Da Booty Lyrics

by A Tribe Called Quest

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#118;>[q-tip]<br />Question<br />What is it that everybody has<br />And some pirates and theives try to take<br /><br />[chorus]<br />Da booty (and if you is a crook than you takin&rsquo; it)<br />Da booty (and if you got money you shakin&rsquo; it)<br />Da booty (come on everybody that&rsquo;s here, that&rsquo;s word<br />To phife dawg and my man shaheed)<br /><br />[q-tip]<br />I give my promise to all y&rsquo;all to keep my shit hittin&rsquo;<br />Half of y&rsquo;all claim dog but now a light kitten<br />Flippin&rsquo; on brothers just like mary lou retton<br />Get off that ass and see what I&rsquo;m settin&rsquo;<br />Born with this inside, you just can&rsquo;t get it<br />This is the lethal pop and you have no weapon<br />Who is the native brother who keep asses steppin&rsquo;<br />Make deep impressions and constantly be reppin&rsquo;<br /><br />[phife]<br />When I was young I&rsquo;d stretch gouch yo<br />Now I&rsquo;m on letterman, on the couch yo<br />The black thing with knives is called the back do&rsquo;<br />Can&rsquo;t we be cool instead of being foul though<br />Ghetto child dreams of fast cars and fast dollars<br />Impressions of live sometimes makes ya holler<br />Scream all that devil shit and talk like a scholar<br />You dumb as a doorknob, and why do you bother<br /><br />[q-tip]<br />Phife dawg puttin&rsquo; the bite back in yours<br />Top dog, puttin&rsquo; it up, flick his balls<br />Mc from now til I get a frown<br />Shake that ass girl because you world renowned<br />Wake up, look at the sun, see the sights<br />Bull duke, you&rsquo;ve got to die for your rights<br />Mc&rsquo;s, y&rsquo;all got to work for the mic<br />Zombies, do it from dusk to the night<br /><br />[chorus]<br /><br />[q-tip]<br />Rock to the beat, yo it&rsquo;s never the same<br />Good girls usually got good game<br />Hot cats tearin&rsquo; that ass out the frills<br />Block ass, you had no skills, that&rsquo;s the reals<br />Make this money without the friction<br />Take this honey, there goes your diction<br />Rappers better retreat, fix your joints<br />My whole crew got bumps on they points<br /><br />[phife]<br />Rumors being spread &rsquo;bout me and my click<br />We can&rsquo;t rock shows and our rhymes ain&rsquo;t shhh<br />Might not&rsquo;ve heard it, or maybe you have<br />Between me and you, they can kiss my ass<br />Used to get angry, used to get quite vexed<br />But say what you may, just cash my check<br />&rsquo;cause all I&rsquo;m ever guilty of is going on tour<br />Doing shows galore, and bringin&rsquo; it raw<br /><br />[chorus]<br />