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Brooklyn

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Brooklyn

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1  *part one*1
2      2
3  [Mos Def]3
4  Hey hey, ha ha say what say what4
5  Ha ha bust it yo5
  Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner  Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner
  Sometimes I feel like my only friend  Sometimes I feel like my only friend
  Is the city I live in, is beautiful Brooklyn  Is the city I live in, is beautiful Brooklyn
  Long as I live here believe I'm on fire hey  Long as I live here believe I'm on fire hey
1                                           Cuz it's the B-the-R-the-O-the-O-K 1
1  'Cause it's the B-the-R-the-O-the-O-K   1
  L-Y-N is the place where I stay  L-Y-N is the place where I stay
  The B-the-R-the-O-the-O-K  The B-the-R-the-O-the-O-K
  Best in the world and all USA  Best in the world and all USA
  It's the B-to-the-R-the-O-the-O-K  It's the B-to-the-R-the-O-the-O-K
  L-Y-N is the place where I stay  L-Y-N is the place where I stay
  The B-to-the-R-the-O-the-O-K  The B-to-the-R-the-O-the-O-K
  Place where I rest is on my born day  Place where I rest is on my born day
  Bust it, sometimes I sit back and just reflect  Bust it, sometimes I sit back and just reflect
  Watch the world go by and my thought connect  Watch the world go by and my thought connect
  I think about the time past and the time to come  I think about the time past and the time to come
  Reminesce on Bed-Stuy when I was pride and young  Reminesce on Bed-Stuy when I was pride and young
  I used to try and come, to the neighborhood function  I used to try and come, to the neighborhood function
  Throw on my Izod, say a little something  Throw on my Izod, say a little something
  When I was just a youngin, before the days of thuggin  When I was just a youngin, before the days of thuggin
  How me and Charlie Chims (aiyyo what?) I'm only buggin  How me and Charlie Chims (aiyyo what?) I'm only buggin
  Fast forward, Nine-Now I gotta team my seed  Fast forward, Nine-Now I gotta team my seed
  I must proceed at God's speed to perform my deed  I must proceed at God's speed to perform my deed
  Livin the now space and time, round the nine to five  Livin the now space and time, round the nine to five
  For as long as I'm alive, paw I got to strive  For as long as I'm alive, paw I got to strive
  I ain't sittin roadside, that ain't harder to plan  I ain't sittin roadside, that ain't harder to plan
  I'm out here for my fam doin all that I can  I'm out here for my fam doin all that I can
  I love my city, sweet and gritty in land to outskirts  I love my city, sweet and gritty in land to outskirts
2  Nickname Bucktown 'cause we grown to outburst   Nickname Bucktown cuz we grown to outburst 2
  Philosophy redefine us, touch mines I touch back  Philosophy redefine us, touch mines I touch back
  Walk the streets like a sweet and get beat like drum tracks  Walk the streets like a sweet and get beat like drum tracks
  Catch no shakes over jakes (boomp-boomp!) we bust back  Catch no shakes over jakes (boomp-boomp!) we bust back
  Bring the marty to your face wit no place to run back  Bring the marty to your face wit no place to run back
  I'm from the slums that created the bass that thump back  I'm from the slums that created the bass that thump back
  This ain't a game clown, play ya James Brown and jump back  This ain't a game clown, play ya James Brown and jump back
  What you want, Jack? Young cats stash they jums at  What you want, Jack? Young cats stash they jums at
  Draw they guns back, momma screams where she sons at  Draw they guns back, momma screams where she sons at
  Tryin to hunt that, recurring dream of high stakes  Tryin to hunt that, recurring dream of high stakes
  The fourth largest, first artist, Brooklyn is the place  The fourth largest, first artist, Brooklyn is the place
  Settled by the judge many years ago  Settled by the judge many years ago
  Three billion strong and here we go  Three billion strong and here we go
      
