Do the right thing, not talking about a black or white thing 'Cause that will cause conflict and make this shit a jig But your definition of legit and illegitimate Is confusin' now but may have one mistake
So make things clearer, 'cause in about a year or two What you do is take a look up in the mirror And what you see is the image of hate That you shed upon the alters of sisters and the brothers
Now in my opinion you need someone to teach The whole world is acting like a giant out of reach I asked co-man fit the world, he used to do for fun He said he learned to shoot a double double 'fore the age of 21
Crime, man, abortion, all kinds of mind distortion This is very important but just a little portion of What you can do, that's a clue and it's true, yo The one apprentice wanna make your life better and do the right thing
(Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing) Do the right thing (Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing)
Brothers are stealin' and dealin' and big wheelin' And to a younger mind that stuff is appealin' So what do they do, they gather up a crew Go out and steal and rob 'stead of gettin' a job
Now your mother tried to bring you up better than that The same way she loves you you love her right back But now you think you're grown and you argue a lot Over money you got from dealin' stuff on the block
Now you're not the only one in the world that has problems Keep your head straight and you can surely solve them Be a fly guy and reach sky high And like the Jeffersons you get a piece of the pie
I hope you take heed to the message I brought In other words: the lesson I taught Loretta kick (??) a lyric but I won't sing And the FBI Crew wants you, you and me to do the right thing
(Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing) Do the right thing (Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing) Right about now we're gonna start using our own words now
Gonna be counted off as we go on something like this One, two, three
And Manhattan, you got to do the right thing Brooklyn, you got to do the right thing And the Bronx you got to do the right thing
Bruise Island, you got to do the right thing Long Island, you got to do the right thing Staten Island, you got to do the right thing All the West Coast, you got to do the right thing Everybody, everybody in the world, you got to do the right thing
Do the right thing (Check this out) (Oh yeah) Do the right thing (Oh yeah) Do the right thing
(Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing) Do the right thing (Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing)
The Redhead One sendin' out a message on a positive note Try to make you all see the light when we're supposed to be in the dark Y'know, this is goin' out to my mother, to my brother To the rest of the FBI tribe
And you know what I'm sayin' Everybody else in the world I just want you all to do one thing And that's the right thing
(Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing) Do the right thing (Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing (Do the right thing)
(Do the right thing) You got to do the right thing