This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Shake your tambourine go and get yourself a whistle and [Repeat: x3]
Shake your tambourine go and [Repeat: x2]
Shake your tambourine go and get yourself a whistle and [Repeat: x8]
E.V.E. come through in the Mazarati
Doin it big like I live in the Taj Mahal,
Talk shit, and I don't get in the bla the bla
Ha, thats why they loving, ahh
Dats real, when the chick that they talk about
Goddamn is the words that come out they mouth
She look good always, without a doubt
Ask for her, she back and caking ou
So they be watching while we wiggle around
Look at them drooling, niggas ain't used to dis sound
I keep em moving, all ma ladies put ya hands in the air
It's all right now we gonna keep you on ya feet the whole night now
Pop them bottles, yea drink that up man
Got you feeling crazy yea that was the plan
Waiting for me wasn't ready for dis
He got the game sewn up, know I'm talking bout Swizz
Yeah I know u wanna fight it but why would you try
We got them shaking everything from the hood to Dubai
Yea we do it big man why would we lie?
C'mon
(1, 2, 3 everybody!)
Get low, get low then pick up, pick up
Get your hands in the air it's a stick-up, stick-up
Shake your tambourines move it quicker, quicker
Shake it down in town get the pitch up, pitch up
Shake it shake it to the floor, gotta love that
How she keep it goin' on you know you love that
Shake it shake it to the floor you gotta love that
Get ya ass on the dance floor
Dance on the dance floor
Move em out the way
If they ain't doing it how you want y'all
You ain't gotta ask me
C'mon, don't need my permission
Y'all heard, what you waiting for?
Shake your tambourine go and get yourself a whistle and [Repeat: x4]
Shake your tambourine go and [Repeat: x2]
Shake your tambourine go and get yourself a whistle and [Repeat: x8]
E.V.E. come through in the Mazarati
Doin it big like I live in the Taj Mahal,
Talk shit, and I don't get in the bla the bla
Ha, thats why they loving, ahh
Dats real, when the chick that they talk about
Goddamn is the words that come out they mouth
She look good always, without a doubt
Ask for her, she back and caking ou
So they be watching while we wiggle around
Look at them drooling, niggas ain't used to dis sound
I keep em moving, all ma ladies put ya hands in the air
It's all right now we gonna keep you on ya feet the whole night now
Pop them bottles, yea drink that up man
Got you feeling crazy yea that was the plan
Waiting for me wasn't ready for dis
He got the game sewn up, know I'm talking bout Swizz
Yeah I know u wanna fight it but why would you try
We got them shaking everything from the hood to Dubai
Yea we do it big man why would we lie?
C'mon
(1, 2, 3 everybody!)
Get low, get low then pick up, pick up
Get your hands in the air it's a stick-up, stick-up
Shake your tambourines move it quicker, quicker
Shake it down in town get the pitch up, pitch up
Shake it shake it to the floor, gotta love that
How she keep it goin' on you know you love that
Shake it shake it to the floor you gotta love that
Get ya ass on the dance floor
Dance on the dance floor
Move em out the way
If they ain't doing it how you want y'all
You ain't gotta ask me
C'mon, don't need my permission
Y'all heard, what you waiting for?
Shake your tambourine go and get yourself a whistle and [Repeat: x4]
Lyrics submitted by kooky-gurl
Tambourine Lyrics as written by Charles Brown Carl Kidd
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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