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Certainly (Flipped It)

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Certainly (Flipped It) was released on February 11, 1997 by Universal Records as a part of the album Baduizm

ReleasedFebruary 11, 1997

LabelUniversal Records

LanguageEnglish

BPM78

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[Intro]

Uh, flip that mix

Mighty cool

One, two, three, four

[Verse 1]

Who gave you permission to rearrange me?

Certainly not me

Who told you that it was alright to love me?

Certainly, certainly not me

[Chorus]

I was not looking for no love affair, baby (And now you wanna fix me)

Was not looking for no love affair, huh (And now you want to mold me)

I was not looking for no love affair, baby (Now you wanna kiss me)

I was not looking for no love affair (And now you wanna control me)

Hold me

[Verse 2]

I know you're tryin' to get creative with my love

And that's alright, but

You tried to get a little tricky

Turned my back and then you slipped me a mickey (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Yeah, I wasn't ready (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

For that mickey, baby (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Oh, oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

[Verse 3]

The world is mine when I wake up (When I wake up)

I don't need nobody tellin' me the time

[Verse 4]

Who gave you permission to rearrange me?

Certainly not me

No way, no

Who told you that it was alright to love me?

Certainly, certainly not me

[Chorus]

I was not looking for no love affair, partner (Now you wanna fix me)

I was not looking for no love affair (Now you wanna mold me)

I was not looking for no love affair (Now you wanna kiss me)

I was not looking for no love affair, ah, ah (And now you wanna control me)

Hold me

[Verse 5]

I know you're tryin' to get creative with my love

And that's real cute, but

You tried to get a little tricky

Turned my back and then you slipped me a mickey

[Chorus]

Oh, oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Oh, oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Ooh, ooh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

Oh (Certainly, certainly, certainly)

[Verse 6]

You know that the world is mine

When I wake up (When I wake up)

I don't need nobody tellin' me the time, no

The world is mine, mine, mine, mine (When I wake up)

I don't need no **** rollin' over, looking after me

[Verse 7]

No, no, no, no

No, no, no, no

No, no, no, no

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Oh, no, oh, no, no

I don't need, I don't need, no

No, no, no, no, no, no

No, no, no, no, no, no

[Verse 8]

Oh (And then you slipped me a mickey)

You know I wasn't ready (And then you slipped me a mickey)

For that mickey, baby (And then you slipped me a mickey)

Oh (And then you slipped me a mickey)

No, no, no, yeah (And then you slipped me a mickey)

You tried to get a little tricky (And then you slipped me a mickey)

You threw it back and then you slip (And then you slipped me a mickey)

No, no (And then you slipped me a mickey)

[Verse 9]

Oh, oh, no

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, oh

Oh, oh, no, oh

Hey, love affair, love affair

Was not thinkin', was no love affair

No, no

Oh, oh, oh, no

Ow

Written by: Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah

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