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♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 00:00
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 00:05
♪ You know life ♪ ♪ (Oh yeah, oh yeah) ♪ 00:09
♪ Is all about expression ♪ 00:11
♪ You only live once ♪ 00:12
♪ And you're not coming back ♪ ♪ (Oh yeah, oh yeah) ♪ 00:13
♪ So express yourself, yeah ♪ 00:15
♪ Express yourself ♪ 00:18
♪ You gotta be you and only you, babe ♪ 00:19
♪ Express yourself ♪ 00:22
♪ And let me be me ♪ 00:24
♪ Express yourself ♪ 00:26
♪ Don't tell me what I cannot do, baby ♪ 00:28
♪ Come on and work your body ♪ 00:32
♪ Now Joe wanna be like Bob ♪ 00:35
♪ Bob got it goin' on with no job ♪ 00:37
♪ And everything Rob got he got from Robin ♪ 00:39
♪ And everything she got she got ho-hoppin' ♪ 00:41
♪ My girl Jilly wanna be like Jackie ♪ 00:44
♪ Fat rope chains and I think that's wick-wacky ♪ 00:46
♪ Tom and Dick wanna be like Harry ♪ 00:48
♪ Little do they know he's bitin' on Barry ♪ 00:50
♪ Stan was a scam, but Vinnie's legit ♪ 00:52
♪ Mercedes coupe hometroop with no kit ♪ 00:54
♪ A businessman with a beeper for a reason ♪ 00:57
♪ Not like Tim because it's in this season ♪ 00:59
♪ Express yourself ♪ 01:02
♪ You gotta be you and only you, babe ♪ 01:04
♪ Express yourself ♪ 01:06
♪ And let me be me ♪ 01:08
♪ Express yourself ♪ 01:11
♪ Don't tell me what I cannot do, baby ♪ 01:13
♪ Come on and work your body ♪ 01:17
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 01:20
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 01:22
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 01:25
♪ Hey yo, Pep, you up next ♪ 01:26
♪ Yes, I'm Pep and there ain't nobody ♪ 01:28
♪ Like my body, yes, I'm somebody ♪ 01:30
♪ No, I'm sorry, I'm-a rock this Mardi Gras ♪ 01:32
♪ Until the party ends, friends ♪ 01:35
♪ Yes, I'm blessed, and I know who I am ♪ 01:37
♪ I express myself on every jam ♪ 01:40
♪ I'm not a man, but I'm in command ♪ 01:42
♪ Hot damn, I got an all-girl band ♪ 01:44
♪ And I wear the gear, yeah, I wanna wear it, too ♪ 01:46
♪ I don't care, dear, go ahead and stare, ooh ♪ 01:49
♪ Afraid to be you, livin' in fear, boo ♪ 01:51
♪ Expression is rare, I dare you ♪ 01:53
♪ Express yourself ♪ 01:56
♪ You gotta be you and only you, babe ♪ 01:57
♪ Express yourself ♪ 02:00
♪ And let me be me ♪ ♪ (Oh yeah, oh yeah) ♪ 02:02
♪ Express yourself ♪ 02:04
♪ Don't tell me what I cannot do, baby ♪ 02:06
♪ Come on and work your body ♪ 02:10
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 02:14
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 02:15
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 02:16
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 02:18
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 02:20
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 02:21
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 02:23
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 02:24
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 02:25
♪ Yo, excuse us while we rap ♪ 02:26
♪ Go ahead, girls, express yourself ♪ 02:29
♪ My party, your party, anytime drop in ♪ 02:31
♪ Cold hip-hop is always rockin' ♪ 02:33
♪ Don't you like it when the music drop ♪ 02:35
♪ Jump, spread out, and stop ♪ 02:38
♪ Now bring in the go-go, uh-oh ♪ 02:39
♪ Look at how my butt go rock from the left to the right ♪ 02:41
♪ You wanna step to me, groove me ♪ 02:44
♪ I know you wanna do me ♪ 02:45
♪ Come on now, fellas, don't fight ♪ 02:47
♪ At the door they're bum-rushin' ♪ 02:48
♪ To hear the percussion ♪ 02:50
♪ Sound of my go-go band ♪ 02:51
♪ I've long ago learned my lesson ♪ 02:53
♪ It's all about expression ♪ 02:54
♪ Will the real Salt and Pepa please stand? ♪ 02:55
♪ And ♪ 02:57
♪ Express yourself ♪ 02:58
♪ You've got to be you, babe ♪ 03:00
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:02
♪ And let me be me ♪ 03:04
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:06
♪ Don't tell me what to do, babe ♪ 03:09
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:11
♪ Come on and work that body ♪ 03:13
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:15
♪ You've got to be you, babe ♪ 03:18
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:20
♪ Don't tell me what to do, babe ♪ 03:22
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:24
♪ You've got to be you, babe ♪ 03:26
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:29
