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| {{LLquote|Help! Help!|Pauline|[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]}}
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| Pauline, as she appears in [[Donkey Kong '94]].
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| |full_name=Pauline
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| |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
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| |species=[[Human]]
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| |affiliation=[[Mario]]
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
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| '''Pauline''' (initially known as '''Lady''' or '''the Lady''' in Japan) was [[Mario]]'s original girlfriend and the original damsel-in-distress in the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' who was captured by Cranky Kong. She is one of the few damsels in the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' series who is not a princess, but simply a woman.
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| ==History==
| | (Usher Usher Usher) |
| ===''Donkey Kong'' series===
| | Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers |
| ====''Donkey Kong====
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| Upon her kidnapping, Mario climbed up the building to save her from Donkey Kong, along the way collecting [[Pauline's items|various articles]] Pauline had dropped, such as her purse or umbrella, for bonus [[Point|points]].
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| ====''Pinball''====
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| Pauline appeared in the ''Mario Breakout'' mode of [[Pinball]], where she was held on many blocks breakable by Mario, and had to be caught by him before she hit the floor to win.
| | I can't, get to work on time, can't believe the words to her I just said |
| | But who the hell argue n fight like dogs at 6 in the morning?(in the mornin) |
| | I know it's gonna' be some more sh** tonight mm oooh |
| | Our pastor's callin, tellin me I done went too far in |
| | I'm seen around town and my friends can't recognize me, |
| | 'Cuz I took a chance on love(love), it's like(like), I'm dyin(ooh dyin) |
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| After this, Pauline was dropped as damsel and love interest to Mario (in favor of [[Princess Peach]]), and was not featured in a ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' game for ten years.
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| | For you I gave my heart and turned my back against the world |
| | 'Cause you were my girl, girl, girl |
| | I done damn near lost my mama, I done been through so much drama |
| | I done turned into the man that I never thought I'd be. |
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| ====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
| | I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers |
| [[Image:Auline.png|thumb|left|Pauline, as depicted in ''Donkey Kong'' for the Game Boy.]]
| | I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl |
| Eventually, Pauline was given a complete redesign and was featured in the Game Boy version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'', also known as ''Donkey Kong '94''. In this retelling of ''Donkey Kong'', Mario pursues the big ape (and his son [[Donkey Kong Jr.]]) as he carries Pauline across a variety of locales (the original city setting is only the first world visited). Once more, Pauline is eventually rescued by Mario.
| | I can't deny how much I love you, I done gave up errthing I had to |
| | As hard as it is I'm affraid I gotta say |
| | I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers |
| | I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl |
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| ===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
| | Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers |
| ====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis====
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| [[Image:Pauline MvsDK2.png|thumb|Pauline in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2''.]]
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| Pauline made her next reappearance twelve years after ''Donkey Kong '94'', in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. The games starts out with the grand opening of the Super Mini Mario World Theme Park, where Pauline is Mario's guest of honor. While their relationship status went unmentioned in the game, the manual stated that Mario and Pauline were simply great friends at this time.
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| Donkey Kong Jr. (now an adult known only as "Donkey Kong") was now working at the [[Mario Toy Company]], and when he sees Pauline, he becomes infatuated and presents her with a [[Mini Donkey Kong]]. However, when she chooses Mario's proffered [[Mini Mario Toys|Mini Mario]] over his gift, Donkey Kong becomes enraged and kidnaps Pauline. Mario eventually defeats the heartbroken ape with the help of his Mini Marios, and Pauline makes peace between them all by accepting Donkey Kong's Mini.
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| | I'm losin my mind, can't figure out who's wrong or right |
| | I know it's you I love, but then I also know it's you I don't like |
| | You claim you hate who I was, but that's the reason you here now |
| | You think I don't know what's up, but sweetheart that's what ruined us |
| | I ain't afraid to say I got needs |
| | But the only time you here for me is when the bottles poppin' and everything is sweet |
| | But I I'm tired of sleeping in the other room spending them long nights |
| | Trying to figure out what in the hell in my heart I ain't do right. (Oooh for u) |
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| ====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!====
| | For you I gave my heart and turned my back against the world(back against the world) |
| Pauline appears again as the victim of Donkey Kong's kidnapping antics in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''. Once again, Pauline is assisting [[Mario]] in the [[Super Mini Mario World Theme Park]]. [[Donkey Kong]] waits in a line to buy admissions tickets only to arrive at the front when the tickets are sold out, Donkey Kong becomes furious and pushes his way through a crowd of [[Toads]] and kidnaps Pauline in his rage. Mario attempts to stop this, once again ripping Pauline's dress in the process, however Donkey Kong escapes to the roof with Pauline. Mario then sends the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]] toys in pursuit of Donkey Kong to rescue Pauline.
| | 'Cause you were my girl, girl(girl), girl, |
| | I done damn near lost my mama(mama), I done been through so much drama(drama) |
| | I done turned into the man that I never thought I'd be.(never thought I would be) |
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| Mario eventually reaches the top floor, where he opens a door to find Pauline by a window in a small room. However Donkey Kong turns the lights off and makes a break for it through the window with Pauline, and Mario once more gives chase through another round of floors that the Mini Mario toys must navigate. Once Mario makes it to the end of these floors, he finds Pauline in a similar room, but this time she is holding a clipboard and standing happily next to Donkey Kong, some Toads and the Mini Mario toys. She informs the confused Mario that the Mini Mario toys have passed the test run, revealing that Donkey Kong had kidnapped Pauline to test the performance of the toys and she is completely fine and happy. Mario shrugs it off seeing as he had such a great time traversing the theme park with his Minis, and all is well.
