Description Of A Fool-A Tribe Called Quest

[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 [00:11.54] [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 [00:56.85] [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...) [01:10.58] [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... [02:39.33]