♪ Don't tell me what to do, babe ♪ 03:31
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:33
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 03:36
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 03:36
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:38
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 03:40
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 03:41
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:42
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 03:44
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 03:45
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:47
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪ 03:49
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪ 03:50
♪ Express yourself ♪ 03:51

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[English]
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ You know life ♪ ♪ (Oh yeah, oh yeah) ♪
♪ Is all about expression ♪
♪ You only live once ♪
♪ And you're not coming back ♪ ♪ (Oh yeah, oh yeah) ♪
♪ So express yourself, yeah ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ You gotta be you and only you, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ And let me be me ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ Don't tell me what I cannot do, baby ♪
♪ Come on and work your body ♪
♪ Now Joe wanna be like Bob ♪
♪ Bob got it goin' on with no job ♪
♪ And everything Rob got he got from Robin ♪
♪ And everything she got she got ho-hoppin' ♪
♪ My girl Jilly wanna be like Jackie ♪
♪ Fat rope chains and I think that's wick-wacky ♪
♪ Tom and Dick wanna be like Harry ♪
♪ Little do they know he's bitin' on Barry ♪
♪ Stan was a scam, but Vinnie's legit ♪
♪ Mercedes coupe hometroop with no kit ♪
♪ A businessman with a beeper for a reason ♪
♪ Not like Tim because it's in this season ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ You gotta be you and only you, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ And let me be me ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ Don't tell me what I cannot do, baby ♪
♪ Come on and work your body ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Hey yo, Pep, you up next ♪
♪ Yes, I'm Pep and there ain't nobody ♪
♪ Like my body, yes, I'm somebody ♪
♪ No, I'm sorry, I'm-a rock this Mardi Gras ♪
♪ Until the party ends, friends ♪
♪ Yes, I'm blessed, and I know who I am ♪
♪ I express myself on every jam ♪
♪ I'm not a man, but I'm in command ♪
♪ Hot damn, I got an all-girl band ♪
♪ And I wear the gear, yeah, I wanna wear it, too ♪
♪ I don't care, dear, go ahead and stare, ooh ♪
♪ Afraid to be you, livin' in fear, boo ♪
♪ Expression is rare, I dare you ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ You gotta be you and only you, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ And let me be me ♪ ♪ (Oh yeah, oh yeah) ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ Don't tell me what I cannot do, baby ♪
♪ Come on and work your body ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Yo, excuse us while we rap ♪
♪ Go ahead, girls, express yourself ♪
♪ My party, your party, anytime drop in ♪
♪ Cold hip-hop is always rockin' ♪
♪ Don't you like it when the music drop ♪
♪ Jump, spread out, and stop ♪
♪ Now bring in the go-go, uh-oh ♪
♪ Look at how my butt go rock from the left to the right ♪
♪ You wanna step to me, groove me ♪
♪ I know you wanna do me ♪
♪ Come on now, fellas, don't fight ♪
♪ At the door they're bum-rushin' ♪
♪ To hear the percussion ♪
♪ Sound of my go-go band ♪
♪ I've long ago learned my lesson ♪
♪ It's all about expression ♪
♪ Will the real Salt and Pepa please stand? ♪
♪ And ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ You've got to be you, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ And let me be me ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ Don't tell me what to do, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ Come on and work that body ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ You've got to be you, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ Don't tell me what to do, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ You've got to be you, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ Don't tell me what to do, babe ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪
♪ (Rock that sh-) ♪
♪ Oh yeah, oh yeah ♪
♪ Express yourself ♪

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