A: because I got it like that, uh huh 
Because I got it like that, wooh, uh huh 
Because I got it like that 
G: like how? 
A: like that 

Verse 1: afrika, mike g 

Dancin' on the dance floor 
Girl, it's you that I adore 
Step on stage, you scream for more 
Afrika got rhymes galore 
Snap my fingers, make you mine 
If not, I'll snap a second time 
After that, I guarantee 
You will be standing next to me 
Left or right side, take your pick 
But girl, you've got to make it quick 
Baby, baby, baby 
I know I drive you crazy 

Mc's know me as mike g 
Girls hold on to me tightly 
Warm personality 
That's why they get close to me 
Try their best to drive me wild 
Say they want to bear my child 
I go away, they say, [bad word] back" 
Why? because I got it like that 

 [bad word]  

A: yeah, uh huh 
G: because I got it like that 
A: yeah, uh huh 
G: because I got it like that 
A: a ha ha, uh huh 
G: because I got it like that 
A: like how? 
G: like that 

Verse 2: afrika, mike g 

No problem, (why? ) because I got it like that 
baby bam beat and an african rap 
My partner by my side, sammy b is on the cut 
Your djs chill and chill, but hey, so what? 
Nuggets in my pocket, wine in my hand 
I got it like that, but you still don't understand 
 [bad word] to me natural, [bad word] to me easy 
I just lay back and let the big beat lead me 
I never work a day in my life 
Single jungle brother, no kids, no wife 
100,000 rhymes from one band, that's many 
But back where [bad word] from, they ain't worth a penny 
You've got a lot of talent, but you fail to see 
You paid for yours, I got mine for free 

Play in the rain and don't get wet 
Walk through the desert and don't even sweat 
Play in the snow and don't get cold 
I'm just a cool young brother who looks kinda old 
Love around the world schoolin' the sound 
If I could bet a crowd and get caught us loud 
I've got ladies uptown and money on the floor 
There's not a thing in the world that I'm askin' for 

 [bad word] 2: 

A: wooh, uh huh 
G: because I got it like that 
You wanna know why, brother? 
Because I got it like that 
A: uh huh 
G: I ain't jokin', I ain't playin', it's just my brother 
I got it like that 
A: a ha ha 

Verse 3: afrika 

Used to be a player, couldn't be [bad word] 
But still in all, I never got busted 
Knowin' every part of new york city 
I thought it was fun, it used to look witty 
I had it all spread out, even one next door 
I had it like that, so what ya askin' for? 
4 to 5, you see, was my minimum 
And every day, I used to go and get with 'em 
One for every hour on the hour 
One on the way while I was in the shower 
It sounds kinda crazy, it sounds kinda bugged 
But you see, afrika was the one they loved 
So you see, it got to a point where they didn't care 
They didn't wanna give me up, so they agreed to share 

 [bad word] 3: 

A: because I got it like that 
G: I hear you, brother, word 
A: because I got it like that 
G: man, you's one baaaaaad jungle brother 
A: like that 
Like that 

Outro: 

A: uh, wooh, sammy b, b, you got it like that 
I know you got it like that 
Yo mike g from the jungle brothers, man 
New orleans got it like that 
New york city got it like that 
Los angeles got it like that 
Cleveland got it like that 
Let me see, who else got it like that? 
G: detroit 
A: who? 
G: detroit 
A: man, yeah, atlanta got it like that 
Philadelphia got it like that 
Texas got it like that, let me see 
Somebody else got it like that 
G: d.c. 
A: yea, d.c., d.c. got it like that 
Boston, miami, I know you got it like that, miami 
G: word 
A: word up, yo, I'm outta here, you know why?