Mos Def Rock N Roll Lyrics

ah-ah.. ah-ah, ah-lert the squad.."Rock and roll"Ah.. ah-ah, ah-ah.. ah-ah, ah-lert the squad.."Hehehe,
rock and roll"Ah.. ah-ah, ah-ah.. ah-ah, ah-lert the
squad.."Whoahhhhh-oh, oooh-weee-oooh"Ah.. 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 thatfucked 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-hop"It's heavy metal for the black
people"I am.. rock and roll (rock and roll..
rock'n'roll)BEEN HERE FOREVER!They just
ain't let you know.. (HA!)I said, Elvis Presley
ain't got no soul (huh)Chuck Berry is rock and roll
(d___ right)You may dig on the Rolling StonesBut
they ain't come up with that style on they own (uh-uh)Elvis Presley ain't got no SOULLLL (hell naw)Little
Richard is rock and roll (d___ right)You may dig on the
Rolling StonesBut they ain't come up with that s___
on they own (nah-ah)Guess that's just the way
s___ goesYou steal my clothes and try to say they
yo's (yes they do)Cause it's a show filled with
pimps and hoesTryin to take everything that you made or
control (there they go)Elvis Presley ain't got no
SOULLLLBo Diddley is rock and roll (d___ right)You
may dig on the Rolling StonesBut they ain't the first
place the credit belongsSay whoahhhh-oh (don't
take it) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music) whoahhhh-oh
(don't 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 ain't tryin to dissbut I
don't be tryin to f___ with Limp Bizkit"The f___ is
on your mind?"When I get down in my zoneI be rockin
Bad Brains and FishboneI ain't tryin to slow your
grooveBut that ain't the way I'm tryin to
moveI don't turn on Korn to get it on;I be
playin Jimi Hendrix 'til the dawnThat's 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 s___ fo' sho'that Elvis Presley could
never know (black people)Said, Kenny G ain't 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 (don't
take it) oooh-wee-ohh(black music) whoahhhh-oh (don't
take it) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music) whoahhhh-oh
(don't take it) oooh-weee-ohhh(black music)
whoah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh"ah-lert the
squad.."[MUSIC PICKS UP PACE AND GETS LOUDER]Who am IIIIiiiiiiiiIiiiII, HUH!GET YOUR PUNK a__
UP!ELVIS PRESLEY AIN'T GOT NO SOULJIMI HENDRIX
IS ROCK AND ROLLYOU MAY DIG ON THE ROLLING STONESBUT
EVERYTHING THEY DID THEY STOLEELVIS PRESLEY AIN'T GOT
NO SOULBO DIDDLEY IS ROCK AND ROLLYOU MAY DIG ON THE
ROLLING STONESBUT WE SEND THEY PUNK a__ 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 a__
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 a__ UP!!"Rock and roll for the black
people"Hi ma.."Well that was just
wonderful"