Mas Que Nada ft. Black Eyed Peas

Sergio Mendes

Oariá raiô
Obá obá obá
Oariá raiô
Obá obá obá

Mas que nada
Black Eyed Peas came to make it hotter
We be the party starter
Bubblin' up just like lava, like lava
Heated like a sauna
Penetrating through your body armor
Rhythmically we massage ya
With hip hop mixed up with samba
With samba

So yes, yes, y'all (yes, y'all, y'all)
You know we never stop we never rest, y'all (rest, y'all, y'all)
The Black Eyed Peas'll keep it funky fresh, y'all (fresh, y'all, y'all)
And we won't stop until we get y'all, 'til we get y'all sayin'

Oariá raiô
Obá obá obá
Oariá raiô
Obá obá obá

Peter Piper picked peppers
But Tab rocked rhymes-a
1, 2, 3, 4, several times-a
Heavy rotation played by every kind-a
Radio stations blastin' every mind-a
We crossing boundaries like everyday
To rock ya Robbie Bobbie Beamer on the Bay
We got, we got Tab magnifications
Tab magnified like every day

So yes, yes, y'all (yes, y'all, y'all)
You know we never stop we never rest, y'all (rest, y'all, y'all)
The Black Eyed Peas'll keep it funky fresh, y'all (fresh, y'all, y'all)
And we won't stop until we get y'all, 'til we get y'all sayin'

Oariá raiô
Obá obá obá (la, la, la, la, la)
Oariá raiô
Obá obá obá

Drop hot hot be my daily operation
Got to put in work in this crazy occupation
Gotta keep it movin' (that's the motivation)
Gotta ride the waves and keep a tight relation
With my team keep it moving, and doing it right
Up in the lab every day 'til daylight
That's the way things move in this monkey business
We took an old samba song and remixed it

Mas que nada
Sai da minha frente
Que eu quero passar
Pois o samba esta animado
O que eu quero e sambar
Este samba, que e misto de maracatu
É samba de preto velho
Samba de preto tu

Mas que nada, we gonna make you feel lil' hotter
The Peas and Sergio Mendes heating up samba
Ba, badada, ba
Ba, badada, ba

(Ba, badada, ba) Sergio, play yo piano
(Oh, eh, oh) Sergio, play yo yo yo yo yo

Piano (ano ano ano ano ano ano)

Check it out

Oariá raiô
Obá Obá Obá (lá, lá, lá, lá, lá)
Oariá raiô
Obá Obá Obá (lá, lá, lá, lá, lá)

Oariá raiô
Obá Obá Obá

Este samba, que e misto de maracatu
É samba de preto velho
Samba de preto tu

Este samba, que e misto de maracatu
É samba de preto velho
Samba de preto tu (lá, lá, lá, lá, lá)


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    Question

    Does anyone know what this part of the song means:

    peter piper picked peppers but Tab rocked ryhmes 1,2,3,4 several times heavy rotation played by every kind radio stations blastin' every mind we crossing boundaries like everyday to rock ya robbie bobbie beamer on the bay we got we got tab magnification tab magnified like every day

    I'm trying to figure it out, but I don't get it. Thanks in advance!

    izbeebson May 10, 2016   Link

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