DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Nightmare On My Street Lyrics






[Fresh Prince:]
Now I have a story that I'd like to tell
About this guy you all know him, he had me scared as hell!
He comes to me at night after I crawl into bed
He's burnt up like a weenie and his name is Fred!
He wears the same hat and sweater every single day
And even if it's hot, outside he wears it anyway!
He's gone when I'm awake but he shows up when I'm asleep
I can't believe that there's a nightmare - on my street!

[Fresh Prince:]
It was a Saturday evening if I remember it right
And we had just gotten back off tour last night
So the gang and I thought that it would be groovy
If we summoned up the posse and done rushed the movies
I got Angie, Jeff got Tina
Ready Rock got some girl I'd never seen in my life
That was all right because the lady was chill
Then we dipped to the theater set to ill
We saw Elm Street and man it was def
And everything seemed all right when we left
But when I got home and laid down to sleep
That began the nightmare, but on my street!

[Fresh Prince:]
It was burnin in my room like an oven
My bed soaked with sweat, and man, I was buggin
I checked the clock and it stopped at 12:30
It had melted it was so darn hot, and I was thirsty
I went downstairs to grab some juice or a coke
Flipped the TV off, and then I almost choked
When I heard this awful voice comin from behind
It said, "You cut off 'Heavy Metal' and now you must die!"
Man, I ain't even wait to see who it was
Broke outside my drawers and screamed, "So long, cuz!"
Got halfway up the block I calmed down and stopped screamin
Then thought, "Oh, I get it, I must be dreamin"
I strolled back home with a grin on my grill
I figured since this is a dream I might as well get ill
I walked in the house, the Big Bad Fresh Prince
But Freddy killed all that noise real quick
He grabbed me by my neck and said, "Here's what we'll do.
We gotta lotta work here, me and you.
The souls of your friends you and I will claim.
You've got the body, and I've got the brain."
I said, "Yo Fred, I think you've got me all wrong.
I ain't partners with NOBODY with nails that long!
Look, I'll be honest man, this team won't work.
The girls won't be on you, Fred your face is all burnt!"
I patted him on the shoulder said, "Thanks for stopping by."
Then I opened up the door and said, "Take care guy!"
He got mad, drew back his arm, and slashed my shirt
I laughed at first, then thought, "Hold up, that hurt!"
It wasn't a dream, man, this guy was for real
I said, "Freddy, uh, pal, there's been an awful mistake here."
No further words and then I darted upstairs
Crashed through my door then jumped on my bed
Pulled the covers up over my head
And said, "Oh please do somethin with Fred!"
He jumped on my bed, went through the covers with his claws
Tried to get me, but my alarm went off
And then silence! It was a whole new day
I thought, "Huh, I wasn't scared of him anyway."
Until I noticed those rips in my sheets
And that was proof that there had been a nightmare, on my street

[Fresh Prince:]
Oh man, I gotta call Jeff, I gotta call Jeff
Come on, come on
Come on Jeff, answer
Come on, man

[Jazzy Jeff:]
Hello?

[Fresh Prince:]
Jeff, this is Prince, man
Jeff, wake up,
Jeff, wake up

[Jazzy Jeff:]
What do you want?

[Fresh Prince:]
Jeff, wake up, man,
listen to me, Jeff

[Jazzy Jeff:]
It's three o'clock in the mornin, what do you want?
[Fresh Prince:]
Jeff, Jeff, would you listen to me?
Listen, whatever you do, don't fall asleep

[Jazzy Jeff:]
Man!

[Fresh Prince:]
Jeff, listen to me, don't go to sleep, Jeff

[Jazzy Jeff:]
Look, look, I'll talk to you tomorrow, I'm going to bed

[FC:]
RRAHHHH!

[Jazzy Jeff:]
Ahhhhhh!

[Fresh Prince:]
Jeff! Jeff!

[FC:]
Ha ha ha ha ha haaaa!

[Jazzy Jeff:]
Ahhhhhh!

[Fresh Prince:]
Jeff!

[FC:]
RRAHHHH!

[Jazzy Jeff:]
Jeff! Answer me, Jeff!

[FC:]
I'm your D.J. now, Princey!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa!





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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Nightmare On My Street Comments
  1. J.... V....

    This shit lit

  2. J.... g....

    2020 anyone?

  3. s.... ....

    thank you do you know how i discovered this?! i asked to my Google home; hey Google, nightamre on elm street music... and it gave me this and i asked what is the tittle and bang! im hre ahha pretty hot song :D

  4. M.... W....

    I am so glad I saw this video decades later instead of when I first heard this song as a child , It completely ruins the song.

  5. a.... ....

    I never knew this had a video

  6. D.... ....

    The original video had will in Nancy's house along with freddy!!

