Babyface - Shock Dat Monkey lyrics

Written by l.a. reid, babyface, daryl simmons, lisa "left eye" lopes (1992) Performed by tlc Yo dis is tlc Yeah and we're back to school da girlies And if n ya know dat yo man is startin' to flip Shock dat monkey on the tlc tip Y'all know we ain't down for no monkey business Erri uuhh erri uuhh erri It ain't even like that Yo t-boz kick it When you know that it's good And you know that it's hot All the girlies want a piece of what you've got When a man is a man And it's all in his face He's 'gon jump all on it Cause it be's that way Gotta get up on it Put that heart aside Ain't about that lovin' It's all about that pride If you do unto him What he does all the time That's the only thing for sure To keep that nickel in line You gotta go Shock dat monkey Shock 'em good shock 'em good Shock dat monkey Hey, hey, hey, hey Shock dat monkey Shock 'em good, shock 'em good Shock dat monkey If he plays in the field And he's shamin' your name Got no time for tears You can get in the game If a man is a man And he calls you a ho Ain't no point in playin' If he doesn't know (yeah) Don't let him know If you don't go through it And if it blows Hey just don't sweat it Now you're in control If you just don't screw it Shock him before He knows you know so Hook 2 times Yo you wanna know somethin' i'm in a situation Like it or not it's you, your own creation Lendin' a leg cause you ain't too proud to beg For a quick sensation invitation And bein' that i am the kinda girl that i am Lend a hand can't dare you to give a damn 'cause his story can be my story too Ooohhh monkey see monkey do When you know that it's good And you know that it's hot All the girlies want a piece of what you've got When a man is a man And it's all in his face He's 'gon just all on it Cause it be's that way (yeah) Hook Yo it ain't cool and as a matter of fact Get the monkey up off your back And when he wanna know where you're at Get the monkey up off your back Even if he don't like it like dat Get the monkey up off your back You gotta keep 'em intact Get that monkey up offa your back Hook Gotta get up on Put that heart aside It ain't about that lovin' It's all about that pride If you do into him What he does all the time That's the only thing for sure To keep that nickel in line Hey Yo it ain't cool and as a matter of fact Get the monkey up off your back And when he wanna know where you're at Get the monkey up off your back Even if he don't like it like dat Get the monkey up off your back You gotta keep 'em intact Get that monkey up offa your back Hook 2 times