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