Appletree

Lyrics

[Intro] I'd like to dedicate this to all of the Creator's righteous children I have some food in my bag for you Not that edible food, the food you eat? No, I have some food for thought Since knowledge is infinite It has infinitely fell on me, so um [Verse 1] It was a stormy night You know, the kind where the lightnin' strikes And I was hangin' out with some of my artsy friends Ooh, wee ooh, wee ooh The night was long, the night went on People coolin' out until the break of dawn Incense was burnin' so I'm feelin' right, aight [Pre-Chorus] See, I picks my friends like I pick my fruit My granny told me that when I was only a youth I don't walk around tryin' to be what I'm not I don't waste my time tryin' 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, doo wee [Chorus] And if you don't want to be down with me You don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me You just don't want to be down [Verse 2] I have a hoe And I take it everywhere I go 'Cause I'm plantin' seeds so I reaps what I sow (Ya know?), ya know Oh, on and on, and on and on My cypher keeps movin' like a rollin' stone I can't control the soul flowin' in me (Ooh wee) Ooh wee [Pre-Chorus] See, I picks my friends like I pick my fruit My granny told me that when I was only a youth I don't walk around tryin' to be what I'm not I don't waste my time tryin' 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, doo wee [Chorus] And if you don't want to be down with me You don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me You just don't want to be down [Bridge] Oh my, my, my Oh my, my, my Oh my, my, my, ah Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my, oh, oh, oh [Pre-Chorus] I picks my friends like I pick my fruit My granny told me that when I was only a youth I don't walk around tryin' to be what I'm not I don't waste my time tryin' 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, doo wee [Chorus] And if you don't want to be down with me You don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't want to pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me You just don't want to be down [Outro] You just don't want to be down Oh, you just don't want to be down Down, down (Down), down You just don't want to be down, oh You just don't want to be down Down, down (Mm), down Down (Ooh), down (Ooh), down (Ooh), down (Ooh, ooh) Down (Ooh), down (Mm), down (Mm), down (Ooh, ooh) Down, down, down, down To be down, oh, no, you just don't wanna be down