The Dude - Quincy Jones

Who is it

That walks the street with all the action?

(It's The Dude)

Who is it

That always gets a hot reaction?

(That's The Dude)

Verse I:

Don’tcha' go makin no mojo moves

'Round The Dude

(Don't try no funny bizness.)

Don’tcha' be coppin no attitude

With The Dude

(Hey, hey, here comes The Dude)

The Dude Speaks:

Hey everybody in the neighborhood

The beauty’s on duty, better hear me good

Sister E-flat tomato, Brother B-flat balloon

Somethin' funky’s goin' down, better listen to my tune

I graduated from the college of the street

I got a P.H.D.

in how to make ends meet

Inflation in the nation don’t bother me

'Cause I’m a scholar with a dollar

You can plainly see/

Bridge:

He’s a winner 'cause it’s in his blood

Ain’t nobody whose out there like him

Any corner in the neighborhood

That’s the place that you’ll always find him

Soft talkin' with a rap so sweet

(He does it good)

Ladies call him The Candy Rapper

(They want his love.)

He’s the only one that’s really cool

(He's really cool)

That’s the reason why he’s The Dude

Who is it

That ain’t got time for foolish talkin'?

(It's The Dude)

Who is it

That looks so clean you can’t ignore him

(That's The Dude)

Verse II

Don’tcha' go mess with

His walkin' stick— not The Dude

(Don't try no funny bizness)

Don’t you double-cross him

He’s super slick— He’s The Dude

(Hey, hey, here come The Dude)

The Dude Speaks Again:

I’m a stone cold taker

I’m a piggy bank shaker

An' I don’t waste my time talkin' trash

So if you go to my school

You gotta learn this rule —

Don’t let your mouth write a check

That your body can’t cash

If you never had it

Don’t pay it no mind

I know you’re gonna get it

If you take a little time

Take a piece from the East

A piece from the West

Put it where it feels good —

Let The Dude do the rest

Chant:

See him steppin' down the street

No forgettin', he’s The Dude

See him steppin' down the street

No forgettin', he’s The Dude

Repeat Verse I

Bridge To Fade