originally published in 2017)
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LYRICS - "HELL TO DA NAW NAW NAW"
(Bishop Bullwinkle, produced by Bigg Robb)
[Intro]
Mmm (C'mon, Bishop)
Mmm-mm-mmm, yeah (Yeah)
Mmm-mm-mmm (Listen)
(Let it go, let it go)
[Verse 1]
My name Bishop Bullwinkle
I got the First Church of Nothing but the Truth (What you
say?)
Deacon Kyle, Deacon George, Deacon Clay
Open up the door and turn em' loose
First I want to thank God
For the blood running warm in my veins (Yeah)
I thank God for my life, health and strength
I got a sound mind, I'm not insane (Come on)
I ain't gonna preach too long
I ain't gonna take this service too far
My sermon's in the morning
Hell to the naw, naw, naw
Come on, come on
[Chorus]
Hell naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Hell to the naw)
Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Listen)
[Verse 2]
Sister Ella, Sister Ruth, make sure that everybody get a
seat
(C'mon, y'all)
Sister Lilly may go back in the kitchen
'Cause she when it get through, I need to eat (I mustn't)
Fix me collard greens and cornbread and rice
Chicken breast, ox tails on the side
(That's what I'm talkin' 'bout)
Deacon Underwood, get my Bentley ready
'Cause when it get through, I need a ride
Doctor West, count the money, count the money
Come back and tell us what ya raised
(Well, had to find another, did you?)
I got the people, they looking for some blessings
First God gotta get the praise (C'mon, y'all)
See, there's an old saying
When the praises go up, you get the blessing coming down
I got some peoples in the church
God almighty look at 'em, they messing around
[Chorus]
Hell naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Hell to the naw)
Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Listen)
[Verse 3]
I got peoples in the church smokin' weed, drinkin' whiskey
They drinkin' a lot of gin (What you say?)
I got the preacher with the night prayer leading
Talking about, "Can I get a amen?" (C'mon)
Early Sunday morning
'Bout a quarter and a half past the ten (Yeah)
I got some people, they comin' off the street
God almighty look at 'em, they strollin' in (They need help)
They layin' at the altar
They confessin' their sins, yeah (Come my way)
Time you see 'em Monday morning
Doing the same thing again (Hypocrite, hypocrite)
[Chorus]
Hell naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Hell to the naw)
Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Listen)
[Verse 4]
Got kids dropping out of school
Talking about they don't want to learn
Yet they're standing on the corner rolling blunts
Talking about, come on let's burn
(Y'all better get back to school)
I got kids walking up and down the street
Pants hanging down around their knees
(Pull them pants up)
Talking about that they're looking for a job
When I see 'em jitter bug, I say please
See all they ever talk about, brag about
Who got the biggest and the baddest gun
Time they see the copper with the bubble top
They drop the gun, they want to run (Put them guns down)
And now the sheriff got 'em locked up, hah
They sitting in the county jail (It's a shame)
I heard their mama, she was crying all night
She can't get no money for the bail
And now they're mad with the home boys
'Cause they didn't put no money in the commissary
(Free to go, naw)
Be glad you're in the jail, brother man
You were sure headed for the cemetery (C'mon, wait)
There's an old saying
That a hard head make a soft behind (Yeah)
Well, since you did the crime, go on and do the time
Stop the baby crying, come on, come on
[Chorus]
Hell naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Hell to the naw)
Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw (Listen)
[Verse 5]
When people talk about ya
All you gotta do is let 'em talk much as they please
(That what they gon' do, y'all)
'Cause all you gotta do is get down on your knees
(Tell the Lord about it)
You tell God about it and I guarantee
He will never leave you alone (Yeah)
All you gotta do is tell the Devil
"Hell naw, won't you leave me 'lone?" (Devil,
leave)
[Chorus]
Hell naw (Come on, wait)
To the naw, naw, naw (Come on, come on)
Hell to the naw, to the naw, naw, naw
Hell naw-naw, to the naw-naw, to the naw-naw, naw-naw
To the naw-naw, to the naw-naw, hell to the naw-naw, hah
To the naw-naw, naw, naw, hell to the naw
Naw, naw, naw, naw, hell to the naw-naw
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The words that are given in parenthesis are part of the official lyrics for Bishop Bullwinkle's hit Southern Soul song "Hell To The Naw Naw Naw". Those words are the response part of the call & response pattern of that song.
ReplyDeleteThis song purports to be a sermon that Bishop Bullwinkle is giving to his church's congregation. Sometimes the responses are from the congregation- such as when Bishop Bullwinkle says "All you gotta do is tell the Devil "Hell naw, won't you leave me 'lone?" , the congregation says "(Devil, leave)"
Sometimes the responses are Bishop Bullwinkle's responding to himself- such as "Sister Lilly may go back in the kitchen
'Cause she when it get through, I need to eat" and then he says "(I mustn't)".
And sometimes the words in parenthesis are Bishop Bullwinkle directing the congregation to do something (such as "Listen") or Bishop Bullwinkle exhorting the congregation to acknowledge what he has just said -such as "First God gotta get the praise (C'mon, y'all)", meaning "Shout! Give God the praise."