All Praise Due Lyrics - Mos Def

Be like yo, let me ask you somethin 

I wanna know, I wanna know who you are 

MosBrown skin lady, hey hey 

TalibYes 

MosWhere you goin 

TalibThis goes to the brown skin ladies 

MosBrown skin lady 

TalibYo, indigineous women of the planet Earth 

MosWhat you doin? 

TalibGivin birth to the brown skin ladies first 

MosBrown skin lady 

TalibFor what it's worth, from me to you 

MosHow do you feel? 

TalibFrom me to you, watchin you 

I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the 

Way you walk, yes, I live the way you move 

MosI like the way you walk, when you walk on by 

I like the way you move, I like the WAY you move 

TalibI like the, I like the, I like the, I like the 

Way you walk, please, won't you do that dance 

MosI like the way you walk, when you walk on by 

I like the way you move, I like you baby 

And everybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us sing 

Everybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us sing, there she is 

Fresher than Tony Rebel's vestibules at African street festivals 

My incredible women is, plentiful 

Over the years I met a few, none of them compare to you 

Preparin you to make food bearable, somethin terrible, let's see 

You fruitful, beautiful, smart, lovable, huggable 

Doable like art, suitable to be part 

Of my life, Coppertone, oh you copyright infringement 

Pay you bidness ten cents, way back in the day 

It's like I'm standin there you know appreciatin God's design 

And then you showed up, it's like you read my mind 

DAMN SHE'S FINE, I think I add the R-E, in front of that 

And see if she D, to get, with a cat like me 

TalibI like the, I like the, I like the, I like the 

Way you walk, yes, I live the way you move 

MosI like the way you walk, when you walk on by 

I like the way you move, I like the WAY you move 

TalibI like the, I like the, I like the, I like the 

Way you walk, please, won't you do that dance 

MosI like the way you walk, when you walk on by 

I like the way you move, I like you baby 

And everybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us sing 

Everybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us sing, there she is 

Ooooh! Daring me girl, look at you 

Comin on the block lookin fresh and brand new 

Ooooh! Headwrap cover your hairdo 

Pretty feet peekin through open-toed shoe 

Ooooh! No limit to what I would do 

Make love to you like long interview 

Whooh! Is she for real, me like you 

Good look champion, win the title 

True, many man try invite you 

Shot down lyric each time they cyph you 

Jewel, what man you get all insides you 

Feet they walk way and just that sheik posture 

Ooooh! Can't be a next one like you 

Famous like tapes made by DJ Clue 

I tighten up my game as I approach you 

Yo check her she the nectar the bee get close to 

I don't get many compliments, but I am confident 

Used to have a complex about, gettin too complex 

You got me, willin to try, looked me in the eye 

My head is still in the sky, since you walked on by 

I'm feelin high, got my imagination flickerin like hot flames 

It's how it seems, you make me wanna ride the Coltrane to A Love Supreme 

My brown lady, creates environments, for 

Happy brown babies, I know it sounds crazy 

But your skin's the inspiration for cocoa butter 

You provoke a brother we should get to know one another 

I discover when I bring you through my people say TRUE, all I can say 

Is all praise due I thank you God for a beauty like you 

MosBrown skin lady 

TalibYes 

MosWhere you goin 

TalibThis goes to the brown skin ladies 

MosBrown skin lady 

TalibOn the planet Earth today, yes 

MosWhat you doin? 

MosBrown skin lady 

MosHow do you feel? 

TalibI like the, I like the, I like the, I like the 

Way you walk, yes, I live the way you move 

MosI like the way you walk, when you walk on by 

I like the way you move, I like the WAY you move 

TalibI like the, I like the, I like the, I like the 

Way you walk, yes, please do that dance 

MosI like the way you walk, when you walk on by 

I like the way you move, I like you baby 

And everybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us sing 

Everybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us sing, there she is 

There she is, she's a brown skinned lady 

Such a brown skinned lady 

She's a brown skinned lady 

She's a brown skinned lady 

She's a brown skinned lady 

She's a brown skinned lady 

You know what some people put themselves through 

To look just like you? 

Dark stocking, high heels, lipstick, alla that 

You know what? 

Without makeup you're beautiful 

Whatcha you need to paint the next face for 

We're not dealin with the European standard of beauty tonight 

Turn off the TV and put the magazine away 

In the mirror tell me what you see 

See the evidence of divine presence 

Women of the, Carribean, they got the, golden sun 

I know women on the continent got it 

Nigeria, and Ghana, you know they got it 

Tanzania, Namibia and Mozambique 

And Bothswana, to let it speak 

About latinas, columbianas 

And the Bronx women walk that walk 

Honies from Queens walk that walk, NYC, ATL, LA 

Cincinatti, the Bay Area