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(Yo, something's wrong here, no, not again!)<br /> (Get the daisies for the)Potholes in my lawnEverybody's sayin'<br /> What to do when suckin' lunatics start diggin' and chewin'<br /> They don't know that the Soul don't go for that<br /> Potholes in my lawn<br /> And that goes for my rhyme sheet<br /> Which I concentrated so hard on, see<br /> I don't ask for maximum security<br /> But my dwellin' is swellin'<br /> It nipped my bud when I happened to fall<br /> Into a spot<br /> Where no ink or an ink-blot<br /> Was on a scroll<br /> I just wrote me a new 'mot'<br /> But now it's gone<br /> There's no<br /> Suckers knew that I hate<br /> To recognise that every time I'm writin'<br /> It's gone(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a)<br /> (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee)Potholes in my lawnI've found that it's not wise<br /> To leave my garden untended<br /> Cause eyes have now pardoned all laws of privacy<br /> Even paws are after my writer<br /> See, I've found that everyone's sayin'<br /> What to do when suckers are preyin'<br /> On my well-guarded spreadsheets<br /> Oh why, hell does it send up fleets<br /> Of evil-doers through the big hole<br /> To get to evil-doers who dig holes<br /> Which leaves my lawn with lawn-chew<br /> I think I'd better plant traces to give clues<br /> Or better yet call 911<br /> And when they get here I inform them I'm the Plug One<br /> Open a chair and let them realize the reason<br /> For concern of the Soul<br /> Cause we've come down with a case of potholes(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a)<br /> (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee)Potholes in my lawn(Who stole, who stole, who stole the cookie<br /> From the cookie jar?)Now you got the message<br /> What to do when you die<br /> The death that I predict in 'Plug Tunin'<br /> It's a shame that you deny to claim<br /> That you stole my words of fame<br /> That I wrote in my rhyme sheet<br /> Which I concentrated so hard on, see<br /> I don't ask for a barbed wire fence, B<br /> But my dwellin' is swellin'<br /> It nipped my bud when I happened to fall<br /> Into a spot<br /> Where no ink or an ink-blot<br /> Was on a scroll<br /> I just wrote me a new 'mot'<br /> But now it's gone there's no<br /> Suckers knew that I hate<br /> To recoginse that every time I'm writin'<br /> It's gonePotholes in my lawn(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a)<br /> (Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee)<br /> <br /> Songwriters<br /> JOLICOEUR, DAVID / MASON, VINCENT / MERCER, KELVIN / HUSTON, PAUL / ALLEN, THOMAS / BROWN, HAROLD / DICKERSON, MORRIS / GOLDSTEIN, GERALD / JORDAN, LEROY / LEVITIN, LEE / MILLER, CHARLES / SCOTT, HOWARDPublished by<br /> Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.Lyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>

Potholes In My Lawn (12" Vocal Version) Lyrics


(Yo, something's wrong here, no, not again!)
(Get the daisies for the)Potholes in my lawnEverybody's sayin'
What to do when suckin' lunatics start diggin' and chewin'
They don't know that the Soul don't go for that
Potholes in my lawn
And that goes for my rhyme sheet
Which I concentrated so hard on, see
I don't ask for maximum security
But my dwellin' is swellin'
It nipped my bud when I happened to fall
Into a spot
Where no ink or an ink-blot
Was on a scroll
I just wrote me a new 'mot'
But now it's gone
There's no
Suckers knew that I hate
To recognise that every time I'm writin'

