(L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes)
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
Chorus: 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
Chorus
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 and 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 jump all on it
Cause it be´s that way (yeah)
Chorus
Break: 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 do it to keep ´em intact Get that monkey up offa your back
Chorus
Gotta get up on Put that heart aside
It 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