Git up you Black yankies Dont be no Follow Fashion Monkey (Rep.) Follow follow follow fashion monkeys Never drink good soup So drink the water from your own stream Before you loose your roots your roots, your roots Shala-wala walab-shah-shab Shab-sha-shala-wala-walab-shab sha. Dont like the way you hold back from me Just give me the vibes I need cause I'm ready Dont like the way you hold back from me, Just give me the vibes I need cause I'm ready Be your self and no one else its time you stop your adaptions then you'll know the truth is in you and learn to make your own decision So git up you Black yankies Dont be no follow fashion monkeys (Rep.) I've seen you play the games of Lead and I'll follow, so many times before Now I'd just like your attention To borrow to get my message through your doors, your doors, your doors Shala-wala-wala-wala-shab-shab Shab-sha shala-wala walab shab There's too much barriers Between you and I Tho' we're both of the same kind It's the same current that runs through our minds So trap your egos' to mine. Stop a while and keep your cool and Listen to what I'm saying Tho I know temptation strong You'll reap the treasure of knowing Then you'll start growing, growing, growing. Dread up thats your culture Live up thats life, dont let devil use you For all them shining precious stones They're gonna rub right off So dont let them fool you Please dont let them fool you, fool you fool you So git up you Black yankies Don't be no follow fashion monkeys (Rep.)