It's gone(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a)
(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee)Potholes in my lawnI've found that it's not wise
To leave my garden untended
Cause eyes have now pardoned all laws of privacy
Even paws are after my writer
See, I've found that everyone's sayin'
What to do when suckers are preyin'
On my well-guarded spreadsheets
Oh why, hell does it send up fleets
Of evil-doers through the big hole
To get to evil-doers who dig holes
Which leaves my lawn with lawn-chew
I think I'd better plant traces to give clues
Or better yet call 911
And when they get here I inform them I'm the Plug One
Open a chair and let them realize the reason
For concern of the Soul
Cause we've come down with a case of potholes(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a)
(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee)Potholes in my lawn(Who stole, who stole, who stole the cookie
From the cookie jar?)Now you got the message
What to do when you die
The death that I predict in 'Plug Tunin'
It's a shame that you deny to claim
That you stole my words of fame
That I wrote in my rhyme sheet
Which I concentrated so hard on, see
I don't ask for a barbed wire fence, B
But my dwellin' is swellin'
It nipped my bud when I happened to fall
Into a spot
Where no ink or an ink-blot
Was on a scroll
I just wrote me a new 'mot'
But now it's gone there's no
Suckers knew that I hate
To recoginse that every time I'm writin'
It's gonePotholes in my lawn(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-a)
(Yodel-a-hee, Yodel-oh-hee, Yodel-ee-hee-hee-hee)
Songwriters
JOLICOEUR, DAVID / MASON, VINCENT / MERCER, KELVIN / HUSTON, PAUL / ALLEN, THOMAS / BROWN, HAROLD / DICKERSON, MORRIS / GOLDSTEIN, GERALD / JORDAN, LEROY / LEVITIN, LEE / MILLER, CHARLES / SCOTT, HOWARDPublished by
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.

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De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Amityville, New York, United States. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz hop subgenre. They are the best known of the early alternative hip-hop acts. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicœur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three). The three formed the group in 1987, while still in high school and caught the attention of producer Paul Huston (Prince Paul) with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'".

Their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), was a critical smash that saw the group labeled hippies due to the message of peace and love. They quickly became prominent members of the Universal Zulu Nation, along with A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Jungle Brothers and others. They were also members of the famed Native Tongues Posse and mentioned the group often in their music (though they have since left the group for various reasons). "Me Myself and I" became a huge hit, further cementing the group's popularity. However, rock group The Turtles sued the group for sampling "You Showed Me" without permission on De La Soul's "Transmitting Live from Mars". From that point on, sampling required permission from the sources before it was released.

After 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul was pegged by audiences as hippies and were expected to continue creating the same type of music. This greatly agitated the group, as they always envisioned their career as a constantly changing style. This would influence their next recording sessions.
De La Soul's second album, De La Soul Is Dead (1991) was a much darker album. It featured skits that criticized the direction that hip hop was heading in at the time, though it still managed to maintain a light sense of humor. While the album is a fan favorite today, it received mixed reviews and did not sell as well as 3 Feet High and Rising.

1993's Buhloone Mindstate and 1996's Stakes Is High saw the group evolve a new sound which - though it still failed to garner commercial success - cemented their position as mainstays in the alternative hip-hop movement.

Four years later, De La Soul announced that they would release a triple album series entitled "Art Official Intelligence" (or AOI). All three albums were intended to be released within a year, beginning with the release of Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. This was followed by AOI: Bionix in late 2001. After this, however, the public saw no release of the third and final album in the AOI series. For the next two years, the only De La Soul releases were singles or remix compilations. Jolicœur (Dave) stated in an interview that it usually takes about four years for the group to record an album, promote it with advertisements, touring and so on. The group was having trouble finishing the last AOI installment for many reasons, one of which being an ongoing struggle with Tommy Boy Records, who had been releasing their albums ever since their debut.

In 2004, De La Soul ended up releasing a new full album: The Grind Date on Sanctuary Records. Although it was not the new AOI album their fans had been anticipating, it was released to some critical acclaim and was well received by most fans. The album also receives recognition for being the seventh studio album from the group.

In 2005, they were featured on the Gorillaz single, "Feel Good Inc." and on the LA Symphony single "Universal" They also made an apearance on superFast Jellyfish on the album Plastic beach by Gorrilaz in early 2010

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