“Retake” Lyrics

Jerome A. White
song and animation completed 4/01/09

Just took my math exam
That test was such a scam
Although I tried to cram
It’s beyond my command
I just don’t understand
I closed up like a clam
I’m tryin’ to make the band
At least that was my plan
Last night I called my homey
‘Cause math is such baloney
Hey bro, come here and show me
Let’s solve some polynomial
Third degree equations
‘Cause on certain occasions
They leave me with abrasions
And I need some persuasion
To solve them with a blazin’
Speed and I need to plant a seed indeed
And proceed like I agreed
To heed the Lusher creed
And feed my GPA
So I plead
To my math teacher
An evil creature
He’s very scary
And quite contrary
Not ordinary
He says my IQ
Is imaginary
And that my exam score is 1-0-0
In binary
Dang, I don’t even know what that means
But it’s probably not good, so…

Mr. White I need to do a retake; He says “No, no, no”
I did so bad on my math exam, I failed fo’ sho’
I ran out of time, and my teacher’s so unkind
He won’t let me do that retake; He says I’m slow, slow, slow

I’d love to make my daddy proud
I just really don’t know how
‘Cause there’s nothing
There’s nothing that math can teach me
That I’ll recall beyond a week from now
I didn’t pay attention in class
And it don’t look like I’m gonna pass

Mr. White I need to do a retake; He says “No, no, no”
I did so bad on my math exam, I failed fo’ sho’
I believe this is a sign that I should resort to crime
He won’t let me do that retake; He says I’m slow, slow, slow

The man said “Your math career is through
Because you haven’t got a clue”
I’m gonna, I’m gonna just stop trying
And blame it on my low IQ
He said “Why don’t you turn on your brain?”
It’s much easier to complain

Mr. White I need to do a retake; He says “No, no, no”
I did so bad on my math exam, I failed fo’ sho’

Math tests bring me to my knees
I just… ooh I just tend to freeze
I’m gonna drop out of school
And get me a job down at Mickey D’s
I made a big mistake
I guess in class I should stay awake

Mr. White I need to do a retake; He says “No, no, no”
I did so bad on my math exam, I failed fo’ sho’
Mr. White says I’ve lost my mind; That man is such a slime
He won’t let me do that retake, so I’ll just go on home