| Erykah Badu "Appletree" |
| (Intro) |
| I'd like to dedicate this
To all the creators' righteous children I have some food in my bag for you Not that edible food, that food you eat No, I have some food for thought Since knowledge is infinite And has infinite refill on it, so... |
| (Verse 1) |
| It was a stormy night You know the kind where the lightning strikes And I was hangin' out with some of my antsy friends Ooh, wee, ooh, wee, ooh... The night was long The night went on Peep's was coolin' out until the break of dawn Incense was burning so I'm feeling right, aiight |
| (Hook) |
| See I picks my friends
like I pick my fruit And Ganny told me that when I was only a youth I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not I don't waste my time trying to get what you got I work at pleasin' me, 'cause I can't please you And that's why I do what I do My soul flies free like a willow tree Doo, wee, doo, wee, do, wee... |
| (Chorus) |
| And if you don't want to
be down with me Then you don't want to be from my appletree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to be from my appletree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to be from my appletree And if you don't want to be down with me You just don't wanna be down |
| (Verse 2) |
| I have a ho... And I take it everywhere I go 'Cause I'm planting seeds so I reeps What I sow..., ya know, ya know Oh, on and on and on and on... My cipher keeps moving like a rolling stone I can't control the soul flowing in me Ooh, wee, ooh, wee... |
| (Hook) |
| (Chorus) |
| Oh, my, my, my... |
| Oh, my, my, my... |
| Oh, my, my, my..., oh... |
| Oh, my, my, my, my... |
| (Hook) |
| And if you don't want to
be down with me Then you don't want to be from my appletree And if you don't want to be down with me You don't dum diddy And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to be from my appletree And if you don't want to be down with me You just don't wanna be down You just don't wanna be down <Oh...> You just don't wanna be down <Down, down, down...> You just don't wanna be down <Down...> <Oh...> You just don't wanna be down Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down... |
Added: October 12, 2000