Moving up, East Oakland, yeah, right Moving up, East Oakland, yeah, that's Moving up, Oakland, yeah, that's right up, East Oakland, yeah, that's right
Oakland, California, Coast life You either the game or you smoke the pipe I a rapper at the age fourteen No gold ropes, no rings
But at me now, ten years later Ask any MC if I rap See I'm known in Fresno, the big O San Diego to Sacramento
They'll tell you yes, you go And I bet my life one say no Ain't nothing a Too $hort fan I ain't tripping, you can play it
Don't the feeling, life is me I rock shows in Nashville, It wasn't "Hee Haw," so laugh At the good ol' boys getting
In Cincinnati, I you heard I got fined for the cuss true, baby, so so unique Might slap your man or just your freak
I come to your town, I'm not I want your and your telephone number You think I'm faking, but call We got one night to do it all
I know it's such a pity Tomorrow night, we hit city macking in the game is all we do Me and the boys called "The Crew"
I used to be local till I signed Jive Too then went nationwide I went to with the Too $hort sound I went like Bobby Brown
I said a rap and they me to jail out my bank and made bail This is my story, it not wait It all started out in the State
California, where I was and raised I to play the drum in my younger days I just hit beat any way I can high-stepping in the marching band
I in my drum and I started to rap Now beats I make, make my so fat Too $hort, on the mic tonight Pennsylvania, can you see the
Chicago, to Indiana From Mississippi, to Louisiana, even Females, call me
But don't love it, you know me nasty in a room trying to blow me Like engine, engine, nine Homies run a train, standing in
If train jumps off the track my brother you will catch the clap From Colorado, to All the way back to California
In Chattanooga, know the tip Short Dog in the house, I'm flip Getting clip, or pool I help it I'm so damn cool
Call me or leave me alone I'm riding in a Fleetwood Chrome With Too Clean, behind the I'm riding shotgun, for real
boss in the back, give me supersede They to roll 'em fat cause you know we ride To the beat y'all, and it don't It goes on cause I don't rapping
Now you know, but the Dog in me You make love to me and I still act Oh should I pay you? You must be I didn't buy you and I sure renting
I said "I love you" 'cause you me head I didn't love you we got out the bed If I could love you, you I would But what you giving, ain't all good
A southern hospitality You'd better try to get away me I money, and I just can't fake it I go to Magic City and the dance naked
I'm somewhat of a by the way I rap But I'm like an Oak town mack I'm in the y'all, I'm like peeser, y'all Rat heads get but cheese, y'all
Or get slapped, put up your I kick you in your ass my Nike boots Some rappers try to be just Too $hort Can hang the Dog, you'd better stay on the porch
In Minnesota, Virginia Wisconsin, I got Atlanta, Rock Louisville, it don't
City, Missouri I rock the house in East St. Detroit, like Oakland It's a thing, and I'm a black man
To all my in the U.S.A. Too $hort don't even play in the trunk, blasting the beat I cross the bridge and hit third
Years ago, I rocked that I say what's up to my homies from Hunter's We go a long way back, it's been like that In the days that Dog was so young at the rap I'm in the
Moving up, Oakland, yeah, that's right Moving up, Oakland, yeah, that's right Moving up, Oakland, yeah, that's right up, East Oakland, yeah, that's right