Lyrics:

Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Yeah, yeah, uh
(You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby)

How can you be down
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So that I will stick around?
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
And you don't want to waste your time
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever
If you wanna step to me
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So I'll listen carefully
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta say whatever, hear whatever
Mean whatever, hear whatever
Feel whatever, think whatever
Do whatever's clever

So, you want to roll with me
Here's advice that you should heed
Common sense is all you need
To avoid my thunder
First of all, talk to my face
And not the view below my waist
How we gonna conversate
While your head's down under?

Stop! Where are you going?
(Stop, oh)
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
(What?)
Man, stop! This is worth knowing
(Stop it)
So, a brother can't lose if he steps my way
(Yeah, yeah)
Stop! Where are you going?
(Stop, yeah)
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
(Well, oh)
Man, stop! This is worth knowing
(Stop)
So, a brother can't lose if he steps my way

How can you be down
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So that I will stick around?
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
And you don't want to waste your time
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever
If you wanna step to me
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So I'll listen carefully
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta say whatever, hear whatever
Mean whatever, hear whatever
Feel whatever, think whatever
Do whatever's clever

Here's a very simple truth
Monkey see is monkey do
So, you're never getting through
If your boys are busters
Finally, please understand
What I have is by my hand
On my own I'm making ground
I am my own woman

Stop! Where are you going?
(Stop it)
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
(Where you going brother, stop!)
Man, stop! This is worth knowing
So a brother can't lose if he steps my way
(Hold up, back it up)
Stop! Where are you going?
(Stop)
If you were in my shoes, what would you say?
(Brother)
Man, stop! This is worth knowing
(Stop)
So a brother can't lose if he steps my way

How can you be down
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So that I will stick around?
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
And you don't want to waste your time
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever
If you wanna step to me
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So I will listen carefully
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta say whatever, hear whatever
Mean whatever, hear whatever
Feel whatever, think whatever
Do whatever's clever

Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
(You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby)
Hear me
Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Said, are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
(You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby)

Oh
Whatever's clever's, baby
Ooh, yeah
Say it
Feel it
Think it
Do
Whatever's clever's, baby
Oh, yeah

How can you be down
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So that I will stick around?
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You don't want to waste your time?
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever
If you wanna step to me
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So I’ll listen carefully
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta say whatever, hear whatever
Mean whatever, hear whatever
Feel whatever, think whatever
Do whatever's clever
Oh, how can you be down
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So that I will stick around?
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
And you don't want to waste your time
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta go with some manners, you gotta do whatever's clever
If you wanna step to me
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
So I'll listen carefully
(Gotta do whatever's clever)
You gotta say whatever, hear whatever
Mean whatever, hear whatever
Feel whatever, think whatever
Do whatever's clever

Said are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Are you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
Was you ready for me?
(Better let me know)
(You'd better, you'd better do whatever's clever, baby)
He wasn't ready