Double Trouble

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Double Trouble is a song from the English version of Pokémon the Series: The Beginning. Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Maddie Blaustein, and Ted Lewis take the lead vocals in the roles of Jessie, James, Meowth, and Giovanni respectively. The song was used in the Pikachu's Jukebox segment in Season 1 and Season 2. Along with many other songs from the segment, it was featured on the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master CD and the Pokémon X CD. It is also used as Team Rocket's theme in Pokémon Puzzle League. A slightly different version debuted in Pokémon Live!.

Episodes

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Lyrics

Original version

Giovanni:
This is the boss and I'm sick of waiting!
I want Pikachu! And this time don't screw it up!

Prepare for trouble,
Make it double,

Prepare for trouble,
Make it double.
James: We'll be the richest rogues of all time.
Jessie: Creators of a grand design.
James: I'll be the king.
Jessie: I'll be the queen.
Meowth: I'll be the joker... of crime.

Prepare for trouble
Make it double
Jessie: Prepare for trouble.
James: Make it double.
Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
James: To unite all peoples within our nation!
Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!
Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
Meowth: That's right!

Chorus:
Team Rocket's rockin,
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble,
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you,

Team Rocket's rockin,
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble,
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you,
Team Rocket: We're gonna capture Pikachu.

Prepare for trouble,
Make it double,
Jessie: Prepare for trouble
Prepare for trouble,
James: Make it double
Make it double,
Chorus & James:
We're Team Rocket and we fight for what's wrong
For mayhem and madness and rare Pokémon.
Jessie: I'm so gorgeous
James: I'm always the man
Giovanni: You're just the players in my master plan

Chorus:
Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket: We're gonna capture Pikachu

We're always gonna try it
No one can deny it
We can cause a riot in Sunday School
James: Ooh a riot!
We'll have you believing
Truth can be deceiving
Team Rocket: "Do unto others" is our Golden Rule

Jessie: This is our most ingenious plan ever, if I do say so myself.
James: Even we couldn't screw this one up Jessie.
Meowth: Would you two stop yappin', here they come!
Prepare for trouble

Chorus:
Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble
Gonna capture Pikachu

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble
Gonna capture Pikachu

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Team Rocket: Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!

TV version

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
James: To unite all peoples within our nation!
Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!
Chorus & Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
Chorus & James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
Meowth: That's right!

Chorus:
Team Rocket's rockin,
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble,
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you,

Team Rocket's rockin,
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble,
Double trouble, big trouble,
We're gonna capture Pikachu,

Team Rocket's rockin,
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble,
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you,

Team Rocket's Rockin'!
Team Rocket: Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!

Pokémon Live! version

Jessie and James:
Prepare for trouble
Make it double
Prepare for trouble
Make it double


James: To protect the world from devastation!
Jessie: To unite all peoples within our nation!
James: To denounce the evils of truth and law!
Jessie: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!

Jessie and James:
Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!


Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
We captured Pikachu!


Jessie: We're Team Rocket, and we fight for what's wrong.
James: For mayhem, for madness and for rare Pokémon
Jessie: I'm so gorgeous.
James: I'm always the man.
Delia: You're just the players in his "master plan".
Jessie and James: Jealous?

Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!


Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
We captured Pikachu!


Team Rocket's rockin!

Reprise

Jessie: Hit it!
Jessie and James:
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!


Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
We're gonna capture Ash-ey too!

DP092 version

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble...

Credits

  • Lead vocals: Rachael Lillis (Jessie), Eric Stuart (James), Maddie Blaustein[note 1] (Meowth), Ted Lewis (Giovanni)
  • BG vocals: Curtis King, Sharon Bryant, Russell Velázquez, Louis Cortelezzi
  • Guitars: Larry Saltzman, Bob Mayo
  • Co-produced and arranged by Louis Cortelezzi

Trivia

In other languages


Notes

  1. Credited as "Adam Blaustein"

Related articles

Pikachu's Jukebox songs
2.B.A. MasterDouble TroubleMy Best Friends
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