Tribe Vibes

I know what you can do Let us lay some funk on you All are present and accounted for Take roll call, there's a hundred or more Brothers, sisters that I call my tribe Livin' a high on a funky vibe Step in stride and all think the same Play differently, but all the same game Don't eat meat 'cause I'm not that mean Drink a lot of juice so my inside is clean Do unto others like they do to us Stay out of the grip of "in God we trust" Work by day, ritual by night The vibe holds the tribe and it keeps it real tight We give each other weight instead of sayin' hi And that's the first feelin' when you feel the tribe vibes The tribe-tribe, tribe-tribe Tribe, y'all, huh The sun set, moon rise Stars shine, I knew it was time Tribes got together, you heard the jingle-jangle Jingle-jangle comin' from all angles I heard the bongos (the bongos?) Bongo beats from the jungle A ritual, a ritual, a ritual, a ritual Fire in the middle I chant a little riddle I saw a man on the side takin' pictures But some of us never paid him no mind Click-click, flash-flash boom-bash Smashed up his camera, weakened his stamina We didn't kill 'em, we painted him black Put him down with the tribe, put him down with the pack Took his gun and took his rifle Changed his clothes and told him to sit still He tried to run, but there was nowhere to hide (nowhere) But at the end he gave in 'cause he felt the tribes vibes Tribe-tribe, the tribe-tribe The tribe vibe, tribe, tribe vibes Tribe vibes, y'all, huh A bird must fly, but soon he lands Good and bad both clap the same hands Open doors mean open minds And these two things means change of times I watch my back, so I'm never held back I keep in mind that black is black The new funk keeps me from goin' under And fills the mind to make it wonder Come on in and feel at home But do not take what is not your own A man once took and never returned And it's shame he had to learn An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth Prophet Moses as he speaks the truth You can run, but you never can hide So hope the tribe stays on your side, huh A group of people, a tribe of people Join together for one cause Sellin' you and tellin' you Get up and go for yours Tribe vibes is a level of consciousness Tribe vibes, you got to get into this We all are thinkin' on the same plateau A Tribe Called Quest to De La Soul Tribe vibes is a level of consciousness Tribe vibes, you got to look into this Yeah, Blastmaster KRS-One, the teacher Living Colour, Queen Latifah Ultramagnetic and all my homies Grandpa Bambaataa and sister Monie The PE's the JB's The JB's The JB's The JB's The JB's The JB's The JB's