O.P.P.-Thomas Newman

[00:00.00] Naughty By Nature - O.P.P. (20th Anniversary Recording) [00:09.00]Army with harmony [00:18.54]Dave drop a load on 'em [00:20.19]OPP, how can I explain it [00:31.50]I'll take you frame by frame it [00:32.70]To have y'all jumpin' shall we singin' it [00:34.71]O is for Other, P is for People scratchin' temple [00:37.23]The last P...well...that's not that simple [00:39.75]It's sorta like another way to call a cat a kitten [00:42.54]It's five little letters that are missin' here [00:44.70]You get on occassion at the other party [00:46.74]As a game 'n it seems I gotta start to explainin' [00:49.08]Bust it [00:49.59]You ever had a girl and met her on a nice hello [00:52.17]You get her name and number and then you feelin' real mellow [00:54.48]You get home, wait a day, she's what you wanna know about [00:56.94]Then you call up and it's her girlfriend or her cousin's house [00:59.43]It's not a front, F to the R to the O to the N to the T [01:01.89]It's just her boyfriend's at her house (Boy, that's what is scary) [01:04.29]It's OPP, time other people's what you get it [01:06.45]There's no room for relationship there's just room to hit it [01:09.24]How many brothers out there know just what I'm gettin' at [01:11.67]Who thinks it's wrong 'cos I'm splittin' and co-hittin' at [01:14.10]Well if you do, that's OPP and you're not down with it [01:16.59]But if you don't, here's your membership [01:18.39]Chorus: [01:18.54]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [01:20.91]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [01:23.34]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [01:25.77]Who's down with OPP (Every last homie) [01:28.26]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [01:30.75]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [01:33.18]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [01:35.58]Who's down with OPP (All the homies) [01:37.83]As for the ladies, OPP means something gifted [01:40.86]The first two letters are the same but the last is something different [01:43.20]It's the longest, loveliest, lean- I call it the leanest [01:45.69]It's another five letter word rhymin' with cleanest and meanest [01:48.18]I won't get into that, I'll do it...ah...sorta properly [01:50.70]I say the last P...hmmm...stands for property [01:53.40]Now lady here comes a kiss, blow a kiss back to me, now tell me exactly [01:57.90]Have you ever known a brother who have another like ah girl or wife [02:00.84]And you just had to stop and just 'cos he look just as nice [02:03.27]You looked at him, he looked at you and you knew right away [02:05.67]That he had someone but he was gonna be yours anyway [02:08.16]You couldn't be seen with him and honestly you didn't care [02:10.59]'Cos in a room behind a door no one but y'all are there [02:13.05]When y'all are finish, y'all can leave and only y'all would know [02:15.42]And then y'all could throw the skeleton bones right in the closet do' [02:17.94]Now don't be shocked 'cos if you're down I want your hands up high [02:20.37]Say OPP (OPP) I like to say with pride [02:22.89]Now when you do it, do it well and make sure that it counts [02:25.29]You're now down with a discount [02:27.18]Chorus: [02:27.33]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [02:29.61]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [02:32.07]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [02:34.53]Who's down with OPP (Every last lady) [02:36.99]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [02:39.42]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [02:41.91]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [02:44.34]Who's down with OPP (All the ladies) [02:45.45]This girl ah tried to OPP me [02:48.69]I had a girl and she knew that matter-of-fact my girl was partner's that [02:52.35]Had a fall out, disagreement, yeah an argument [02:54.78]She tried to do me so we did it in my apartment, bust it [02:57.27]That wasn't the thing it must have been the way she hit the ceiling [02:59.73]'Cos after that she kept on coming back and catchin' feelings [03:02.19]I said, "Let's go my girl is coming so you gotta leave" [03:04.59]She said, "Oh no, I love you Treach" I said, "Now child please" [03:07.05]You gots to leave, come grab your coat, right now you gotta go [03:09.57]I said now look you to the stairs and to the stairwindow [03:12.00]This was a thing, a little thing, you shouldn't have put your heart [03:14.46]'Cos you know I was OPP, hell from the very start [03:16.89]Come on, come on, now let me tell you what it's all about [03:19.32]When you get down, you can't go 'round runnin' off at the mouth [03:21.81]That's rule number one in this OPP establishment [03:24.21]You keep your mouth shut and it won't get back to her or him [03:26.76]Exciting isn't it, a special kinda business [03:28.92]Many of you will catch the same sorta OPP is you with [03:31.68]Him or her for sure is going to admit it [03:33.60]When OPP comes, damn-- skippy I'm with it [03:35.88]Chorus: [03:36.03]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [03:38.40]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [03:40.86]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [03:43.29]Who's down with OPP (This whole party) [03:45.72]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [03:48.24]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [03:50.70]You down with OPP (Yeah you know me) [03:53.10]Who's down with OPP (This whole party) [03:55.23]End [03:55.32]Naughty By Nature - O.P.P. (20th Anniversary Recording)