Left & Right Lyrics

[Intro: Redman]
Yo, yo, yo (Yeah, yeah)
Yo, yo

[Verse 1: Redman]
My flow's remarkable
Doc walk like Caine from Kung Fu 'round the globe
Throw obstacles, I'll hurdle them
Herb and whack MC's
Drum racks to the rims, to the caps
Yo Methical, and D, I'm ASAP (Come on now)
I'm crack of dawn chicken huntin' at KFC (Woo)
In '83 I was that scrub TLC talked about
Now I rock the house, chalk 'em out

[Verse 2: Method Man]
Yeah, no doubt
Who got the biggest ass in the house? (Yeah)
Young miss, fillet-of-fish, saltwater trout
Pretty young thing, got a tongue ring and dirty mouth
And she whisperin' them sweet nothings, I air it out (Air it out)

Baby, you got me like Joanie had Chachi
Until she got high and went and fucked Potsie (Yeah)
Lady Godiva, from day one a dick rider
Liar, liar, set your pussy on fire
[Verse 3: D'Angelo]
I see you dancin' right now
I don't need to tell you that you know how
Baby, you do, oh
I say you belong
And if you dream to be free
I can take you there, just follow me
Baby, I won't, huh
I won't steer you wrong

[Pre-Chorus: D'Angelo]
And it seems like to me
You want someone to fit your pedigree
Baby, I do, huh
So what you want?
Smack your ass, pull your hair
And I even kiss you way down there
You know that I will, huh
Think I won't? Huh

[Chorus: D'Angelo, Method Man]
Specially when you do it
Left and right, keep it movin'
Up and down, love it when you do it, babe
Left and right, keep it movin'
Up and down, so what you doin'?
Left and right, love it when you do it
Up and down, love it when you do it
Left and right, keep doin' it, babe, yeah
Left and right and up and down
(Yo, D, how we do it?)
Left and right and up and down
(Ayo, D, how we do it?)
Left and right and up and down
(Ayo, how we do it?)
Left and right and up and down
(Yeah, Houston, how we do it?)
Left, left, left, left
[Verse 4: D'Angelo, Method Man]
Here you are in my world (It's just my world)
Make you feel like a pearl
I'll rub your back, huh, and fulfill your needs
So why don't we just get undressed?
Feel the tender touch of your caress
That's what I want
Why don't you give it to me? (Yeah, give it to me)

[Pre-Chorus: D'Angelo]
I will have you believe
There's no reason for you to leave
Stay right here (Stay right here) in my arms (In my arms, oh)
Where you're safe and secure (Yeah)
Here with me you can be sure
There's no threat (Yeah), say you turn me on

[Chorus: D'Angelo, Method Man]
Specially when you do it
Left and right, oh, yeah
Up and down, you keep it movin'
Left and right, yeah, she movin'
Up and down, oh, yeah
Left and right, love it when you do it
Up and down, don't stop doin' it, babe
Left and right, just keep doin' it, baby
(Talk to 'em)
Left and right and up and down
(Haha, yo, ayo, D, how we do it?)
Left and right and up and down (Oh, yeah)
(Ayo, D, how we do it? yeah)
Left and right and up and down
(C'mon, yo, D, how we do it?)
Left and right and up and down
(Yeah, funked out, how we do it?)
Left and right and up and down (Oh)
(Ayo, stylin', yo, this is how we do it)
[Bridge: D'Angelo, Redman]
I know that you know the sexy little things you do (Oh, oh, yeah, ooh)
The sexy little things you do
I know that you know (Yeah) the sexy little things you do (Oh)

[Verse 5: Redman, Method Man, D'Angelo]
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo
Yo, Doc be off the wall
With Keith and Mally G

Pushin' a Harley D with a jar of green
Come one-five-one, straight indo, the spot
I fuck brown sugar behind the fiber glass window
It's Doc, pack guns, don't sling weight
The only thing I sling is condoms for spring break
(Fuck 'em) How we do it?
(Leave 'em) How we do it? (Oh, baby)
(Get the money) The pussy
(The weed) Now do it

[Verse 6: Method Man, D'Angelo]
Now take your coat off and stay a while (Oh, oh, oh)
Now, honey child, if you're gon' be actin' funny style
Then I don't need ya
It's Saturday, this night fever (Come on)
Shit is poppin', Cheeba, my mouth cotton
'Tis the season for draws droppin' (Yeah)
And heavy breathin' (Uh-huh)

You ain't skeezin', you dick teasin'?
I'm leavin', actin' rotten (Word)
I got no time for games, I'm no joke (Oh, oh)
Drop that ass when I'm finished (Yeah) and watch it smoke (Yeah)

[Outro: Method Man]
Smoke, smoke, smoke
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah

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About

Genius Annotation

“Left & Right,” the second single from Voodoo features guest vocals by hip-hop duo Method Man and Redman who also co-wrote the song.
The song contains a sample from Eric B. & Rakim’s July 1987 single “My Melody.” On streaming services, the song is instead spelled out as “Left And Right.”

A single vinyl with A sides and B sides was released to promote the track in 1999, alongside a music video directed by Malik Sayeed.

“Left & Right” peaked at #18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and at #70 on the Hot 100 chart.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Questlove say about the track?
Verified Commentary
?uestlove
via Blog
Genius Answer

d sorely wanted a party song that didn’t compromise his future funk vision. he wanted something sexy for the ladies, but he wanted heads to feel him as well. the latter wish was too important to him. i remember being in richmond (his crib) the week ‘'life after death’‘ came out (biggie). he said he never seen anything like this since ll’s sophomore effort ’‘bigger and deffer’‘. he was right. after our show, the parking lot was a virtual biggie heaven. this car rocked ’‘player hater’‘, this car had ’‘i’ve got a story to tell’‘, this jeep kept ’‘what’s beef’‘ on repeat…..and our ride played ’‘10 crack commandments’‘ til the cops told us to turn it down. the last conflict was which hip-hop artist would carry d into the jeeps and backpacks of the heads. to go commercial would ruin the premise of this whole record. of course tariq and com wouldn’t pass the corporate test (and yes folks we tried). and he didn’t want the flavor of the minute mc. it had to be someone who rode the thin line with ease. so in this corner…..(love movement era) q-tip. and in that corner the blunt brothers (meth and red).

general opinion was that the song was cool but nobody was feeling tip’s verse. often times we would try to brainstorm and see if we could come up with a better song to save us the embarrassment of telling tip we didn’t like his performance. meanwhile manager dom felt that we needed a ‘'hard nigga’‘ to get the streets to feel this. so we got double the package. meth and d had been cool since d sang on ’‘break up to make up’‘ for meth. and of course redman rocked the shit outta ’‘dreamin eyes of mine’s remix. so when the hard knock life came to denver, d packed his bags and headed west. the results? mixed at best. no one will ever contest that meth and red are stellar artists, it’s just that they didn’t fit here. i mean the appeal to d is partly based on this rebel danger thing……but the misogynistic verses cut like a knife. d felt it too. after talking to lauryn for an extended period i’m happy to say that q-tip was reinstated.

Is there a live performance of the track?
Genius Answer

Yes!

How did the song chart?
Genius Answer

“Left & Right” peaked at #18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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