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Dirty South (uh-huh) 00:00

Can y'all really feel me? (Feel us) 00:02

East Coast, feel me (feel us) 00:04

West Coast, feel me (say what?) 00:05

Dirty South (uh, here we go) 00:07

Can y'all really feel me (baby girl) 00:09

East Coast, feel me (uh-huh) 00:11

West Coast, feel me (can you feel us?) 00:12

Dirty South (dirty, dirty) 00:14

Can y'all really feel me? (Feel it) 00:16

East Coast feel me (say what?) 00:18

West Coast feel me (uh-huh) 00:19

Dirty South (dirty, dirty) 00:21

Can y'all really feel me? 00:23

East Coast, feel me? 00:24

West Coast feel me (ha) 00:26

Boy, I've been watching you like the hawk in the sky 00:28

That fly, but you were my prey (my prey) 00:33

Boy, I promise you if we keep bumpin' heads 00:37

I know that one of these days (days) 00:40

We gon' hook it up probably we talk on the phone 00:44

But see, I don't know if that's good 00:47

I've been holdin' back this secret from you 00:51

I probably shouldn't tell it, but 00:54

If I, if I let you know 00:56

You can't tell nobody 01:00

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody 01:01

Are you responsible? 01:04

Boy, I gotta watch my back 01:06

'Cause I'm not just anybody 01:08

Is it my go? Is it your go? 01:11

Sometimes I'm goody-goody 01:14

Right now I'm naughty-naughty 01:15

Say yes or say no 01:18

'Cause I really need somebody 01:20

Tell me you're that somebody? 01:22

Boy, won't you pick me up at the park right now 01:24

Up the block, while everyone (sleep, sleep, sleep?) 01:28

I'll be waiting there with my trench, my locs, my hat 01:32

Just so I'm low-key 01:36

If you tell the world (don't speak, you know that would be weak) 01:39

Oh, boy, see I'm trusting you with my heart, my soul 01:44

I probably shouldn't let you, but 01:50

If I, if I let this go 01:52

You can't tell nobody 01:55

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody 01:57

I hope you're responsible 01:59

Boy I gotta watch my back 02:02

'Cause I'm not just anybody 02:04

Is it my go? Is it your go? 02:06

Sometimes I'm goody-goody 02:09

Right now naughty-naughty 02:11

Say yes or say no 02:13

'Cause I really need somebody 02:16

Tell me you're that somebody 02:18

Baby girl (uh-huh), I'm the man from the big VA (what?) 02:19

Won't you come play 'round my way? (Uh-huh) 02:23

And listen to what I gotta say (uh-huh) 02:24

Timbaland (what?), Don't you know I am the man? (Uh-huh) 02:26

Rock shows here to Japan (what?) 02:29

Have people shaking-shaking my hand (what?) 02:31

Baby girl, better known as Aaliyah (Aaliyah) 02:33

Give me goosebumps and high fevers (high fevers) 02:36

Makin' player haters believers (believers) 02:38

Don't you know (what?) 02:40

Gotta tell somebody (why?), 'Cause 02:42

'Cause I really need somebody (uh-huh) 02:43

Tell me you're that somebody (say what?) 02:45

If I let this go 02:48

You can't tell nobody 02:51

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody 02:52

Are you responsible? 02:55

Boy I gotta watch my back 02:58

'Cause I'm not just anybody 02:59

Is it my go? Is it your go? 03:02

Sometimes I'm goody-goody 03:05

Right now I'm naughty-naughty 03:07

Say yes or say no 03:09

'Cause I really need somebody 03:11

Tell me you're that somebody 03:13

03:15

You can't tell nobody 03:19

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody 03:21

I hope you're responsible 03:23

Boy, I gotta watch my back 03:26

'Cause I'm not just anybody 03:27

Is it my go? Is it your go? 03:30

Sometimes I'm goody-goody 03:33

Right now I'm naughty-naughty 03:35

Say yes or say no 03:36

'Cause I really need somebody 03:39

Tell me you're that somebody 03:41

03:43

Is it my go? Is it your go? 03:58

Sometimes I'm goody-goody 04:00

Right now I'm naughty-naughty 04:02

'Cause I really need somebody 04:07

Tell me you're that somebody 04:09

04:11

You can't tell nobody 04:14

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody 04:16

Boy, I gotta watch my back 04:21

'Cause I'm not just anybody 04:23

04:24

Are You That Somebody – English Lyrics

Aaliyah

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[English]

Dirty South (uh-huh)

Can y'all really feel me? (Feel us)

East Coast, feel me (feel us)

West Coast, feel me (say what?)

Dirty South (uh, here we go)

Can y'all really feel me (baby girl)

East Coast, feel me (uh-huh)

West Coast, feel me (can you feel us?)

Dirty South (dirty, dirty)

Can y'all really feel me? (Feel it)

East Coast feel me (say what?)