    D.... ....

    Dbgrasshopper33 I thought I wasn’t buggin! But I was like this ain’t the video i remember!

    D.... ....

    @Kristian Kenlein Yeah it's not. Really sucks that they changed the whole video.

  7. A.... W....

    The label wanted the song on the Elm Street soundtrack. New Line said fuck that and made them destroy the video but one copy survived.

  8. V.... L....

    Great story telling Rap song ..one of his Best..whose watching this in 2020

  9. H.... M....

    OH YEAH ALL THESE FUCKIN YEARS N MY DUM ASS JUST TRIPPED N SEEN DA FUCKIN EYES N DA FUCKIN CLOSET!!!

  10. H.... M....

    1ST OFF HAPPY MUTHAFUCKIN BDAY 2 MY RUNNIN MATE FUGITIVE FROM HELLS GATES FROM DA STARS FOR HIS RETURN THEY CANT WAIT OUT OF DA VOID 1 MODEL 1 MAKE
    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 HOGMAJOR 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  11. D.... L....

    Never knew this song had a music video.

  12. R.... S....

    man, I used to play this album front to back, its 100% classic in my top 10 of all time. I'm STILL listening to it! Will is top 5 story telling rappers of all time too and to this day UNDERRATED as a rapper.

  13. A.... N....

    I never knew that they shot a video for this song. But then, I didn't know that New Line Cinema sued DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince over this, either. It was because of the lawsuit that they turned down, starring in the movie "House Party."

  14. v.... ....

    The franchise made 457 MILLION off an initial 1.8 mil investment...I dont think They wish they affiliated themselves with this...Somebody ought be glad they didnt Just sue over he video!!!

  15. O.... n....

    Fresh Prince n Jazzy Jeff were in the wrong era ,wen Gangsta rap was at it's peak

  16. F.... J....

    This is horrorcore? Xd

  17. G.... E....

    Classic 💭💭💭🏚️🔪🔪 1 2 Freddy coming for you,..,.,

  18. A.... S....

    Willard Smith, the first, last, and only hip-hop artist ever to reference lucid dreaming in a hit rap song.

  19. J.... M....

    I like the Fat Boys' song, but this is so much better. The use of the theme from the movie is so much creepier.

  20. S.... i....

    This used to scare me when I was little 🤣

  21. L.... D....

    BEST SONG EVER

  22. M.... ....

    The movie just came on tv and it instantly made me think of this song!

  23. J.... L....

    Classic 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  24. M.... ....

    I wonder if Will still has those sunglasses 🕶

  25. F.... V....

    Is that wil smith ?

  26. B.... S....

    A classic.

  27. d.... w....

    I beg to differ …..I saw the original video and it had Freddy Kruger in it where he cut the top of his skull off and recited …" you got the body .I got the brains".      the original most definitely had the Freddy Kruger character in it...… The one they officially put out currently is a joke because it's not the video that I remember when I was young....I liked the original....and ...when I saw this  phony replacement ….I kinda figured out what happened ….too bad...wish they would put the original back instead......

  28. G.... L....

    What do you mean this song was not put on any of the soundtracks? Who else was Will rapping about except Freddy Krueger?

    G.... L....

    But i am pretty sure this is the first time i seen the video. But Nightmare on Elm Street parts like 1 & 2 were out like aroundish the whole time?

  29. N.... B....

    Ultimate classic!

  30. e.... ....

    LOVE THIS 😂

  31. C.... T....

    I remember when this song came out the studios were trying to sue Will Smith for using the voice of Freddy Krueger in the song until he proved it was in fact their voice.

  32. L.... g....

    I'm watching this for the first time! Never knew they did a video for this song!

  33. C.... N....

    I first heard this song when my older brother was blasting it in his bedroom in the late 80s. Faaaaaq I'm old 😩😂

  34. C.... T....

    Jeez at the start I thought I accidentally clicked on a porno

  35. B.... ....

    Yo this was dope as fuck

  36. R.... M....

    I have come back here so many times to see this. I was 11 years old when this came out and I have been a huge Freddy fan since the very beginning. You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing this when Dream Master first came out and MTV had "Are You Ready for Freddy" by The Fat Boys and "Dream Warriors" by Dokken in heavy rotation. Just wish Will Smith had gone to Bob Shaye before recording this so maybe this video could have been part of that wonderful atmosphere when Dream Master was out in theatres.

  37. G.... 1....

    It took me listening to this 20 times (not in a row) to relize that they were talking about Freddy Krueger

  38. J.... A....

    Corn rap for 11 year old white kids

  39. S.... G....

    This song is fire 🥵🔥

  40. N.... F....

    Weird, I thought this video actually had Freddy in it. Guess I'm remembering incorrectly.

