Description of a Fool
A Tribe Called Quest

Fool, defined in Webster's

Open up the book, read it read it

Turn the page, see what it says

Read it to me will you please


One who acts dope

So what, what does it mean to me?


That's you, 'cos of the way you act

Standin' on the corner sellin' girbauds

Scalin' your friends and also your foes

What's the matter wit'cha boy?


You big galoot, you nincompoop

What's wrong wit you? You can't compute

Don't fix your lips to tell me you can

Standin' on the poley playin' pusher man


What you got to do with yourself?

Can't you be somebody else?

Look at you described to a tee

You're a fool of many in society


I know some more, I shall go on

And continue in the song, fooled the fool


The girl I talked to she's sort of neurotic

Her crazy ex-boyfriend is really psychotic

Scares the girl by threatenin' her life

Says, Girl, you're dead if you're not my wife


Beats in her public, beats her in private

Tried it 'round me, almost won't buy it

Said, Forget him, don't you know he's a loser

Who would love a woman turn around and abuse her


Only a fool as described by the tribe

Here's another one who's on the fool vibe

Gonna make it short, gonna make it quick

For this situation makes me sick


See your brother man, with the female

He's crazy ego tried to show he'll prevail

In any situation lady luck's on his side

Emotions run free, nothing he will hide


Why I remember one sunny day

Took my cousin to the park so we can play

On the way, a couple resembled

The one I just described, everything assembled


Another young man walked in their direction

Bumped him a bit, excused his imperfection

But the man with the lady grabbed the other by the neck

Demanded an apology and also respect


The young man aggravated grabbed him back and smacked him

The girl just laughed and laughed and laughed at him

He felt ashamed for what he had done

It looked like a fool to everyone


These are three stories from the naked city

Reality, is sometimes a ditty

Like Godzilla from the twilight zone

Earth to your brain, is anyone home?


I see ya there, tryin' to make amends

Try to make some friends, but now my story ends

On the note that I just wrote stay afloat on the reality boat

Slow down and think and take it cool

And try to avoid the description of a


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