when a couple of guys, they were up to no good

Small Flightless Bird needs your help with a bit of an experiment. I know that you know the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song better than you know your sister's birthdate. I'm sure that you too have caused, in the past, an entire roomful of people to start singing it by describing where you were "born and raised". But it is my belief that this little rap ditty hides a profound and, perhaps, terrifying secret.

Here's the test: without clicking any links, without scrolling down, without googling nothin', start singing the theme song right ... now. Out loud, if possible.

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So how did you start? I'll bet you started with "Iiiiiin West Philadelphia, born and raised / On a playground is where I spent most of my days..." And you could probably sing [rap] all the way through to the end.

What you didn't remember, and what only one or two people out of everyone I've asked have remembered, is that there is a verse before that one. I call it The Forgotten Rap, and I am convinced that someone out there (the Government? Big Tobacco? Hollywood?) wants an entire generation of TV viewers to forget whatever dangerous truths were contained within its lyrical beats. Highlight the area below to find the words to that verse.

Now this is the 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
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And spread the message. Leave a comment with your results, and ask a bunch of your friends to try it too. We need to figure out who's behind this, but first we need to know just how many of us they've gotten to.