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| ==Character Depiction==
| | I'm ready to sign them papers(papers), papers(paii), papers(paai ooh oh oh oh) |
| ===Current Appearance===
| | (I done took) all I can take but u leave me no options girl |
| Originally, Pauline's design was nothing more than a blonde woman with distressed clothing and hair. She was blond with plain parted hair and a torn pink dress; it should be noted that her hair was very similar to Peach's current style. She wore pink, ankle-strapped, pumps.
| | I can't deny how much I love you(know that I love u), I done gave up errthing I had to |
| | (Anything I had to) as hard as it is I'm affraid I gotta say(I'm affraid I gotta say) |
| | I'm ready to sign them papers(papers), papers(paii), papers(girl I took all I could take) |
| | (I done took) all I can take but u leave me no options girl |
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| Currently, Pauline is depicted as a blue-eyed woman with burgundy hair. Her skin texture is very pallor, similar to that of Daisy or Rosalina's. Pauline's eyebrows are dark, curvy, and thin out as they extend. She has large, slanted, eyes. They consist of 4 thick lashes at the top and 3 thin lashes at the bottom. Her pupils are round and very light in color. Pauline's face is long, oval-shaped, and thinning with average structure.
| | Ohoh! OoOOooh! Oooooh yea! Papers |
| | Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers |
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| Pauline wears a lot of makeup - namely, violet eye shadow, red lipstick and nail polish; this goes along with the fact she has large and defined features. Unlike most females from the Mario series, Pauline is tall as well as very voluptuous, as seen in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''. Regarding her face and hair, her appearance is very similar to that of ''[[Captain Syrup]]'' from the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land'' series]].
| | Ready Ready Ready Ready |
| | All my fellas up in here, if u had enough and u're ready to sign say |
| | Ready Ready Ready Ready(I'm ready, yes I am) |
| | All my ladies if u sick and tired, and u're, ready to sign, say |
| | Ready Ready Ready Ready(ooh) |
| | I can't keep livin this life, I'm feena leave it for the last time I'm |
| | Ready Ready Ready Ready |
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| Starting at Pauline's hair-line, her hair is quaft back and gradually moves into flowing waves. It extends down to her back, and is similar in length to Rosalina's, although much thicker. It is of a burgundy tone and is dissimilar to many other characters hairstyles and color.
| | I done damn near lost my mama, I done been through so much drama |
| | I done turned into the man I never thought I'd be. |
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| ===Development===
| | I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers |
| When ''Donkey Kong'' was released for the GameBoy Pauline was given a complete redesign, far more drastic than most, if any other, character redesigns. While some of the original motifs were kept intact, almost everything about her was different in some manner. She now wore a solid red dress compared to the original pink. The dress was now more detailed, being ribbed at the chest and halt-necked. Like before it was ripped as caused by Donkey Kong in the struggle. Her shoes were changed from pink to black, and were describable as Mary Jane styled pumps with a stiletto heel. She also wore beaded, gold, earrings with an oval extension that was also gold.
| | I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl |
| | | I can't deny how much I love you, I done gave up errthing I had to |
| Pauline got her current appearance in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''. The only changes made to her outfit from the original redesign are that she now has a golden bangle on her left arm, a bow knot at the back of her dress strap, ankle-strap pumps replacing her previous Mary Jane style, and red finger nails. This was the first game that showed Pauline's dress before becoming ripped. It is shown to end just above her ankles and appears to loosen two thirds the way down her legs to slightly frill out.
