Description of a Fool

Lyrics

(Q-Tip)
 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
 (One who acts dope?
 So what does it mean to me?)
 That's you (how's that?) cos of the way you act (Huhhh?!?!)
 Standin on the corner sellin Girbauds (what you talkin bout?)
 Scalin your friends and also your foes
 What's the matter wit'cha boy? (Ain't nuttin 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 poley playin pusher man
 What you got to do with yourself? (Oh what?)
 Can't you be somebody else? (No)
 Look at you described to a tee (huh)
 You're a fool of many in society
 I know some more, I shall go on
 and continue in the song, fooled the fool
 "Fool" - scratched by Ali Shaheed
 (Man I don't know what you're talkin bout callin me a fool
 I've been out here for twentysome odd years
 doin my thing, I ain't no fool man
 You crazy or something?
 I'm gonna stick this, right up your...)
 (Q-Tip)
 The girl I talked to she's sort of neurotic (yeah)
 Her crazy ex-boyfriend is really psychotic (uh-huh)
 Scares the girl by threatenin her life (word)
 Says "Girl, you're dead if you're not my wife" (oh man)
 Beats in her public, beats her in private (yes)
 Tried it 'round me, "almost" won't buy it (what you mean?)
 Said "Forget him, don't you know he's a loser"
 Who would love a woman turn around and abuse her (ohh)
 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 (ohh)
 See your brother man, with the female (yeah)
 He's crazy ego tryed to show he'll prevail (aha)
 In any situation lady luck's on his side (word)
 Emotions run free, nothing he will hide
 Why I remember one sunny day (yeah)
 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 (yeah)
 Bumped him a bit, excused his imperfection (mmm hmm)
 but the man with the lady grabbed the other by the neck (umm hmm)
 Demanded an apology and also respect (uh-huh uh-huh)
 The young man aggravated grabbed him back and smacked him
 The girl just laughed and laughed and laughed at him (oh man!)
 He felt ashamed for what he had done
 It looked like a fool to everyone (OH!)
 These are three stories from the naked city (yeah)
 Reality, is sometimes a ditty (yeah uh huh)
 Like Grodzilla 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 (oh)
 Slow down and think and take it cool
 and try to avoid the description of a...
 

Audio Features

Song Details

Duration
05:41
Key
11
Tempo
108 BPM

Share

More Songs by A Tribe Called Quest

Albums by A Tribe Called Quest

Similar Songs