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Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Stimme und Gesang
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Stimme und Gesang
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
Sampling-Künstler:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
Songwriter:in
Kamaal Fareed
Kamaal Fareed
Songwriter:in
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Songwriter:in
Edwin Birdsong
Edwin Birdsong
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Produzent:in
Shane Farber
Shane Farber
Ingenieur:in

Letras

[Verse 1]
Fool, defined in Webster's
Open up the book, read it, read it
Turn the page, see what it says
Read it to me will you, please?
[Verse 2]
"One who acts doltishly"
So what? What does it mean to me?
That's you (How's that?) 'Cause of the way you act (Huh?)
Standin' on the corner sellin' jumbos (What you talkin 'bout?)
Scarin' your friends and also your foes
What's the matter wit'cha boy? (Ain't nothin' wrong with me, mother)
You big galoot (Huh?) You nincompoop (What?)
What's wrong wit' you? You can't compute (Yes, sure I can compute)
Don't fix your lips to tell me you can
Standin' on the boulie playin' pusher man
What you got to do with yourself? (A lot)
Can't you be somebody else?
Look at you, described to a tee (Huh)
You're a fool of many in society (Crazy)
I know some more, I shall go on
And continue in the song, fooled the fool
[Verse 3]
Man I don't know what you talkin' 'bout callin' me a fool
I've been out here for twenty-some-odd years
Doin' my thing, I ain't no fool, man
You crazy or something?
I'm gonna stick this, right up your
[Verse 4]
The girl I talked to, she's sort of neurotic
Her crazy ex-boyfriend is really psychotic
Scares the girl by threatening her life (Word)
Says girl, you're dead if you're not my wife (Oh man)
Beats in her public, beats her in private
Tried it 'round me, almost a riot (What you gon' do?)
Said forget him, don't you know he's a loser
Who would love a woman, turn around and abuse her?
Only a fool, as described by the Tribe
Here's another one who's on the fool vibe (Okay)
Gonna make it short, gonna make it quick (Why?)
For this situation makes me sick
See your brother man, with the female
His crazy ego tried to show her he'll prevail
In any situation, lady luck's on his side (Word)
Emotions run free, nothing he will hide
[Verse 5]
Why I remember one sunny day
Took my cousin to the park, so we can play (Yeah, park)
On the way, a couple resembled
The one I just described, everything assembled
Another young man walked in their direction
Bumped him a bit, excused his imperfection
But the man with the lady grabbed the other by the neck
Demanded an apology and also respect
The young man aggravated, grabbed him back and smacked him
Then the girl just laughed and laughed and laughed at him (Oh man)
He felt ashamed for what he had done
And looked like a fool to everyone
These are three stories from the naked city
Reality, is sometimes a ditty
Like Rod Serling from The Twilight Zone
Earth to your brain, is anyone home? (What you talkin 'bout)
I see ya there, tryin' to make amends
Try to make some friends, but now my story ends (Oh man)
On the note, that I just wrote
Stay afloat on the reality boat
Slow down and think and take it cool
And try to avoid the description of a...
Written by: Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Kamaal Fareed, Michelle Birdsong, Roy Ayers
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