| | As hard as it is I'm affraid I gotta say |
| | | I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers |
| ==Game Appearances==
| | I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl |
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| |''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
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| |Non-playable Character
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| |1981
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| |[[NES]]/[[Arcade]]
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| |''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
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| |Non-playable Character
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| |1982
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| |[[Game & Watch]]
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| |''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in Bonus Area
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| |1984
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| |[[NES]]
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| |''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
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| |1985
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| |[[Arcade]]
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| |''[[Donkey Kong Classics]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
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| |1988
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| |[[NES]]
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| |''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''
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| |Non-Playable Character
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| |1994
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| |[[Game Boy]]
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| |''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
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| |1998
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| |[[Game Boy]]
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| |''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in port of ''Donkey Kong''
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| |1999
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| |[[Nintendo 64]]
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| |''Animal Crossing''
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| |Non-playable Character in unlockable port of ''Donkey Kong''
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| |2001
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| |[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| |''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
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| |2002
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| |[[Game Boy Advance]]
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| |''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$]]''
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| |Cameo in Microgame
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| |2003
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| |[[Game Boy Advance]]
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| |''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$]]''
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| |Cameo in Microgame
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| |2003
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| |[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| |''[[Classic NES Series|Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong]]''
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| |Non-playable Character
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| |2004
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| |[[Game Boy Advance]]
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| |''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in port of Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong''
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| |2004
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| |[[Nintendo DS]]
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| |''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
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| |2006
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| |[[Nintendo DS]]
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| |''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
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| |Non-playable Character in demo of ''Donkey Kong''
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| |2008
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| |[[Wii]]
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| |''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
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| |Non-playable Character
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| |2009
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| |[[DSiWare]]
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| ==Gallery==
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| <center><gallery>
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| Image:Pauline Donkey Kong Sticker.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]
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| Image:Original_pauline.jpg|<center>''[[The Saturday Supercade]]
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| Image:Dkpauline_gameboy.jpg|<center>''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)]]
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| </gallery></center>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Pauline was named after Polly James, the wife of Nintendo of America's warehouse manager, Don James.<ref> ''Game Over'', a 1993 non-fiction book by David Sheff</ref> However, it has also been argued that her namesake is the damsel-in-distress featured in the eponymous movie serial ''[[Wikipedia:The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial)|The Perils of Pauline]]''.<ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue 206</ref> Pauline was originally known simply as the '''Lady''' when the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong'' was released in Japan. When ''Donkey Kong'' was localized for the North American and international market, the name Pauline was decided for the Lady in the same way Mario was chosen for Jumpman. Although the name Pauline was first used in the ''Donkey Kong'' cartoon segments from the 1983 ''Saturday Supercade'' TV show produced by Ruby-Spears, it wasn't used officially by Nintendo until the Nintendo Entertainment System version of ''Donkey Kong'', where the character was addressed as Pauline in the manual. The name Pauline was not used for the character in Japan until the 1994 Game Boy version of ''Donkey Kong''.
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| *In the "Donkey Kong" cartoons in ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', Pauline was voiced by [http://imdb.com/title/tt0085008/ Judy Strangis]. In contrast to the video games, where Pauline is a female friend of Mario, the ''Supercade'' version of Pauline was portrayed as Mario's niece.
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| *Pauline had a small cameo in ''[[Nintendo Monopoly]]''.
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| *In the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' movie, there is a character named [[Daniella]]. Like Pauline, she is Mario's girlfriend with no royalty status.
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Usher Papers lyrics
(Usher Usher Usher)
Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers
Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers
Vrs 1:
I can't, get to work on time, can't believe the words to her I just said
But who the hell argue n fight like dogs at 6 in the morning?(in the mornin)
I know it's gonna' be some more sh** tonight mm oooh
Our pastor's callin, tellin me I done went too far in
I'm seen around town and my friends can't recognize me,
'Cuz I took a chance on love(love), it's like(like), I'm dyin(ooh dyin)
Chrs:
For you I gave my heart and turned my back against the world
'Cause you were my girl, girl, girl
I done damn near lost my mama, I done been through so much drama
I done turned into the man that I never thought I'd be.
I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers
I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl
I can't deny how much I love you, I done gave up errthing I had to
As hard as it is I'm affraid I gotta say
I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers
I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl
Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers
Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers
Vrs 2:
I'm losin my mind, can't figure out who's wrong or right
I know it's you I love, but then I also know it's you I don't like
You claim you hate who I was, but that's the reason you here now
You think I don't know what's up, but sweetheart that's what ruined us
I ain't afraid to say I got needs
But the only time you here for me is when the bottles poppin' and everything is sweet
But I I'm tired of sleeping in the other room spending them long nights
Trying to figure out what in the hell in my heart I ain't do right. (Oooh for u)
For you I gave my heart and turned my back against the world(back against the world)
'Cause you were my girl, girl(girl), girl,
I done damn near lost my mama(mama), I done been through so much drama(drama)
I done turned into the man that I never thought I'd be.(never thought I would be)
I'm ready to sign them papers(papers), papers(paii), papers(paai ooh oh oh oh)
(I done took) all I can take but u leave me no options girl
I can't deny how much I love you(know that I love u), I done gave up errthing I had to
(Anything I had to) as hard as it is I'm affraid I gotta say(I'm affraid I gotta say)
I'm ready to sign them papers(papers), papers(paii), papers(girl I took all I could take)
(I done took) all I can take but u leave me no options girl
Ohoh! OoOOooh! Oooooh yea! Papers
Ooh! OoOOooh! Ooh! Papers
Ready Ready Ready Ready
All my fellas up in here, if u had enough and u're ready to sign say
Ready Ready Ready Ready(I'm ready, yes I am)
All my ladies if u sick and tired, and u're, ready to sign, say
Ready Ready Ready Ready(ooh)
I can't keep livin this life, I'm feena leave it for the last time I'm
Ready Ready Ready Ready
I done damn near lost my mama, I done been through so much drama
I done turned into the man I never thought I'd be.
I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers
I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl
I can't deny how much I love you, I done gave up errthing I had to
As hard as it is I'm affraid I gotta say
I'm ready to sign them papers, papers, papers
I done took all I can take but u leave me no options girl
