[00:00.000] 作词 : Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Kamaal Fareed
[00:00.527] 作曲 : Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Kamaal Fareed
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[00:02.79]Fool: defined in Webster's
[00:04.66]Open up the book, read it read it
[00:06.85]Turn the page, see what it says
[00:09.04]Read it to me will you, please
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[00:20.91]One who acts doltishly
[00:22.47]So what? What does it mean to me?
[00:24.66]That's you (how's that?) 'Cause of the way you act (huh?!)
[00:26.85]Standin' on the corner sellin' jumbos (What you talkin bout?)
[00:29.35]Scarin' your friends and also your foes
[00:31.22]What's the matter wit'cha boy? (Ain't nothin' wrong with me, mother...)
[00:33.72]You big galoot (huh?), you nincompoop (what?)
[00:35.60]What's wrong wit' you? You can't compute (Yes, sure I can compute)
[00:38.10]Don't fix your lips to tell me you can
[00:40.29]Standin' on the boulie playin' pusher man
[00:42.47]What you got to do with yourself? (why?)
[00:44.66]Can't you be somebody else? (no)
[00:46.85]Look at you described to a tee (huh)
[00:49.04]You're a fool of many in society (crazy)
[00:51.22]I know some more, I shall go on
[00:53.41]And continue in the song, fooled the fool
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[00:57.14](Man I don't know what you're talkin' 'bout callin' me a fool
[00:58.10]"Fool" - scratched by Ali Shaheed
[01:00.27]I've been out here for twenty-some-odd years
[01:02.77]Doin' my thing, I ain't no fool, man
[01:04.95]You crazy or something?
[01:06.83]I'm gonna stick this, right up your...)
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[01:13.39]The girl I talked to she's sort of neurotic (yeah)
[01:15.89]Her crazy ex-boyfriend is really psychotic (uh-huh)
[01:18.08]Scares the girl by threatening her life (word)
[01:20.27]Says "Girl, you're dead if you're not my wife" (oh, man)
[01:22.45]Beats in her public, beats her in private
[01:24.64]Tried it 'round me, almost a riot (what you gon' do?)
[01:26.83]Said "Forget him, don't you know he's a loser
[01:29.02]Who would love a woman turn around and abuse her?" (oh)
[01:31.52]Only a fool as described by the Tribe
[01:33.70]Here's another one who's on the fool vibe (okay)
[01:35.89]Gonna make it short, gonna make it quick (why?)
[01:38.08]For this situation makes me sick (oh)
[01:40.27]See your brother man, with a female (yeah)
[01:42.45]His crazy ego tried to show he'll prevail (aha)
[01:44.64]In any situation lady luck's on his side (word)
[01:46.83]Emotions run free, nothing he will hide
[01:49.02]Why I remember one sunny day (yeah)
[01:51.20]Took my cousin to the park, so we can play (yeah, park)
[01:53.39]On the way, a couple resembled
[01:55.89]The one I just described, everything assembled
[01:58.08]Another young man walked in their direction (yeah)
[02:00.27]Bumped him a bit, excused his imperfection (mhm hm)
[02:02.46]But the man with the lady grabbed the other by the neck (mhm hm)
[02:04.95]Demanded an apology and also respect (uh-huh, uh-huh)
[02:06.83]The young man aggravated grabbed him back and smacked him
[02:09.02]The girl just laughed and laughed and laughed at him (oh man!)
[02:11.52]He felt ashamed for what he had done
[02:13.39]It looked like a fool to everyone (Oh!)
[02:15.89]These are three stories from the naked city (yeah)
[02:18.08]Reality, is sometimes a ditty (yeah, uh huh)
[02:20.27]Like Rod Serling from The Twilight Zone
[02:22.45]Earth to your brain--is anyone home? (what you talkin bout?)
[02:24.64]I see ya there, tryin to make amends
[02:26.83]Try to make some friends, but now my story ends (oh man!)
[02:29.02]On the note, that I just wrote
[02:31.20]Stay afloat on the reality boat (oh)
[02:33.39]Slow down and think and take it cool
[02:35.58]And try to avoid the description of a...
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