Listen to What We Do (For Love) [feat. Slick Rick] by De La Soul

What We Do (For Love) [feat. Slick Rick]

De La Soul

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

De La Soul

Performer

Slick Rick

Vocals

Claudia

Performer

Soulstice

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Kelvin Mercer

Composer

David Jude Jolicoeur

David Jude Jolicoeur

Composer

Vincent Mason

Composer

Ricky Walters

Composer

Dorsey Wesley

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

De La Soul

Executive Producer

Dorsey Wesley

Producer

Megahertz

Producer

Michael Fossenkemper

Michael Fossenkemper

Mastering Engineer

Scotty Hard

Mixing Engineer

Troy Hightower

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I’m tired

Me too

Uncle Ricky

Hmmm?

Could you tell us a bedtime story, like you used to?

Look, don't y'all think y'all too old for that now?

No

Listen, I got an adult question for y'all

Since y'all like 11 now

Y'all ever get horny?

Uncle Ricky!

Now I don't mean to sound perverted

But do you ever have like sexual urges?

No!

No? Well you will, so sit your behind down

And listen to Uncle Ricky, and De La tell y'all a grown up story

Okay

I remember when Mama spoke of the birds and

The East Side kept me off the curb and

Betsy Ross was sufferin' from the scaredy cat

Till my man Ricky brought the remedy for that

I massage your mink coat

Then part your legs open

Stroke so hard you'll start to smell smoke

Ain't got a drug problem, but a love problem

Then again that may be one and the same

I claim possession

Pull the girl among the Apes like Charlie Heston

Ride off on the horse and show no remorse

She look nice

Honey oriental, brown eyes

Want fries?

Chicken, vegetable, fried rice

And I'm tryin to you to go

Fast subtraction, grab some

"Oh, don't stop nasty black man"

Man that action had me coughin' up cars, keys, and cash

Just to sniff a fat rabbit I would give my very last

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

Just to get it started, for startin' something

Is what we do to get some lovin'

Is what we do to get some lovin'

This what we do for love (For love)

This what we do for love (For love)

This what we do for love

You ain't lyin' now

I 9-5 it, more like 12-12

Can't get the thought off (Sex)

From off my mental shelf

I'm like Bruce Lee

Beatin' up the coochie profusely

My tomboy chicks that act a little too butchy

Recieve this (Uh)

When my semen ceases

They'll be screamin' out, "We love bein' the female species"

Hello?

Veronica, it's Dave

Uh, I think you got the wrong number

Veronica

What?

Your baby is crying

Yo, chill

Baby?

Whatever yo, drama, bring yo ass here

Yo, uh

For the past two summers I been sizin' up Veronica

Southern belle, I heard she blow notes like a harmonica

Yarmulkes couldn't satisfy her spendin' fetishes

She was all about gettin' the head like she was lettuces

Yeah, them types be actin' like they ain't sleazy

Like this uptown chick playin' opposite of easy

Delighted, the honey fly difficult, couldn't knife it

Tight

Seen the imprint on honey's private

Now she's lovesick

Ruler Rick scores again

Sex present itself like trophies, I'm out to win

And it's easier to claim with the fame I've obtained

Her mommy was a liar, she's so ashamed

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

Just to get it started, for startin' something

Is what we do to get some lovin'

This what we do for love (For love)

This what we do for love

Well, I got this rude boy Jamaican honey at the rest home

Complete with yellow hair and Cinderella dress on

What happened?

Been around, stuck her till she poppin' 'bout

"Hey take your blood clot finger off me bottom"

Anyway, another dime I met one time

Unkind chick in the world, butt fine

And her, structure pumpin'

Told her

Gotcha mumblin 'bout

"Slow down, what you tryin to rupture somethin?"

I don't bug out, I chill

Never copped a feel

But these pretty ass girls come and flaunt the grill

Big ass eyes, with the matchin' big ass thighs

Asked her if she spare a moment to exchange some lies

"But you got a girlfriend"

Yeah trick, so do you

And I heard there's no preference in what gender ya do

So stop playin' so squeaky clean

And let the dirty side see me later

So we can play 'Wake the neighbors’

So stuck on the love you rearranging behaviors

Second episode, and you returnin' oral favors

Buyin' up groceries

Searching for hosiery

Holding hands publicly

And now you supposed to be

Mr. and Mrs. huh, lovin and kisses huh?

But while you away is when the milkman'll visit her

Dear to heart, we dearly depart the fallen

So skip the games, ma, I stay tuned to the calling

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

Just to get it started, for startin' something

Is what we do to get some lovin'

This what we do for love (For love)

This what we do for love

All together now

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

When nature calls

Know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

Know them girls don't mind comin'

Just to get it started, for startin' something

Is what we do to get some lovin'

This what we do for love (For love)

This what we do for love

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

When nature calls

You know them boys will come runnin'

When nature calls

You know them girls don't mind comin'

Just to get it started, for startin' something

Is what we do to get some lovin'

This what we do for love (For love)

This what we do for love

Written by: David Jude Jolicoeur, Dorsey Wesley, Kelvin Mercer, Ricky Walters, Vincent Mason

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