| All are present and accounted for
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| Take roll call there’s a 100 or more
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| Brothers, sisters that I call my tribe
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| Livin' a high on a funky vibe
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| Step in the stride and all think the same
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| Play differently but all the same game
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| I don’t eat meat 'cause I’m not that mean
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| Drink a lot of juice so my inside is clean
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| Do unto others like they do to us
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| Stay out of the grip of «in God we trust»
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| Work by day, ritual by night
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| The vibe holds the tribe and it keeps it real tight
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| We give each other weight instead of sayin' hi
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| And that’s the first feelin' when you feel the tribe vibes
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| The sun set, moon rised
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| Stars shined, I knew it was time
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| Tribes got together you heard the jingle jangle
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| Jingle jangle comin' from all angles
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| I heard the bongos (The bongos?)
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| Bongo beats from the jungle
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| A ritual, a ritual, a ritual
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| Fire in the middle I chant a little riddle
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| I saw a man on the side takin' pictures
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| But some of us never paid him no mind
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| Click, click, flash, flash boom-bash
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| Smashed up his camera, weakened his stamina
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| We didn’t kill’em we painted him black
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| Put him down wit the tribe put’em down with the pack
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| Took his gun and took his rifle
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| Changed his clothes and told’em to sit still
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| He tried to run but there was nowhere to hide
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| So at the end he gave in 'cause he felt the tribes vibes
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| A bird must fly but soon he lands
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| Good and bad both clap the same hands
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| Open doors mean open minds
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| And these 2 things mean change of times
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| I watch my back so I’m never held back
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| I keep in mind that black is black
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| The new funk keeps me goin' under
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| And fills the mind to make it wonder
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| Come on in and feel at home
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| But do not take what is not your own
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| A man once took and never returned
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| And it’s shame he had to learn
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| An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
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| Prophet Moses as he speaks the truth
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| You can run but you never can hide
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| So hope the tribe stays on your side
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| A group of people a Tribe of people
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| Join together for one cause
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| Sellin' you and tellin' you
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| Get up and go for yours
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| Tribe vibes is a level of consciousness
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| Tribe vibes, you got to get into this
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| We all are thinkin' on the same plateau
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| A Tribe Called Quest to De La Soul
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| Tribe vibes is a level of consciousness
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| Tribe vibes, you got to look into this
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| «Yeah Blastmaster KRS-One, the teacher»
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| Living Color, Queen Latifah
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| Ultramagnetic and all my homies
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| Grandpa Bambaataa and sister Monie
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| The PE’s the JB’s… |