Song: The Whole World ~~ 2001 ~~ 4:55
Artist: OutKast featuring Killer Mike
LP/CD: Big Boi & Dre Present... ~~ LaFace ~~ 2001
Composers: André Benjamin~Antwan Patton~David Sheats~Michael Render

Okay, here we go

Yeah, I’m afraid, like I’m scared as a dog
But I’ve got a new song and I want y’all to sing along, sing along
See, this is the way that we walk on a sunny day
When it’s rainin’ inside and you’re all alone, all alone, yeah

‘Cause the whole world loves it when you don’t get down
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you make that sound
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

And the whole world loves it when you’re in the news
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you sing the blues
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

Take a little trip, hater pack up your mind
Look forward, not behind, then you’ll see what you find
I caught a sucker dyin’ ‘cause he thought could rhyme
Now if his mama is a quarter, daughter must be a dime
I gotta meet her, don’t take no shorts I don’t use abbreviation
I don’t even play the radio neither
Only if I need to know the sports or the weather
I’m a cool type of brother, but yep, your head I’ll sever from the neck
See, ain’t nothin’ changed, hit the stage
Set a date sucker, in battle we can engage
I’ll slice you, wife you, marry you, divorce you
Throw the Porsche at you, is what I’m forced to do
With my back against the wall, crack his back y’all
Naw, it ain’t went nowhere like havin’ hair with stylin’ gel in it
Throw a curl in it
Dread that nappy s*** up, throw a shell in it
Whatever floats your boat or finds your lost remote
And this for them n****s workin’ at the airport
Who got laid off, I take my shades off
If you look straight in my eyes, you still might see a disguise
Because the whole, whole, world, world

‘Cause the whole world loves it when you don’t get down
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you make that sound
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

And the whole world loves it when you’re in the news
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you sing the blues
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

Player I grind, my focus is crime
Raw with the rhyme, I’m slick with the slime
My words are diamonds dug out a mine
Spit ‘em, polish, look how they shine
Glitter, glisten, gloss, floss
I catch a beat runnin’ like Randy Moss
Ride that b**** off like a brand new horse
I’m rollin’ my stones, gatherin’ no moss
Mami, I’m comin’, I hope you get off
Or rock your own boat like Aaliyah then talk
Back, back, forth, forth
Get that sailor on course, course
Make that track a corpse, corpse
Rap, roll, utterly rocked
With my mouth to the mic and my hand on my cock
Cadillac OutKast just won’t stop

‘Cause the whole world loves it when you don’t get down
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you make that sound
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

And the whole world loves it when you’re in the news
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you sing the blues
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

Turn on the TV and everything is lookin’ dismal
Went in the bathroom medicine cabinet, Pepto-Bismal
Need it for my stomach ‘cause my tummy kinda aches
Like a junkie on withdrawal, fresh up off the plate
Wait, back to the enemy of the state
Is the Republicans or Democratic candidate
Debate, now even the black box hold the fate
Clueless like Shaggy and Scooby before commercial break
Hate, extreme prejudice, let’s dismiss this
If you want to you can dub it to your hit list
I know you goin’ to, we in this to replenish your musical wish list
When it come to this music we stay relentless
Pursuing all that’s pursuable
Doing God’s willing all things that are doable
The only liable limitation is yourself
Dré set it on the right and I’ll set it on the left

‘Cause the whole world loves it when you don’t get down
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you make that sound
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

And the whole world loves it when you’re in the news
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)
And the whole world loves it when you sing the blues
(Ba ba da ba ba ba da da)

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: December 22, 2001