Mos Def - Rock N Roll Lyrics
[mos def]Make me wanna holla.. aowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!Ah.. ah-ah, ah-ah.. ah-ah, ah-lert the squad..Rock and rollAh.. ah-ah, ah-ah.. ah-ah, ah-lert the squad..Hehehe, rock and rollAh.. ah-ah, ah-ah.. ah-ah, ah-lert the squad..Whoahhhhh-oh, oooh-weee-ooohAh.. ah-ah, ah-ah.. ah-ah, ah-lert the squad..Whoahhhhh-oh(huh) my grandmomma was raised on a reservation(huh) my great-grandmomma was, from a plantationThey sang - songs for inspirationThey sang - songs for relaxationThey sang - songs, to take their minds up off that*****ed up situationI am... yes I am... the descendant (yes yes)Of those folks whose, backs got brokeWho, fell down inside the gunsmoke(black people!) chains on they ankles and feetI am descendants, of the builders of your street(black people!) tenders to your cotton moneyI am.. hip-hopIts heavy metal for the black peopleI am.. rock and roll (rock and roll.. rocknroll)Been here forever!They just aint let you know.. (ha!)I said, elvis presley aint got no soul (huh)Chuck berry is rock and roll (damn right)You may dig on the rolling stonesBut they aint come up with that style on they own (uh-uh)Elvis presley aint got no soullll (hell naw)Little richard is rock and roll (damn right)You may dig on the rolling stonesBut they aint come up with that shit on they own (nah-ah)Guess thats just the way shit goesYou steal my clothes and try to say they yos (yes they do)Cause its a show filled with pimps and hoesTryin to take everything that you made or control (there they go)Elvis presley aint got no soullllBo diddley is rock and roll (damn right)You may dig on the rolling stonesBut they aint the first place the credit belongsSay whoahhhh-oh (dont take it) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music) whoahhhh-oh (dont take it) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music) whoahhhh-oh (jimi hendrix say) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music) whoahhhh-oh (albert king and) oooh-weee-ohhh(and motown)(huh) I aint tryin to dissBut I dont be tryin to ***** with limp bizkitThe ***** is on your mind?When I get down in my zoneI be rockin bad brains and fishboneI aint tryin to slow your grooveBut that aint the way Im tryin to moveI dont turn on korn to get it on;I be playin jimi hendrix til the dawnThats my word is bondSittin up on my front lawnGot the volume turned to tenPlayin albert king the best again (black)When the mornin in the cookerGot to turn on some john lee hookerWhen I want some rock and rollGo to otis redding to get some soulSay, james brown got plenty of soulJames brown like to rock and rollHe can do all the shit fo shoThat elvis presley could never know (black people)Said, kenny g aint got no soullllJohn coltrane is rock and roll (uh-huh)You may dig on the rolling stonesBut they could never ever rock like nina simoneSay whoahhhh-oh (dont take it) oooh-wee-ohh(black music) whoahhhh-oh (dont take it) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music) whoahhhh-oh (dont take it) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music) whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohAh-lert the squad..{*music picks up pace and gets louder*}Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, huh!Get your punk ass up!Elvis presley aint got no soulJimi hendrix is rock and rollYou may dig on the rolling stonesBut everything they did they stoleElvis presley aint got no soulBo diddley is rock and rollYou may dig on the rolling stonesBut we send they punk ass homeWho am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii (rock and roll)Who am iiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!Say, rock and roll!Who am i? rock and roll!Who am i? rock and roll!Who am i? rock and roll!Who am i? rock and roll!Who am i? rock and roll!Who am i? rock and roll!Get your punk ass up!!!!!!!Company, move!!!For harlem, fort greene, comptonEast st. louis, detroit (bo bo)Chicago (bo bo) bed-stuy (bo bo)Flatbush (bo bo) brownsville (bo bo)East new york (bo bo) newark new jersey (bo bo)Illadelphia cincinatti atlanta the dirty southAll towns get your punk ass up!!Rock and roll for the black peopleHi ma..Well that was just wonderful
