Written by l.a. reid, babyface, daryl simmons, lisa "left eye" lopes (1992)   Performed by tlc      Yo dis is tlc   Yeah and we're back to school da girlies   And if n ya know dat yo man is startin' to flip   Shock dat monkey on the tlc tip      Y'all know we ain't down for no monkey business   Erri uuhh erri uuhh erri   It ain't even like that   Yo t-boz kick it      When you know that it's good   And you know that it's hot   All the girlies want a piece of what you've got   When a man is a man   And it's all in his face   He's 'gon jump all on it   Cause it be's that way   Gotta get up on it   Put that heart aside   Ain't about that lovin'   It's all about that pride   If you do unto him   What he does all the time   That's the only thing for sure   To keep that nickel in line   You gotta go      Shock dat monkey   Shock 'em good shock 'em good   Shock dat monkey   Hey, hey, hey, hey   Shock dat monkey   Shock 'em good, shock 'em good   Shock dat monkey      If he plays in the field   And he's shamin' your name   Got no time for tears   You can get in the game   If a man is a man   And he calls you a ho   Ain't no point in playin'   If he doesn't know (yeah)      Don't let him know   If you don't go through it   And if it blows   Hey just don't sweat it   Now you're in control   If you just don't screw it   Shock him before   He knows you know so      Hook 2 times      Yo you wanna know somethin' I'm in a situation   Like it or not it's you, your own creation   Lendin' a leg cause you ain't too proud to beg   For a quick sensation invitation   And bein' that I am the kinda girl that I am   Lend a hand can't dare you to give a damn   'cause his story can be my story too   Ooohhh monkey see monkey do      When you know that it's good   And you know that it's hot   All the girlies want a piece of what you've got   When a man is a man   And it's all in his face   He's 'gon just all on it   Cause it be's that way (yeah)      Hook      Yo it ain't cool and as a matter of fact   Get the monkey up off your back   And when he wanna know where you're at   Get the monkey up off your back   Even if he don't like it like dat   Get the monkey up off your back   You gotta keep 'em intact   Get that monkey up offa your back      Hook      Gotta get up on   Put that heart aside   It ain't about that lovin'   It's all about that pride   If you do into him   What he does all the time   That's the only thing for sure   To keep that nickel in line   Hey      Yo it ain't cool and as a matter of fact   Get the monkey up off your back   And when he wanna know where you're at   Get the monkey up off your back   Even if he don't like it like dat   Get the monkey up off your back   You gotta keep 'em intact   Get that monkey up offa your back      Hook 2 times