3  GOOD MORNINNNNNNNNNGG VIETNAM   *part two*          3
2  Ha (back up back up back up back up back up)*repeated in background*   2
6  [Mos Def]6
7  GOOD MORNINNNNNNNNNGG VIETNAM!!!7
8  Ha (back up back up back up back up back8
9  up)*repeated in background*9
  Yo sometimes I sit back, reflect on the place that I live at  Yo sometimes I sit back, reflect on the place that I live at
  Unlike any place I ever been at  Unlike any place I ever been at
  The home of big gats, deep dish hammer rim caps  The home of big gats, deep dish hammer rim caps
  Have a mishap, push ya wig back  Have a mishap, push ya wig back
  Where you go to get the fresh trim at  Where you go to get the fresh trim at
  Four on the jake got the Timb rack  Four on the jake got the Timb rack
  Blue collars metro carding it  Blue collars metro carding it
  Thugs mobbin it, form partnership  Thugs mobbin it, form partnership
  Increase armorment, street pharmacist  Increase armorment, street pharmacist
  Deep consequence, when you seek sleek ornaments  Deep consequence, when you seek sleek ornaments
  You get caught, rode the white horse and can't get off  You get caught, rode the white horse and can't get off
  Big dogs that trick off just get sent off  Big dogs that trick off just get sent off
  They shoebox stash is all they seeds gotta live off  They shoebox stash is all they seeds gotta live off
  It's real yo but still yo, it's love here  It's real yo but still yo, it's love here
  And it's felt by anybody that come here  And it's felt by anybody that come here
  Out of towners take the train, plane and bus here  Out of towners take the train, plane and bus here
  Must be something that they really want here  Must be something that they really want here
  One year as a resident, deeper sentiment  One year as a resident, deeper sentiment
4  Shoutout 'Go Brooklyn!', they representin it   Shoutout "Go Brooklyn!", they representin it 4
  Sittin on they front stoop sippin Guinesses  Sittin on they front stoop sippin Guinesses
  Usin native dialect in they sentences  Usin native dialect in they sentences
5  From the treeline blocks to the tenaments   From the treeline blocks to the tenaments 5
6  To the Mom and Pop local shop menaces   To the Mom & Pop local shop menaces 6
  Travel all around the world in great distances  Travel all around the world in great distances
  And ain't a place that I know that bear resemblance  And ain't a place that I know that bear resemblance
  That's why we it The Planet  That's why we it The Planet
  Not a borough or a prov, it's our style that's uncalm  Not a borough or a prov, it's our style that's uncalm
7  From ?sun? to the ? to the Lafayette Gardens   From ?sun? to the ? to the Lafayette Gardens 7
  White ?coff guawinas? in they army jacket linings  White ?coff guawinas? in they army jacket linings
  Yo this goes out to my cats in Coney Isle  Yo this goes out to my cats in Coney Isle
  Friday night out in front The Himalaya goin wild  Friday night out in front The Himalaya goin wild
  This goes out to Crown Heights and Smurv Village  This goes out to Crown Heights and Smurv Village
  The nighties, and all my ?yarda trenny? Brown's Village  The nighties, and all my ?yarda trenny? Brown's Village
  Parkside tennants caught, thirties, forties, and the fifties  Parkside tennants caught, thirties, forties, and the fifties
  The cats out in Starite City gettin busy  The cats out in Starite City gettin busy
  To the Hook, to the East, to the Stuy  To the Hook, to the East, to the Stuy
  Bushwick and Kanarcy, Farraget, Fullgreen, and Marcy  Bushwick and Kanarcy, Farraget, Fullgreen, and Marcy
  My Flatbush posse, generals of armies  My Flatbush posse, generals of armies
  When it's time to form, just call me  When it's time to form, just call me
  And let this song be, playin loud in Long B  And let this song be, playin loud in Long B
8  If you love Bucktown STRONGLY   If you love Bucktown STRONGLY! 8
9  RAISE IT UP   RAISE IT UP! 9
10      10
11  *part three*11
      
12  [Mos Def]12
  Brooklyn my habitat, the place where it happen at  Brooklyn my habitat, the place where it happen at
  Live sway and the sharp balance of the battle axe  Live sway and the sharp balance of the battle axe
  Irons is brandished at, thugs draw they hammer back  Irons is brandished at, thugs draw they hammer back
  It's where you find the news tool crew cameras at  It's where you find the news tool crew cameras at
  It's where my fam is at, summertime jame is at  It's where my fam is at, summertime jame is at
  They play Big and get you open like a sandal back  They play Big and get you open like a sandal back
  Hotter than candle wax, hustlin you can't relax  Hotter than candle wax, hustlin you can't relax
  The crack babies tryin to find where they mama's at  The crack babies tryin to find where they mama's at
  It's off the handle black, wit big police scandals that  It's off the handle black, wit big police scandals that
  Turn into actions screenplays sold to Miramax  Turn into actions screenplays sold to Miramax
  The type of place where they check your appearance at  The type of place where they check your appearance at
10  And cats who know where all the high low gear is at   And cats who know where all the hot 'lo gear is at 10
  The stompin grounds, where you find a pound, smoke is that  The stompin grounds, where you find a pound, smoke is that
  Be blazin charm that have your wave cap floatin back  Be blazin charm that have your wave cap floatin back
  The doorstep where the disposessed posted at  The doorstep where the disposessed posted at
  Dope fiends out at Franklin Ave sellin zovarax  Dope fiends out at Franklin Ave sellin zovarax
  You big ballin better keep your money folded back  You big ballin better keep your money folded back
11  'Cause once the young guns notice that it's over, black   Cuz once the young guns notice that it's over, black 11
  Brooklyn keep on takin it, worldwide we known for that  Brooklyn keep on takin it, worldwide we known for that
  Flossy cats get it snatched like the local tax  Flossy cats get it snatched like the local tax
  The place I sharpen up my baritone vocals at  The place I sharpen up my baritone vocals at
  Where one of the greatest MC's was a local cat  Where one of the greatest MC's was a local cat
      


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