Red Hot Chili Peppers - If You Have To Ask Lyrics






A wanna be gangster
Thinkin' he's a wise guy
Rob another bank
He's a sock 'em in the eye guy
Tank head
Mr. Bonnie and Clyde guy
Look him in the eye
He's not my kinda guy
Never be
Confusion proof
Pudding's sweet
But too aloof
Orange eye girl
With a backslide dew said
Yo homie
Who you talkin' to
A backed up paddywagon
Mackin' on a cat's ass
One upper cut
To the cold upper middle class
Born to storm
On boredom's face
Add a little lust
To the funky ass flea bass
Most in the race
Just lose their grace
The blackest hole
In all of space

Crooked as a hooker
Now suck my thumb
Anybody wanna come get some

[Chorus:]
If you have to ask
You'll never know
Funky motherfuckers
Will not be told to go

Don't ask me why
I'm flyin' so high
Mr. Bubble meets superfly
In my third eye
Searchin' for a soul bride
She's my freakette
Soak it up inside
Deeper than a secret
Much more
Than meets the eye
To the funk
I fall into my new ride
My hand my hand
Magic on the one
Is a medicine man
Thinkin' of a few
Taboos that I ought to kill
Dancin' on their face
Like a stage on vaudeville

I feel so good
Can't be understood
Booty of a hoodlum
Rockin' my red hood

[Chorus]





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  1. R.... J....

    Jimi would have loved it.
    A great take on "You Got Me Floating". Funkadelic would've been impressed as well.


    Flea the greatest bassist since Larry Graham/Bootsy Collins.

  2. M.... J....

    is back!!!!!!!!

  3. C.... ....

    Too many cuss words

  4. N.... P....

    Gosh Antony got great flow.. Hes fkn amazing raper

  5. K.... M....

    I love this song

  6. M.... T....

    flea's a beast here

  7. F.... I....

    That's funky!

  8. N.... B....

    It don't get much more funky than this!

  9. m.... T....

    :Me How did they what in the cheetos this song is too Fing good end i still like it after hearing it 527256242624Times

  10. C.... R....

    Sex magick?
    Epstein?

    Sucks that all of my favorite contemporary shit was written by satanic pedos...

  11. M.... K....

    My absolute favorite recorded guitar solo. Even everyone in the studio applauded.

  12. E.... ....

    who else was waiting for "Breaking The Girl"?

    E.... ....

    Why would you wait for Breaking the girl?

  13. A.... ....

    Greatest bassline of all time!

  14. S.... ....

    Funky Motherfuckers will not be told to go

  15. I.... 1....

    https://youtu.be/5Og9tAcwLGU
    Listen DIVIDIDOS _ ARGENTINA _ the best

  16. D.... W....

    Chad Smith is such a damn fine drummer

  17. T.... ....

    FLEA!!!

  18. j.... 1....

    I love the "trumpety" feel that a lot of Fleas lines had on this album.

    j.... 1....

    Abso-lutely. Specially on this and Funky monks coda

  19. L.... W....

    I'm here because youtube detected this song on Metallica's Frantic's live video in Lisbon this year.
    Don't ask me how.

  20. J.... F....

    This is the best song of all time.

  21. S.... D....

    Maybe one of the most enjoyable, groovy and badass bAss lines of all time. Makes you headbob 'till can't

  22. K.... O....

    So fun to play on bass!!

  23. y.... ....

    It will take you 12 hours and 48 minutes to listen to every RHCP song. Guess what i'll be doing all day?

    y.... ....

    Deck the halls?

  24. M.... M....

    A want to be gangster
    Thinkin' he's a wise guy
    Rob another bank
    He's a sock 'em in the eye guy
    Tank head
    Mr. Bonnie and Clyde guy
    Look him in the eye
    He's not my kinda guy
    Never be
    Confusion proof
    Pudding's sweet
    But too aloof
    Orange eye girl
    With a backslide dew said
    Yo homie
    Who you talkin' to
    A backed up paddywagon
    Mackin' on a cat's ass
    One upper cut
    To the cold upper middle class
    Born to storm
    On boredom's face
    And a little lust
    To the funky ass flea bass
    Most in the race
    Just lose their grace
    The blackest hole
    In all of space
    Crooked as a hooker
    Now suck my thumb
    Anybody want to come get some
    If you have to ask
    You'll never know
    Funky motherfuckers
    Will not be told to go
    If you have to ask
    You'll never know
    Funky motherfuckers
    Will not be told to go
    Don't ask me why
    I'm flyin' so high
    Mr. Bubble meets superfly
    In my third eye
    Searchin' for a soul bride
    She's my freakette
    Soak it up inside
    Deeper than a secret
    Much more
    Than meets the eye
    To the funk
    I fall into my new ride
    My hand my hand
    Magic on the one
    Is a medicine man
    Thinkin' of a few
    Taboos that I ought to kill
    Dancin' on their face
    Like a stage on vaudeville
    I feel so good
    Can't be understood
    Booty of a hoodlum
    Rockin' my red hood
    If you have to ask
    You'll never know
    Funky motherfuckers
    Will not be told to go
    If you have to ask
    You'll never know
    Funky motherfuckers
    Will not be told to go