  41. W.... G....

    My parents used to tell me that there was a video to this song, and for years, I couldn't find it. I thought they were mistaken for the longest time, but here it is.

  42. y.... p....

    As a kid I remember that there was a video to this song, now at 36 I finally get to see the video

  43. B.... ....

    Thanks Tony from Cinnemassacre

  44. k.... ....

    we dipped to the theatre set to ill buggin....go having a ball

  45. R.... H....

    I had this cassette when I was 7 and vividly remembered listening to this song on the way home one night in the back of my parents Chevy with my Sony Walkman and only one working headphone & I remember being so happy!!

  46. P.... K....

    I remember seeing this on TV as a kid and going, "Who is that blonde guy with the shades and jacket supposed to be? That's not Freddy!"

  47. E.... T....

    Nightmare on elm street influence the music..BUT I LIVE THOSE NIGHTMARES....JADA. AND WILL DON'T LIVE WHAT I LIVE..

  48. E.... T....

    I WAS BORN IN 1972...WILL SMITH IS NOT FAKE BUT HE DEFINITELY NOT STREET...BUT SOMEHOW THE SHIT IS REAL..THE HOOD TALK TO WILL SMITH...

  49. S.... I....

    This use to scare me when I was a kid

  50. P.... K....

    2:51 Does anyone know what the guy says at this point?

  51. C.... Z....

    Why is will smith singing a noes Song? How old was he there oO the movie is so old

  52. C.... S....

    Lyrics:

    [Intro: Fresh Prince]
    Now I have a story that I'd like to tell
    About this guy you all know him, he had me scared as hell!
    He comes to me at night after I crawl into bed
    He's burnt up like a weenie and his name is Fred!
    He wears the same hat and sweater every single day
    And even if it's hot outside he wears it anyway!
    He's gone when I'm awake but he shows up when I'm sleep
    I can't believe that there's a nightmare; on my street!

    [Verse 1: Fresh Prince]
    It was a Saturday evening, if I remember it right
    And we had just gotten back off tour last night
    So the gang and I thought that it would be groovy
    If we summoned up the posse and bum rush the movies
    I got Angie, Jeff got Tina
    Ready Rock got some girl I'd never seen in my life
    That was all right though 'cause the lady was chill
    Then we dipped to the theater set to ill
    We saw Elm Street and man it was def
    And everything seemed all right when we left
    But when I got home and laid down to sleep
    That began the nightmare, but on my street!

    [Verse 2: Fresh Prince & Freddy Kruger]
    It was burning in my room like an oven
    My bed soaked with sweat, man, I was buggin'
    I checked the clock and it stopped at 12:30
    It had melted, it was so darn hot, and I was thirsty
    I went downstairs to grab some juice or a Coke
    Flipped the TV off, and then I almost choked
    When I heard this awful voice comin' from behind
    It said, "You turned off David Letterman, now you must die!"
    Man, I ain't even wait to see who it was
    Broke outside in my drawers and screamed, "So long, cuz!"
    Got halfway up the block I calmed down and stopped screamin'
    Then thought, "Oh, I get it, I must be dreamin"
    I strolled back home with a grin on my grill
    I figured since this is a dream I might as well get ill
    I walked in the house, the Big Bad Fresh Prince
    But Freddy killed all that noise real quick
    He grabbed me by my neck and said
    "Here's what we'll do, we got a lot of work here, me and you
    The souls of your friends you and I will claim
    You've got the body, and I've got the brain"
    I said, "Yo Fred, I think you've got me all wrong
    I ain't partners with nobody with nails that long!
    Look, I'll be honest, man, this team won't work
    The girls won't be on you, Fred your face is all burnt!"
    I pat him on the shoulder said, "Thanks for stopping by."
    Then I opened up the door and said, "Take care guy!"
    He got mad, drew back his arm, and slashed my shirt
    I laughed at first, then thought, "Hold up, that hurt!"
    It wasn't a dream, man, this guy was for real
    I said, "Freddy, uh, pal, there's been an awful mistake here."
    No further words and then I darted upstairs
    Crashed through my door then jumped on my bed
    Pulled the covers up over my head
    And said, "Oh please do somethin' with Fred!"
    He jumped on my bed, ripped through the covers with his claws
    Tried to get me, but my alarm went off
    And then silence! It was a whole new day
    I thought, "Huh, I wasn't scared of him anyway."
    Until I noticed those rips in my sheets
    And that was proof that there had been a nightmare, on my street

