Description of a Fool

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Song Description of a Fool
Artist A Tribe Called Quest
Album The Best of A Tribe Called Quest
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[00:02.22] Fool - defined in Webster's
[00:04.38] Open up the book, read it read it
[00:06.71] Turn the page, see what it says
[00:08.69] Read it to me will you, please
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[00:19.72] (One who acts doltishly
[00:21.73] So what? What does it mean to me?)
[00:24.08] That's you (How's that?) 'Cause of the way you act (Huhhh?!)
[00:26.93] Standin' on the corner sellin' jumbos (What you talkin bout?)
[00:28.91] Scarin' your friends and also your foes
[00:30.79] What's the matter wit'cha boy? (Ain't nuttin wrong with me, mother...)
[00:33.17] You big galoot (Huh?), you nincompoop (What?)
[00:35.42] What's wrong wit you? You can't compute (Yes, sure I can compute)
[00:37.48] Don't fix your lips to tell me you can
[00:39.65] Standin' on the boulie playin' pusher man
[00:42.08] What you got to do with yourself? (Why?)
[00:44.17] Can't you be somebody else? (No)
[00:46.70] Look at you described to a tee (Huh)
[00:48.90] You're a fool of many in society (Crazy)
[00:50.88] I know some more, I shall go on
[00:53.05] And continue in the song, fooled the fool
[00:56.16]
[00:57.07] "Fool" - scratched by Ali Shaheed
[00:57.59] (Man I don't know what you're talkin' 'bout callin' me a fool
[00:59.84] I've been out here for twenty-some-odd years
[01:02.27] Doin' my thing, I ain't no fool, man
[01:04.52] You crazy or something?
[01:06.24] I'm gonna stick this, right up your...)
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[01:13.09] The girl I talked to she's sort of neurotic (yeah)
[01:15.41] Her crazy ex-boyfriend is really psychotic (Uh-huh)
[01:17.53] Scares the girl by threatening her life (word)
[01:19.69] Says "Girl, you're dead if you're not my wife" (Oh, man)
[01:21.84] Beats in her public, beats her in private
[01:24.16] Tried it 'round me, almost a riot (What you gon' do?)
[01:26.67] Said "Forget him, don't you know he's a loser
[01:29.20] Who would love a woman turn around and abuse her?" (Ohh)
[01:30.95] Only a fool as described by the Tribe
[01:33.15] Here's another one who's on the fool vibe (Okay)
[01:35.39] Gonna make it short, gonna make it quick (Why?)
[01:37.54] For this situation makes me sick (Ohh)
[01:39.68] See your brother man, with the female (Yeah)
[01:41.90] He's crazy ego tryed to show he'll prevail (Aha)
[01:44.12] In any situation lady luck's on his side (Word)
[01:46.42] Emotions run free, nothing he will hide
[01:48.64] Why I remember one sunny day (Yeah)
[01:50.83] Took my cousin to the park, so we can play (Yeah, park)
[01:53.00] On the way, a couple resembled
[01:55.17] The one I just described, everything assembled
[01:57.42] Another young man walked in their direction (Yeah)
[01:59.69] Bumped him a bit, excused his imperfection (Mmm hmm)
[02:02.01] But the man with the lady grabbed the other by the neck (Mmm hmm)
[02:04.81] Demanded an apology and also respect (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
[02:06.72] The young man aggravated grabbed him back and smacked him
[02:08.65] The girl just laughed and laughed and laughed at him (Oh man!)
[02:11.05] He felt ashamed for what he had done
[02:13.04] It looked like a fool to everyone (OH!)
[02:15.07] These are three stories from the naked city (Yeah)
[02:17.48] Reality, is sometimes a ditty (Yeah, uh huh)
[02:19.80] Like Rod Serling from The Twilight Zone
[02:21.94] Earth to your brain - is anyone home? (What you talkin bout?)
[02:24.19] I see ya there, tryin to make amends
[02:26.31] Try to make some friends, but now my story ends (Oh man!)
[02:28.61] On the note, that I just wrote
[02:30.64] Stay afloat on the reality boat (Oh)
[02:32.92] Slow down and think and take it cool
[02:35.14] And try to avoid the description of a...
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