  25. W.... N....

    This song is my favorite Peppers. Jam. I 💘 the bass plus the funky rap lyrics.

  26. W.... N....

    This jam puts the fu.nk and Rap that combines a dynamic jam

  27. B.... B....

    Que baixo do caralho, matador!

  28. J.... I....

    That solo tho

  29. F.... D....

    Flea is a monster

    F.... D....

    Felipe Da Silva true

    F.... D....

    Felipe Da Silva je

  30. R.... C....

    their most underrated song

  31. A.... K....

    listen live its good

  32. �.... ....

    what are all these "YEAH" things

    �.... ....

    If you have to ask, you'll never know.

    �.... ....

    i put the comments into "newest first" and i came across yours " *insert your comment here* " and the next ones (in order) scrolling down were "yeah 🎸" "yes sir!" and "this makes my pee pee hard" and im really confused 😂

  33. A.... P....

    Yeah 🎸

  34. M.... S....

    Yes sir!

  35. M.... ....

    This make my pee pee hard

  36. C.... T....

    This solo is fucking sexy

  37. P.... H....

    The bass is fucking awesome in this song 11/10

  38. M.... M....

    Anthony really sound more better with time pass by

    M.... M....

    Misael Maturana nah fam

  39. E.... F....

    Ahhh muito foda essa musica!!! Adoroooo

  40. J.... ....

    That fucking solo.

  41. j.... d....

    🤘🤘🤘

  42. k.... o....

    How many joints did I smoke during this song

    k.... o....

    karolina orquiza ocanha 217

    k.... o....

    i guess if i had to ask? i'd never know........ meh..... i got nothin.... ;)

    k.... o....

    Wish I had a few...

    k.... o....

    Ones enough to enjoy this funky song

    k.... o....

    Recien hago eso ptm :(

  43. M.... ....

    yeeeehhaaa

  44. L.... A....

    Try not to headbob while listening to this song.

    L.... A....

    Impossible.

    L.... A....

    😂😂 cant stay still

  45. M.... M....

    Best solo ever

  46. O.... A....

    today to-do list: hear all red hot music in different speed...

  47. L.... J....

    91' my generation

  48. T.... H....

    A great song from the greatest RHCP album! They have been unable to overshadow it.

  49. b.... e....

    cool sound"

  50. G.... J....

    Check out my "If You Have To Ask" jam :)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8B2qOJpd94

  51. M.... K....

    This is probably one of my favorite baselines as of right now.....as a guitar player. It's my most favorite part of the song

    M.... K....

    yeah boi its cool

  52. S.... t....

    2:08
    Those chords!!!!!!

    S.... t....

    escucha bien culiaoo

    S.... t....

    I remember trying to learn that progression on guitar. G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 D7#9 It's a little challenging. I had heard he got some of his jazzier chord progressions like that one from Duke Ellington. John's truly a musical genius because he can do harmonically complex stuff like that in an unassuming interlude just so it sounds cool, with no pretensions, while structuring the majority of the song on a 2-3 note syncopated scratch chord.

    S.... t....

    Anthony Capoccia now take a deep breath

  53. m.... l....

    tremendo riff tan simple como maravilloso!!

  54. J.... B....

    that's song is motherfuckin' awesome, all the time i hear hahahahaa it's a fucking incredible creation of RHCP man,i never hear another amazing song like that

    J.... B....

    I wouldn't go that far

  55. J.... N....

    Just think about fru with 21 fucking years old playing that strat, high as fuck back in that Hollywood Hills Mansion.

  56. G.... S....

    yeeeeaaaahhh

  57. m.... l....

    para mover el esqeleto a pleno!!