Gett off My Back
Monkey's Warning: Get off My Back with Flavor Flav's Cyclone
Lyrics
The monkey ain't no joke
The monkey symbolizes a serious matter or issue.
So you want to mess with the coke
Expressing a desire to engage with illegal drugs (coke).
Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy
Repetition emphasizing the gravity of the situation.
The monkey ain't no joke
Reiteration of the seriousness of the monkey metaphor.
You better leave 'em alone
Warning to avoid involvement with the mentioned issue.
He's home grown, he's the cyclone
Describing the monkey as a powerful force, homegrown and forceful like a cyclone.
He's the moan groan, Capone, the clone
Listing various attributes of the monkey, including associations with notorious figures like Capone.
The broken bone, tone
Mentioning characteristics like being a broken bone and having a strong tone.
You've got to get off my back
An explicit directive to stop bothering or pressuring.
We got the real Flavor Flav
Claiming authenticity and realness with Flavor Flav.
Gettin' down with the sound
Engaging with the music's sound, enjoying it.
And he's tellin' you to get off his back
Flavor Flav asserting himself and asking to be left alone.
He's on your back gives you no slack
Describing someone being persistent or burdensome.
Don't give me no flack, because I know
Requesting not to be criticized or opposed because of awareness.
Toe to toe, go to go
Facing challenges directly and having to move forward.
He's on my back
Reiterating the need for space or freedom.
Get off my back
Emphasizing the demand to be left alone or not bothered.
Aslam a lakem
Introducing a foreign phrase (possibly Arabic), meaning uncertain.
And that's the way we take 'em
Expressing a particular approach or method of dealing with situations.
And if we got to frisk you down
Indicating a readiness to search or investigate if necessary.
Then that's the way we shake 'em
Concluding with a statement about handling situations forcefully if required.
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