West Coast feel me (uh-huh)

Dirty South (dirty, dirty)

Can y'all really feel me?

East Coast, feel me?

West Coast feel me (ha)

Boy, I've been watching you like the hawk in the sky

That fly, but you were my prey (my prey)

Boy, I promise you if we keep bumpin' heads

I know that one of these days (days)

We gon' hook it up probably we talk on the phone

But see, I don't know if that's good

I've been holdin' back this secret from you

I probably shouldn't tell it, but

If I, if I let you know

You can't tell nobody

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody

Are you responsible?

Boy, I gotta watch my back

'Cause I'm not just anybody

Is it my go? Is it your go?

Sometimes I'm goody-goody

Right now I'm naughty-naughty

Say yes or say no

'Cause I really need somebody

Tell me you're that somebody?

Boy, won't you pick me up at the park right now

Up the block, while everyone (sleep, sleep, sleep?)

I'll be waiting there with my trench, my locs, my hat

Just so I'm low-key

If you tell the world (don't speak, you know that would be weak)

Oh, boy, see I'm trusting you with my heart, my soul

I probably shouldn't let you, but

If I, if I let this go

You can't tell nobody

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody

I hope you're responsible

Boy I gotta watch my back

'Cause I'm not just anybody

Is it my go? Is it your go?

Sometimes I'm goody-goody

Right now naughty-naughty

Say yes or say no

'Cause I really need somebody

Tell me you're that somebody

Baby girl (uh-huh), I'm the man from the big VA (what?)

Won't you come play 'round my way? (Uh-huh)

And listen to what I gotta say (uh-huh)

Timbaland (what?), Don't you know I am the man? (Uh-huh)

Rock shows here to Japan (what?)

Have people shaking-shaking my hand (what?)

Baby girl, better known as Aaliyah (Aaliyah)

Give me goosebumps and high fevers (high fevers)

Makin' player haters believers (believers)

Don't you know (what?)

Gotta tell somebody (why?), 'Cause

'Cause I really need somebody (uh-huh)

Tell me you're that somebody (say what?)

If I let this go

You can't tell nobody

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody

Are you responsible?

Boy I gotta watch my back

'Cause I'm not just anybody

Is it my go? Is it your go?

Sometimes I'm goody-goody

Right now I'm naughty-naughty

Say yes or say no

'Cause I really need somebody

Tell me you're that somebody

...

You can't tell nobody

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody

I hope you're responsible

Boy, I gotta watch my back

'Cause I'm not just anybody

Is it my go? Is it your go?

Sometimes I'm goody-goody

Right now I'm naughty-naughty

Say yes or say no

'Cause I really need somebody

Tell me you're that somebody

...

Is it my go? Is it your go?

Sometimes I'm goody-goody

Right now I'm naughty-naughty

'Cause I really need somebody

Tell me you're that somebody

...

You can't tell nobody

I'm talkin' 'bout nobody

Boy, I gotta watch my back

'Cause I'm not just anybody

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at something for an amount of time
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words aloud
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to say something to someone
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
pick /pɪk/ A2	verb - to choose someone or something
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe that someone is honest and reliable
shake /ʃeɪk/ B1	verb - to move something quickly backwards and forwards or up and down
hope /hoʊp/ B1	verb - to want something to happen or be true
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B1	noun - something that is kept hidden or not generally known
somebody /ˈsʌmbɒdi/ B1	noun - an important person
responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/ B2	adjective - having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role
prey /preɪ/ B2	noun - an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
fevers /ˈfiːvərz/ C1	noun - a high body temperature
goosebumps /ˈɡuːsbʌmps/ C1	noun - a roughness of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement

Key Grammar Structures

Can y'all really feel me?

➔ Question with auxiliary verb 'can' + subject + base verb.

➔ 'Can' is used to ask about ability or possibility.
I've been watching you like the hawk in the sky.

➔ Present perfect continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

➔ Formed with 'have/has been' + verb ending in -ing, indicating an action that started in the past and continues.
You can't tell nobody.

➔ Negative form with 'cannot' + verb to express prohibition or inability.

➔ Used to indicate that something is not allowed or cannot be done.
Right now I'm naughty-naughty.

➔ Use of adverbs 'right now' to specify the present moment.

➔ An adverbial phrase indicating the current moment or state.
Say yes or say no.

➔ Imperative form of 'say' used for giving commands or instructions.

➔ Used to give direct commands or instructions encouraging a choice.
I hope you're responsible.

➔ Simple present tense to express a wish or expectation.

➔ Used to express a hope or wish that someone acts responsibly.
Is it my go? Is it your go?

➔ Interrogative sentences using 'is it' + possessive pronoun + 'go' to ask about turn or opportunity.

➔ Formed as yes/no questions to inquire about whose turn it is.
Sometimes I'm goody-goody.

➔ Use of adverb 'sometimes' + simple present tense to describe habitual action or state.

➔ Indicating that sometimes the speaker behaves in a certain way habitually.