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『She's "Cleva"...』 Cleva (feat. Roy ayers) / Erikah Badu
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Vocals
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
Vibraphone
James Poyser
James Poyser
Piano
Leonard Doc Gibbs
Leonard Doc Gibbs
Percussion
Pino Palladino
Pino Palladino
Bass
Questlove
Questlove
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Composer
James Poyser
James Poyser
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Producer
James Poyser
James Poyser
Producer
Leslie Brathwaite
Leslie Brathwaite
Mixing Engineer
Jon Adler
Jon Adler
Assistant Recording Engineer
Shinobu Mitsuoka
Shinobu Mitsuoka
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Vincent Alexander
Vincent Alexander
Assistant Recording Engineer
Steve Mandel
Steve Mandel
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Tom Soares
Tom Soares
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This is how I look without makeup
And with no bra my ninny's sag down low
My hair ain't never hung down to my shoulders
And it might not grow (Shit)
You never know
[Verse 2]
But I'm cleva when I bust a rhyme
I'm cleva always on your mind
She's cleva and I really wanna grow
But why come you're the last to know?
[Verse 3]
I got a little pot in my belly
And nowadays my figure ain't so fly
My dress ain't cost nothin' but seven dollars
But I made it fly (Shit)
And I'll tell you why
[Verse 4]
'Cause I'm cleva when I bust a rhyme
I'm cleva always on your mind
She's cleva and I really wanna grow
But why come I'm the last to know?
[Verse 5]
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, yeah
[Verse 6]
Alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
Said that I'm alright with me
[Verse 7]
Alright, alright, alright
(Alright, alright, alright)
Written by: Erykah Badu, James Poyser

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