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[Intro] Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Yeah, yeah, uh (You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby) [Chorus] How can you be down (Gotta do whatever's clever) So that I will stick around? (Gotta do whatever's clever) And you don't want to waste your time (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever If you wanna step to me (Gotta do whatever's clever) So I'll listen carefully (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta say whatever, hear whatever Mean whatever, hear whatever Feel whatever, think whatever Do whatever's clever [Verse 1] So, you want to roll with me Here's advice that you should heed Common sense is all you need To avoid my thunder First of all, talk to my face And not the view below my waist How we gonna conversate While your head's down under? [Pre-Chorus] Stop! Where are you going? (Stop, oh) If you were in my shoes, what would you say? (What?) Man, stop! This is worth knowing (Stop it) So, a brother can't lose if he steps my way (Yeah, yeah) Stop! Where are you going? (Stop, yeah) If you were in my shoes, what would you say? (Well, oh) Man, stop! This is worth knowing (Stop) So, a brother can't lose if he steps my way [Chorus] How can you be down (Gotta do whatever's clever) So that I will stick around? (Gotta do whatever's clever) And you don't want to waste your time (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever If you wanna step to me (Gotta do whatever's clever) So I'll listen carefully (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta say whatever, hear whatever Mean whatever, hear whatever Feel whatever, think whatever Do whatever's clever [Verse 2] Here's a very simple truth Monkey see is monkey do So, you're never getting through If your boys are busters Finally, please understand What I have is by my hand On my own I'm making ground I am my own woman [Pre-Chorus] Stop! Where are you going? (Stop it) If you were in my shoes, what would you say? (Where you going brother, stop!) Man, stop! This is worth knowing So a brother can't lose if he steps my way (Hold up, back it up) Stop! Where are you going? (Stop) If you were in my shoes, what would you say? (Brother) Man, stop! This is worth knowing (Stop) So a brother can't lose if he steps my way [Chorus] How can you be down (Gotta do whatever's clever) So that I will stick around? (Gotta do whatever's clever) And you don't want to waste your time (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever If you wanna step to me (Gotta do whatever's clever) So I will listen carefully (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta say whatever, hear whatever Mean whatever, hear whatever Feel whatever, think whatever Do whatever's clever [Post-Chorus] Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) (You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby) Hear me Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Said, are you ready for me? (Better let me know) (You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby) [Bridge] Oh Whatever's clever's, baby Ooh, yeah Say it Feel it Think it Do Whatever's clever's, baby Oh, yeah [Chorus] How can you be down (Gotta do whatever's clever) So that I will stick around? (Gotta do whatever's clever) You don't want to waste your time? (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever If you wanna step to me (Gotta do whatever's clever) So I'll listen carefully (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta say whatever, hear whatever Mean whatever, hear whatever Feel whatever, think whatever Do whatever's clever Oh, how can you be down (Gotta do whatever's clever) So that I will stick around? (Gotta do whatever's clever) And you don't want to waste your time (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever If you wanna step to me (Gotta do whatever's clever) So I'll listen carefully (Gotta do whatever's clever) You gotta say whatever, hear whatever Mean whatever, hear whatever Feel whatever, think whatever Do whatever's clever [Outro] Said are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Are you ready for me? (Better let me know) Was you ready for me? (Better let me know) (You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby) He wasn't ready