Listen to Certainly (Flipped It) by Erykah Badu

Certainly (Flipped It)

Erykah Badu

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Erykah Badu

Lead Vocals

Madukwu Chinwah

Madukwu Chinwah

Vocals

N'Dambi

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Erykah Badu

Songwriter

Madukwu Chinwah

Madukwu Chinwah

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Madukwu Chinwah

Madukwu Chinwah

Producer

Paul Shatraw

Assistant Recording Engineer

Ken "Duro" Ifill

Ken "Duro" Ifill

Mixing Engineer

Martin Czembor

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Michael W. Gilbert

Michael W. Gilbert

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Uh, flip that mix

Mighty cool

One, two, three, four

[Verse 1]

Who gave you permission to rearrange me?

Certainly not me

Who told you that it was alright to love me?

Certainly, certainly not me

[Chorus]

I was not looking for no love affair, baby (And now you wanna fix me)

Was not looking for no love affair, huh (And now you want to mold me)

I was not looking for no love affair, baby (Now you wanna kiss me)

I was not looking for no love affair (And now you wanna control me)

Hold me

[Verse 2]

I know you're tryin' to get creative with my love

And that's alright, but

You tried to get a little tricky

Turned my back and then you slipped me a mickey (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Yeah, I wasn't ready (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

For that mickey, baby (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Oh, oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

[Verse 3]

The world is mine when I wake up (When I wake up)

I don't need nobody tellin' me the time

[Verse 4]

Who gave you permission to rearrange me?

Certainly not me

No way, no

Who told you that it was alright to love me?

Certainly, certainly not me

[Chorus]

I was not looking for no love affair, partner (Now you wanna fix me)

I was not looking for no love affair (Now you wanna mold me)

I was not looking for no love affair (Now you wanna kiss me)

I was not looking for no love affair, ah, ah (And now you wanna control me)

Hold me

[Verse 5]

I know you're tryin' to get creative with my love

And that's real cute, but

You tried to get a little tricky

Turned my back and then you slipped me a mickey

[Chorus]

Oh, oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Oh, oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Ooh, ooh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

[Verse 6]

You know that the world is mine

When I wake up (When I wake up)

I don't need nobody tellin' me the time, no

The world is mine, mine, mine, mine (When I wake up)

I don't need no **** rollin' over, looking after me

[Verse 7]

No, no, no, no

No, no, no, no

No, no, no, no

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Oh, no, oh, no, no

I don't need, I don't need, no

No, no, no, no, no, no

No, no, no, no, no, no

[Verse 8]

Oh (And then you slipped me a mickey)

You know I wasn't ready (And then you slipped me a mickey)

For that mickey, baby (And then you slipped me a mickey)

Oh (And then you slipped me a mickey)

No, no, no, yeah (And then you slipped me a mickey)

You tried to get a little tricky (And then you slipped me a mickey)

You threw it back and then you slip (And then you slipped me a mickey)

No, no (And then you slipped me a mickey)

[Verse 9]

Oh, oh, no

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, oh

Oh, oh, no, oh

Hey, love affair, love affair

Was not thinkin', was no love affair

No, no

Oh, oh, oh, no

Ow

Written by: Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah

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