The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
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Intro

Yo Home To Bel-Air (known informally as "The Fresh Prince Theme") is the theme song for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. It is performed by Will Smith, who stars in the show as a fictionalized version of himself. A full version played on the episodes when they original aired on television, but reruns only contain verses 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 (except for "Pilot"). 

Intro[]

The intro starts with Will sitting on a throne rotating in a mural. Will is spraypaints before the police tells. Will plays basketball with guys and fight around. Will's mother is telling him to move Bel-Air. His mother packs things from a drawer on a bed and holds a ticket while Will raps. The woman pours a juice and Will holds a glass. Will looks at a taxi and moves to a mansion. At last, Will gets out on a taxi and enters in a mansion.

About the song[]

The lyrics are essentially the show's plot, mentioning about Will getting in trouble with guys on the basketball court and being sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Bel-Air by his mother in fear of Will's safety, where he is overcame by the lavish lifestyle when he experiences thing such as flying first-class in an airplane and drinking orange juice out of champagne glasses.

Full Lyrics[]

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school

When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared and said

“You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air!”

I begged and pleaded with her day after day
But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way
She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket
I put my Walkman on and said, “I might as well kick it!”

First class, yo this is bad
Drinkin’ orange juice out of a champagne glass
Is this what the people of Bel-Air livin' like?
Hmmmmm... this might be alright!

But wait I hear they're prissy, bourgeois, and all that
Is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat?
I don't think so
I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air!

Well ah, the plane landed and when I came out
There was a dude who looked like a cop standin' there with my name out
I ain't trying to get arrested yet, I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared

I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
If anything I could say that this cab was rare
But I thought “Nah, forget it” - “Yo, homes the Bel-Air!”

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cabbie “Yo homes, smell ya later!”
Looked at my kingdom
I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel-Air

Trivia[]

  • The 2000 LeapFrog toy, Leap's Learning Band Jammin' Boombox's song, "Jazzy Jam", has a similar style to it, where the toy refers the song title to the performer DJ Jazzy Jeff's name.
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