    [Outro: Fresh Prince, Jazzy Jeff & Freddy Krueger]
    Oh man, I gotta call Jeff, I gotta call Jeff
    Come on, come on
    Come on Jeff, answer
    Come on, man
    Hello?
    Jeff, this is Prince, man
    Jeff, wake up
    Jeff, wake up
    What do you want?
    Jeff, wake up, man
    Listen to me, Jeff
    It's three o'clock in the mornin', what do you want?
    Jeff, Jeff, would you listen to me?
    Listen, whatever you do, don't fall asleep
    Man!
    Jeff, listen to me, don't go to sleep, Jeff
    Look, look, I'll talk to you tomorrow, I'm going to bed
    RRAHHHH!
    Ahhhhhh!
    Jeff! Jeff!
    Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, haaaa!
    Ahhhhhh!
    Jeff!
    RRAHHHH!
    Jeff! Answer me, Jeff!
    I'm your D.J. now, Princey!
    Ahh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, haaaaa!

  53. B.... W....

    Is this Jazz's channel?

  54. H.... F....

    This solidified FREDDY’S LEGENDARY ICONIC STATUS for me‼️

  55. T.... J....

    Omg didn't see this video a long time.

  56. R.... W....

    I have been looking everywhere for this!!!!!

    R.... W....

    Did u find it

  57. J.... P....

    If you told me as a kid the Fresh Prince would become one of the most successful actor/entertainers of all time, I'm guessing I would not have believe you!!!

  58. R.... M....

    I didn't know, there was a video for this song!

  59. K.... Q....

    The best Halloween song ever!!🧛🏼‍♂️

  60. T.... M....

    that doctor is kind of annoying at the beginning

  61. i.... s....

    Wow how come i never heard of this song before 🤦😭

  62. B.... L....

    Wait, there was a video to this song?! This was my very first tape back in the late 80s

  63. S.... M....

    Can we get a licensed remake?
    I mean, Will got the money now.

  64. b.... ....

    RIP Jeff 😢

  65. t.... c....

    IM watching this month And I have halloween lights that sing this song

  66. 4.... ....

    Let the record show podcast brought me here

  67. T.... ....

    I just listened to this song during Fright Fest in Six Flags! lol yay for me finding the video that goes with it! 🎃❤

  68. T.... M....

    Classic!:) . But would have been alot cooler had they collaborated with Robert Englund, you know the real Freddy Kreuger.

  69. N.... T....

    freddy is a misfits fan

  70. b.... ....

    classic

  71. z.... x....

    I never knew he had a video.

  72. D.... C....

    Kind of cool that this song references Freddy's Revenge.

  73. C.... C....

    Did this song come out in the 80's🤔🤔

  74. A.... ....

    That aint no damn Freddy Krueger.......more like Teddy Krueger 💩 lol.
    I listened to this song so many times I cant believe this is my 1ST time watching the video. Great video

  75. A.... W....

    The true birth of horrorcord

  76. d.... ....

    This ain't the first time a man jumped on Will Smith in his bed. Nahmsayin?? Lol! 😆😎

  77. M.... L....

    Hell in the case they might will get the real Freddie

  78. B.... W....

    This is one of the first rap songs I liked. Now it’s all about Dreamville!

  79. J.... ....

    I listen to this song every spooky season but I have never seen the video until now! I didn't even know there was a video for this song!

  80. C.... E....

    🤔🤔🤔 is that dj envy on the right of will when they're talking to jazz at the hospital?

  81. U.... E....

    Wow i find this one day after Halloween

  82. r.... ....

    I could picture this song start playing when the credits start rolling

  83. l.... ....

    I had no idea there was a video for this song! This song cracked me up when I was a kid! 😂😂😂😂

  84. I.... ....

    This song so dope

  85. J.... G....

    This is the first time I saw the actual video. All this time I thought Robert England (the original Freddy Krueger) was in the actual song. Wonder if Will and Robert can work together and do a reboot?

  86. M.... A....

    Wow, never knew they made a video to this song. I watched videos everyday during this time period. How did I miss this?

  87. D.... R....

    I haven't heard this song since it came out, I remember it being on the radio, but ultimately it never ended up on the nightmare on elm Street movies, it's ok cuz the fat Boyz and mc hammer made the cut on the soundtracks

  88. B.... T....

    i remember listening to this as a kid every october when halloween was rolling around, super nostalgic.

  89. F.... R....

    Happy Halloween 10 31 19

  90. R.... ....

    That’s not Freddy in the video!!

  91. C.... P....

    im so spooked

  92. J.... C....

    U don't think I pull through. Come on white BOY

  93. i.... ....

    thanks new orleans, thanks nba on tnt!!

  94. B.... C....

    My teacher played this today, I thought it sounded awesome

  95. R.... Q....

    Halloween day baby

  96. A.... w....

    WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC

  97. 0.... ....

    A Halloween treat

  98. 0.... ....

    This beat slaps!

  99. D.... D....

    anyone here on halloween 2019?