Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Oakland Stroke, artist - Tony! Toni! Toné!. Album song The Revival, in the genre R&BDate of issue: 31.12.1989
Record label: Universal Music
Song language: English
Oakland Stroke |
| I got something to say, man, you dig? |
| I mean, you cats been up here rapping |
| Ain’t said nothing about the real thing, you know what I mean? |
| Individually picking out the brothers that jam |
| Commonly known are people like Sly and Graham |
| Something kinda special about the grooves they wrote |
| They all had the flavor of the Oakland Stroke |
| That’s the bass drum kickin', the high-hat lickin' |
| A groove so hard it makes your feet kickin' |
| To a dope groove, I mean, a fresh groove |
| It’s a guaranteed hit to make your body move |
| Others try to hang but they just can’t cope |
| They must come to realize, it’s the Oakland Stroke |
| Yo, miss thang… |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| Can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh…Oakland, Californ-i-a |
| If you get the nerve then you might wanna try |
| You can’t hang, you’re getting mud in your eye |
| So don’t even flirt or you might get hurt |
| And you’ll wind up looking like dirt |
| From a dope groove, I mean, a fresh groove |
| It’s a guaranteed hit to make your body move |
| Others try to hang but they just can’t cope |
| When are they going to realize, it’s the Oakland Stroke |
| (Everybody knows, it’s time to Oakland Stroke) |
| (Everybody knows, it’s time to Oakland Stroke) |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| Make your body move, you can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| («Yeah y’all, come on») |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| Now give me something… |
| («Yeah y’all…») |
| That’s right |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| Well, to sum it up, all I’m really trying to say |
| Is that the Oaktown brothers like to do it one way |
| Funky, greasy, nasty, hard |
| And never once do we drop our guard |
| When the bass starts lickin', the high-hats kick in |
| The guaranteed hit to make feet start kickin' |
| Others wanna hang but can’t cope |
| It’s the Oakland Stroke |
| What, what, what, what did you say that groove was again? |
| What’d you say that groove was, man? |
| («Boy, you shoulda known by now…») The Oakland Stroke |
| (Everybody knows, it’s time to Oakland Stroke) |
| (Everybody knows, it’s time to Oakland Stroke) |
| (Everybody knows, it’s time to Oakland Stroke) |
| (Everybody knows, it’s time to Oakland Stroke) |
| We gon' ride it out this way… |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| («I know you’re gonna dig this») |
| Let, let, let me hear you say, «Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na» |
| («Yeah y’all come on») «Na-na-na-na-na-na-na» |
| Let me hear you say, «Ah»…"Oh"…"Uh…uh…uh-uh, OW!" |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t hang… |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t hang… |
| Uh-huh, uh-huh |
| You can’t cope with the Oakland Stroke |