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Intro:A: because |
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I got it like that, uh huh |
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Because I got it like that, wooh, uh huh |
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Because I got it like that |
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G: like how? |
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A: like that |
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Verse 1: afrika, mike g |
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Dancin' on the dance floor |
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Girl, it's you that |
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I adoreStep on stage, you scream for more |
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Afrika got rhymes galore |
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Snap my fingers, make you mine |
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If not, I'll snap a second time |
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After that, |
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I guarantee |
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You will be standing next to me |
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Left or right side, take your pick |
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But girl, you've got to make it quick |
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Baby, baby, baby |
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I know I drive you crazy |
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Mc's know me as mike g |
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Girls hold on to me tightly |
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Warm personality |
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That's why they get close to me |
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Try their best to drive me wild |
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Say they want to bear my child |
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I go away, they say, "come back" |
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Why? because |
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I got it like that |
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Chorus:A: yeah, uh huh |
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G: because |
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I got it like that |
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A: yeah, uh huh |
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G: because |
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I got it like that |
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A: a ha ha, uh huh |
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G: because |
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I got it like that |
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A: like how? |
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G: like that |
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Verse 2: afrika, mike g |
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No problem, (why? ) because |
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I got it like that |
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A baby bam beat and an african rap |
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My partner by my side, sammy b is on the cut |
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Your djs chill and chill, but hey, so what? |
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Nuggets in my pocket, wine in my hand |
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I got it like that, but you still don't understand |
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It comes to me natural, it comes to me easy |
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I just lay back and let the big beat lead me |
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I never work a day in my life |
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Single jungle brother, no kids, no wife100,000 rhymes from one band, that's many |
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But back where |
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I come from, they ain't worth a penny |
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You've got a lot of talent, but you fail to see |
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You paid for yours, |
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I got mine for free |
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Play in the rain and don't get wet |
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Walk through the desert and don't even sweat |
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Play in the snow and don't get cold |
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I'm just a cool young brother who looks kinda old |
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Love around the world schoolin' the sound |
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If I could bet a crowd and get caught us loud |
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I've got ladies uptown and money on the floor |
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There's not a thing in the world that |
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I'm askin' for |
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Chorus 2:A: wooh, uh huh |
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G: because |
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I got it like that |
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You wanna know why, brother? |
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Because I got it like that |
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A: uh huhG: |
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I ain't jokin', |
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I ain't playin', it's just my brother |
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I got it like that |
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A: a ha ha |
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Verse 3: afrika |
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Used to be a player, couldn't be trusted |
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But still in all, |
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I never got busted |
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Knowin' every part of new york city |
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I thought it was fun, it used to look witty |
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I had it all spread out, even one next door |
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I had it like that, so what ya askin' for?4 to 5, you see, was my minimum |
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And every day, |
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I used to go and get with 'em |
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One for every hour on the hour |
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One on the way while |
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I was in the shower |
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It sounds kinda crazy, it sounds kinda bugged |
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But you see, afrika was the one they loved |
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So you see, it got to a point where they didn't care |
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They didn't wanna give me up, so they agreed to share |
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Chorus 3:A: because |
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I got it like that |
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G: I hear you, brother, word |
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A: because |
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I got it like that |
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G: man, you's one baaaaaad jungle brother |
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A: like that |
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Like thatOutro: |
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A: uh, wooh, sammy b, b, you got it like that |
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I know you got it like that |
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Yo mike g from the jungle brothers, man |
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New orleans got it like that |
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New york city got it like that |
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Los angeles got it like that |
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Cleveland got it like that |
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Let me see, who else got it like that? |
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G: detroit |
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A: who?G: detroit |
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A: man, yeah, atlanta got it like that |
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Philadelphia got it like that |
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Texas got it like that, let me see |
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Somebody else got it like that |
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G: d.c.A: yea, d.c., d.c. got it like that |
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Boston, miami, |
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I know you got it like that, miami |
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G: wordA: word up, yo, |
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I'm outta here, you know why? |
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Both: because |
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I got it like that |