(l.a. reid, babyface, daryl simmons, lisa andquot;left eyeandquot; lopes)
Yo dis is tlc
yeah and weand're back to school da girlies
and if n ya know dat yo man is startinand' to flip
shock dat monkey on the tlc tip
Yand'all know we ainand't down for no monkey business
erri uuhh erri uuhh erri
it ainand't even like that
yo t-boz kick it
When you know that itand's good
and you know that itand's hot
all the girlies want a piece of what youand've got
when a man is a man
and itand's all in his face
heand's and'gon jump all on it
cause it beand's that way
Gotta get up on it
put that heart aside
ainand't about that lovinand'
itand's all about that pride
if you do unto him
what he does all the time
thatand's the only thing for sure
to keep that nickel in line
you gotta go
Chorus:
shock dat monkey
shock and'em good shock and'em good
shock dat monkey
hey, hey, hey, hey
shock dat monkey
shock and'em good, shock and'em good
shock dat monkey
If he plays in the field
and heand's shaminand' 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
ainand't no point in playinand'
if he doesnand't know (yeah)
Donand't let him know
if you donand't go through it
and if it blows
hey just donand't sweat it
now youand're in control
if you just donand't screw it
shock him before
he knows you know so
Chorus
Yo you wanna know somethinand' iand'm in a situation
like it or not itand's you, your own creation
lendinand' a leg cause you ainand't too proud to beg
for a quick sensation invitation
and beinand' 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 itand's good
and you know that itand's hot
all the girlies want a piece of what youand've got
when a man is a man
and itand's all in his face
heand's and'gon jump all on it
cause it beand's that way (yeah)
Chorus
Break:
yo it ainand't cool and as a matter of fact
get the monkey up off your back
and when he wanna know where youand're at
get the monkey up off your back
even if he donand't like it like dat
get the monkey up off your back
you gotta do it to keep and'em intact
get that monkey up offa your back
Chorus
Gotta get up on
put that heart aside
it ainand't about that lovinand'
itand's all about that pride
if you do unto him
what he does all the time
thatand's the only thing for sure
to keep that nickel in line
Hey
Break
Chorus
