Listen to Shimmy Shimmy Ya by Ol' Dirty Bastard

Shimmy Shimmy Ya

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Vocals

Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren

Sampled Artist

Richard Pryor

Sampled Artist

The Emotions

Sampled Artist

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Robert Diggs

Songwriter

Russell T. Jones

Russell T. Jones

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Mixing Engineer

RZA

Producer

Jay Nicholas

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Tom Coyne

Mastering Engineer

Buddah Monk

Mixing Engineer

Jack Hersca

Mixing Engineer

Ethan Ryman

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

Ooh, baby, I like it raw

Yeah, baby, I like it raw

Ooh, baby, I like it raw

Yeah, baby, I like it raw

[Verse 1]

Shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay

Gimme the mic so I can take it away

Off on a natural charge, bon voyage

Yeah, from the home of the Dodger Brooklyn squad

Wu-Tang killer bees on the swarm

Rain on your college-ass disco dorm

For you to even touch my skill

You gotta go through one killer bee

And he aim for the kill now

Chop that down, pass it all around

Lyrics get hard, quick cement to the ground

For any MC in any fifty-two states

I get psycho killer, Norman Bates

My producer slam, my flow is like – bam!

Jump on stage and then I dip down

[Chorus]

Ooh, baby, I like it raw

Yeah, baby, I like it raw

Ooh, baby, I like it raw

Yeah, baby, I like it raw

Ooh, baby, I like it raw

Yeah, baby, I like it raw

Ooh, baby, I like it raw

Yeah, baby, I like it raw

[Verse 2]

Shi-shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay

Gimme the mic so I can take it away

Off on a natural charge, bon voyage

Yeah, from the home of the Dodger Brooklyn squad

Wu-Tang killer bees on the swarm

Rain on your college-ass disco dorm

For you to even touch my skill

You gotta go through one killer bee

And he aim for the kill now

Chop that down, pass it all around

Lyrics get hard, quick cement to the ground

For any MC in any fifty-two states

I get psycho killer, Norman Bates

My producer slam, my flow is like – bam!

Jump on stage and then I dip down

[Outro]

Shi-shimmy shimmy ya, yeah

Shi-shi-shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay

Shi-shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay

Shi-shi-shimmy, shi-shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay

Shi-shimmy, shi-shi-shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay

Gimme the mic so I can take it away

Shimmy shimmy ya

Written by: Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA

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