[Q-Tip]
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Uhhhhhhhh...
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The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away
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but not Hip-Hop yo, hahah
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And let it be known.. that we are on some umm..
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ehh ahh, uhh, a-chicka-uhh
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ehh ahh, uhh, a-chicka-uhh
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And this ain't on the pop tip yo!
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Are y'all kids tucked in? (Yeah!!)
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Here we go..
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People in the audience, they cry out "hoe"
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People with a gun, yo they'll cry out "bo!"
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I don't like a cop, I don't sell a rock
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but still the kanga's clock me, after a show
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Standin on the stage and we're pourin with sweat
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To people in the crowd I give what they get
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Papers make paid, babies make laid
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I don't really worry, nor do I fret
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Waitin for the gimme and boy I got some
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Sweet like a peach and tart like a plum
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I thought what I think, I rock a bead-link
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Legally I'll sip when I turn, twenty-one
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A letter to the homeboy that freaked the head dome
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The R man wants me to drop my microphone
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Gotta be brief; no orders from a chief
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Hot butter on what, say what, the popcorn
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On the tour bus we hit the truck stop
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A dollar for some chips, a quarter for some pop
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We laugh and giggle some, Phife kiss the honeybuns
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Ali Shaheed Muhammad keeps talkin that shop
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The brothers cruise on as we Quest, for the check
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Callin up Famous to see, if it's there yet
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Not a bourgeoise, hate the seminar
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Ignorant flip, hey Miss you must jet
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Flex for the funkiest but start to bounce
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Measure Hip-Hop for weight, by the ounce
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Bush on the tush, you're pullin while I push
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Play me for the punk then puss, feel the pounce
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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Freak freak y'all... (keep, onnnnnnnn)
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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Freak freak y'all... (keep, onnnnnnnn)
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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Freak freak y'all... (keep, onnnnnnnn)
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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Freak freak y'all... (keep, onnnnnnnn)
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If the papes come yo yo I won't riff
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I just sit down and get, me a spliff
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With mines I was born, a child of the corn
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Molecules of the land they uplift
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Levels is straight, in fact they're rectified
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Adrenaline now is crazy multiplied
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Four and four is eight, the fraction makes the plate
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I make sure the Tribe is innnnnnnn..
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With the quickness you bare the witness
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Flexin and pumpin with the fitness
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Movin it - UHH, doin it - UHH
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Those who oppose must hit the ??s-list??
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Doin it and doin it with the whole frame
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Look what's in the mind and not, in the brain
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On this you can quote, we on a diffy note
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Quest for the future, 'stead of the fame
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One ninety-one brothers grabbin they thingies
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Forgot the name; oh, equivalent to Jimmy
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Slip a little bit, you think I have to quit
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Ali Shaheed Muhammad, with the singy-singy
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Slammin with a slammy you front, on the case
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Right or left nut Ali, plays the ace
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Do what you do, flam for a crew
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Bonita Applebum blows smoke in Sha's face
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Slang for the ?? I must, if ya have
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Dribble hops out giggle yo proper term is laugh
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Brothers who are snakes, I label them as fakes
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Instincts to Travel up the hood path, c'mon
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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Freak freak y'all... (keep, onnnnnnnn)
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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Freak freak y'all... (keep, onnnnnnnn)
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It's like that y'all.. (keep onnnnnnn)
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Freak freak y'all... (keep, onnnnnnnn)
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{Thank you..
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as you all know, you just can't believe
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everything you see and hear, can you??
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Now if you will excuse me
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I must be on my way..}
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If The Papes Come
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A Tribe Called Quest |