Don’t Let 'Em

[Intro: Bootsy Collins & Rosie Gaines] Rosie G. and Bootsy are in the house You got to do it You got to do it, ah yeah, baby Tell 'em what we talkin' 'bout, Snoop [Verse 1: Snoop Dogg] Pullin' and grabbin' you Rattlesnakin' and stabbin' you Things you wouldn't imagine Simply because you like havin' people Talkin' about you but you can't pay no attention They say, that's how it is Even when you be livin' presidential They always funkin' with you Especially when you go official Take it from me, a GC 'Cause people are so fictitial Sticks and stones do break bones And talk make the weak fall off While the strong keep keepin' on [Verse 2: Rosie Gaines] I take two steps forward They try to knock me four steps back Whenever I see color They only see white or black Whenever I speak my mind They put words in my mouth Do they really think that I'm lyin' When I know what they're all about? [Chorus: Background Singers & Rosie Gaines] Don't let them put you down No, don't let 'em Don't let them put you down Don't let 'em Don't let them put you down Don't let them put you down Don't let 'em [Verse 3: Rosie Gaines] When I'm in my sunshine They bring their rain to fall I'm lookin' at this picture But they can't see it at all I'm steppin' on the gas And I wanna move ahead They said I'll never make it But that's what they always said [Chorus: Background Singers & Rosie Gaines] Don't let them put you down Don't let 'em Don't let them put you down Don't let 'em Don't let them put you down Don't let 'em Put ya foot on the gas, step on fast, oh [Bridge: Bootsy Collins] You say "In God We Trust" While you promote hate, fear and lust And love, joy and pain Is in a constant struggle for superior gain [Chorus: Background Singers & Rosie Gaines] Don't let them put you down Don't just stand there Don't let them put you down Sound so funky to me, yeah Don't let them put you down Oh, don't let 'em Don't let them put you down Don't let 'em put you down Down Don't let 'em [Outro: Bootsy Collins & Snoop Dogg] Oh yeah, just another dog day afternoon, baby Have you ever been on a trip And found out that you was from another time, baby Where unconditional love takes root And our intelligence is absolutely color-blind, baby (Don't you let 'em, don't let 'em) Twinkle, twinkle little star You got your hands up in my cookie jar (Don't let'em) Don't doubt it, don't doubt it Don't talk about it, be 'bout it Don't doubt it, don't doubt it Don't talk about it, be 'bout it (Don't let them put you down) Tell 'em what we talkin' bout, Snoop See, I was once told that To be talked about was one of the greatest forms of flattery And I'm flattered that you're talkin' about me (Yeah) For you to talk about me Is something fun to do, baby Yeah you keep doin' what you do 'Cause I'm definitely gon' keep doin' what I do Don't doubt it, don't doubt it I'm not gon' talk about it, I'm gon' be about it Can you dig it? (Yeah) I don't know nothin' but to do it (Do it, baby) Nothin' to it but to do it And I'ma do it with the Do-It-Fluid, baby, can you dig it? (I can dig it!) It's dug (Uh, we outta here, baby) The People's Choice there you have it The most valuable players, baby (Don't let 'em) Finger funkin', just finger funkin', baby (Don't let 'em) Uh, let the fingers do the funkin' (Don't let 'em) (We out, baby...)