Shock Dat Monkey

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