Erykah Badu — Appletree 2B3 Summer Vibes Mix

[Spoken Intro] I'd like to dedicate this to all the creators and righteous children I have some food in my bag for you Not the edible food the food you eat, no I have some food for thought Since knowledge is infinite It has infinitely fell on me, so um [Verse 1] It was a stormy night You know the kind where the lightnin' strike And I was hangin' out with some my artsy friends Ooh wee ooh wee ooh The night was long the night went on People coolin' out until the break of dawn Incense was burnin' so I'm feelin' right, a'ight [Pre-Chorus] See, I picks my friends like I pick my fruit My Ganny told me that when I was only a youth I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not I don't waste my time trying to get what you got I work at pleasin' me 'cause I can't please you And that's why I do what I do My soul flies free like a willow tree Doo wee doo wee doo wee [Chorus] And if you don't wanna be down with me Then you don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Then you don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't wanna be down with me You just don't wanna be down [Verse 2] I have a hoe And I take it everywhere I go 'Cause I'm plantin' seeds so I reaps what I sow, ya know, ya know Oh, on and on, and on and on My cypher keeps movin' like a rollin' stone I can't control the soul flowin' in me Ooh wee ooh wee [Pre-Chorus] See, I picks my friends like I pick my fruit My Ganny told me that when I was only a youth I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not I don't waste my time trying to get what ya got I work at pleasin' me 'cause I can't please you And that's why I do what I do My soul flies free like a willow tree Doo wee doo wee doo wee [Chorus] And if you don't wanna be down with me You don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't wanna be down with me You don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't wanna be down with me You don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't wanna be down with me You just don't wanna be down [Bridge] Oh my my my my Oh my my my my Oh my my my my, oh Oh my my my my my my my [Pre-Chorus] I picks my friends like I pick my fruit My Ganny told me that when I was only a youth I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not I don't waste my time trying to get what you got I work at pleasin' me 'cause I can't please you And that's why I do what I do My soul flies free like a willow tree Doo wee doo wee doo wee [Chorus] And if you don't wanna be down with me You don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me Ya dum dum diddy And if you don't wanna be down with me You don't wanna pick from my apple tree And if you don't want to be down with me You just don't wanna be down [Outro] You just don't wanna be down You just don't wanna be down (You just don't wanna be down) Oh, you just don't wanna be down, down, down, down You just don't wanna be down Oh oh, you just don't wanna be down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down Oh, oh no, don't wanna be down No no no, just don't wanna be down