Girl, Don`t Be No Fool

[ INTRO ]<br>Excuse me <br>Due to the fact you spend sleepless nights in the company of no one<br>Holding on to a pillow, waiting for a phone call from your man<br>Saying he`ll be late again<br>The question is:<br>Is he out there working to make himself a better brother?<br><br>[ Yo-Yo ]<br>Ah-ah, I tell you what it is:<br>Girl, you`re gettin played like a sucker!<br><br>(Don`t be)<br><br>This is for the men who like to dog women<br>And this is for the women who like to get dogged by men<br>And this is for Ice Cube and Jinx <br>Because those brothers know they some dogs<br>Ha!<br><br>Here`s a message to the ladies<br>Married, single and even the ones with babies<br>Listen to YoYo once again<br>As I conversate about ways of men <br>In your life, girl, keep an open mind<br>And you`ll find a lie in each and every line<br>They say, "Hah, sure we`re from the new school"<br>What I`m tryin to say is, girl, don`t be no fool<br><br>(Don`t be)<br>(Don`t be) (3x)<br><br>(Stand up and fight<br>for your rights)<br><br>Girl, you`re gettin played like a sucker<br>I know it`s none of my business <br>But what the hell is this?<br>Lettin a guy get the best of you?<br>But here we go, YoYo is to the rescue<br>Cause you see, I`m more than a softie<br>I`m here to open your eyes, so you can smell the coffee<br>Guys ain`t nothin but dirt<br>And they`ll flirt with anything dressed in a mini-skirt<br>You know your man`s cheatin while you`re sleepin<br>He`s leavin your side to start creepin<br>But you pretend like you don`t see the man<br>I heard love is blind - but damn..<br>You can read it in brailles and still tell without a bright light<br>That somethin ain`t right<br>You kow that he`s sleepin with this girl and that girl<br>I even saw your man with a fat girl<br>But you know, two can play at that game<br>He`s got another on the side, do the same<br>Bein in love is cool (true)<br>But I`ma tell you like this: girl, don`t be no fool<br><br>(Don`t be)<br>(Don`t be) (3x)<br><br>(Stand up and fight<br>for your rights)<br><br>Hey Denise, girl, how you doin, how you - wait<br>Wait a minute -<br>Homegirl, what`s up with the black eye?<br>(Ehm - I fell) Hah, now that`s a damn lie<br>The man you got is just bad for your health<br>You can lie to me, but not to yourself<br>So when you gonna leave him?<br>(But he says that he loves me) Hah, and you believe him?<br>(Yeah) And then you let him sock you? (hm-hm)<br>And after he says I`m sorry you let him knock you?<br>Get rid of that sucker, girl, pick a winner<br>Instead of gettin beat by a chicken dinner<br>You ain`t supposed to be hit (you`re right)<br>And any man that hits a girl ain`t shit<br>I`m tryin to tell you, but I thought you knew it<br>Cause right about now you`re goin stupid for cupid<br>But cupid ain`t the ones gettin knocked around<br>Socked around by a low-down clown from uptown<br>So what you`re gonna do to the creep?<br>If I was you, I would wait until he fall asleep <br>And I`d show him what time it is<br>Tie him down and his behind is mine<br>Show him he can get beat before you beat it<br>Tell him to treat you the way you wanna be treated<br>If that don`t work, break out of your door<br>But don`t certainly let him hit you, girl, don`t be no fool<br><br>(Yeah, the IBWC is like in here!<br>But YoYo got somethin else to say)<br><br>Nowadays I guess men just think they can take advantage of a woman<br>But that`s when you have to come in and show the man<br>If he can`t get none of you<br>You`re just a woman just like he a man<br><br>Here`s a message to the ladies<br>Married, single and even the ones with babies<br>Listen to YoYo once again<br>As I conversate about ways of men <br>In your life, girl, keep an open mind<br>And you`ll find a lie in each and every line<br>They say, "Hah, sure we`re from the new school"<br>What I`m tryin to say is, girl, don`t be no fool<br><br>(Don`t be)<br>(Don`t be) (3x)<br>Don`t be no fool<br><br>(Don`t be)<br>(Don`t be) (3x)<br>Girl... don`t be no fool<br><br>Brother, you have to protect and respect the black woman<br>(On a serious tip)<br><br>(Everybody plays the fool)