Baby, I'm Jealous – English Lyrics

• By: Bebe Rexha, Doja Cat

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the relatable world of "Baby, I'm Jealous" by Bebe Rexha and Doja Cat, a vibrant pop track that fearlessly explores modern insecurities and social media's impact on relationships. Learning the lyrics offers a fun way to grasp contemporary English vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and digital culture, while appreciating how the artists turn vulnerability into a powerful, danceable anthem. Its candid storytelling and catchy hooks make it special for language learners eager to understand everyday feelings expressed in popular music.

[English]

Go with dumplings.

- Oh my gosh! - Fuck the diet!

To the guys.

Of course mocktails for you guys.

[Inaudible conversation]

[laughter] What, like takes forever to, like, make a fire.

[Inaudible conversation]

That'd take hours.

Girl, look at this.

Hey, Google, text my boyfriend.

Why are you being so shady?

So that's a message to your boyfriend saying, "why are you

being so shady?" Ready to send it?

Should I send it? - Bebe, no.

Sometimes, I'm like, so over social media.

Like, can we go back in time

like to the eighteen hundreds?

I bet the girls back then didn't have to deal with any of this.

You'd probably die from dysentery.

- What's dysentery? - My grandma had it.

Phoebe, you're 31, so you'd probably be dead by now.

- Thanks, Charlie, I love you too! - It's life expectancy. So...

All right.

How about the 60s, like 1960s.

- That was fun. - Girlfriend, you'd be sharing your bed

faster than you could get cancelled on Twitter.

Shimshi is a point.

All right. I need zero technology.

Give me a sexy cave-man.

Big muscles.

- Save me. - I'm with you. Hairy.

How about we take it even further?

Don't get me started on the dawn of creation.

Oh, oh no, we're not done yet.

So, like maybe after the check, I think. OK.

Thank you. Thank you.

Bebe!

I mean, she gonna Vemno me? Because...

Baby I’m jealous

You guys can't see her, right?

Went from beautiful to ugly

Cuz insecurity told me you don’t love me

All it takes is a girl above me

On your timeline to make me nothing

This is me

A woman in dichotomy

I love me

Until I don’t

Baby I’m jealous

Of the pictures that you like

Baby I’m jealous

Of the girls with lighter eyes

Baby I’m jealous

And I know that it ain’t right

But I’m jealous, jealous

The jealous kind

I’m jelly, jelly, jelly, jelly, jelly on a plate

Sunnyside up I got egg on my face

Waste trainer for a tinier waist

But I can’t help if I like the way food taste

This is me

A woman in dichotomy

I love me

Until I don’t

My apologies

For looking at your history

I’m trying to let it go

Baby I’m jealous

Of the pictures that you like

Baby I’m jealous

Of the girls with lighter eyes

Baby I’m jealous

And I know that it ain’t right

But I’m jealous, jealous

The jealous kind

That chick can’t be that chick

Baby I’m a bad bitch

If he feindin he’ll prolly get a catfish

Keep him dreamin to pull up on a nap, shit

I don’t even be askin him who dat chick

Uh huh who dat chick nah

That’s pitiful that’s so average why

Some women want men and some girls want bwahs

Tell lies until they buggin they pants on fire

I stole ya man

He got freedom to chase what he likes

I know ya mad

But he ain’t even worth none of ya time

It’s such a drag

I’m not being spiteful but he’s trash

Won’t be the last

- To let you know but he gon show you - Baby I’m jealous

Baby I’m jealous

Of the girls with lighter eyes

Baby I’m jealous

And I know that it ain’t right

But I’m jealous, jealous

The jealous kind

I’m jealous of her

I need ya number

She doesn’t love ya

- Boy lemme show ya - Baby I'm jealous

I’m jealous of her

I need ya number

She doesn’t love ya

Boy lemme show ya

B-baby I’m jealous

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing envy
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A2	noun - a visual representation, photograph or drawing verb - to capture or represent something visually
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - organ of sight
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - deep affection or romantic attachment
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - to enjoy or find favorable
waste /weɪst/ B2	verb - to use or expend carelessly noun - material that is discarded; rubbish
waist /weɪst/ B2	noun - the part of the body between the ribs and hips
food /fuːd/ A1	noun - substance that provides nourishment
taste /teɪst/ B1	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived by the tongue verb - to sample the flavor of something
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B1	noun - record of past events
dichotomy /daɪˈkɒtəmi/ C1	noun - a division into two contrasting parts
chick /tʃɪk/ B1	noun - informal term for a young woman; also a baby bird
catfish /ˈkætˌfɪʃ/ C1	noun - a person who pretends to be someone else online
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; also an aspiration verb - to experience dreams while sleeping; to imagine something desired
chase /tʃeɪs/ B2	verb - to pursue in order to catch or overtake
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B2	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
trash /træʃ/ B1	noun - waste material; rubbish
average /ˈævərɪdʒ/ B2	adjective - typical; not outstanding
shady /ˈʃeɪdi/ B2	adjective - of questionable honesty or morality; suspicious

Key Grammar Structures

• Why are you being so shady?

  ➔ Present Continuous for temporary behavior/attitude

  ➔ The present continuous "are being" is used to describe a temporary, often uncharacteristic, behavior or attitude, rather than a permanent state. Here, it implies that the person is acting shady right now, which might not be their usual character.

• I bet the girls back then didn't have to deal with any of this.

  ➔ Past negative obligation/necessity (didn't have to)

  ➔ "Didn't have to" indicates that something was not necessary in the past, implying a lack of obligation or requirement. It contrasts with "mustn't have" (prohibition) or "couldn't have" (impossibility).

• Girlfriend, you'd be sharing your bed faster than you could get cancelled on Twitter.

  ➔ Conditional Type 2 (hypothetical present) + Passive with modal

  ➔ "You'd be sharing" (you would be sharing) is part of a Type 2 conditional, describing a hypothetical situation in the present. "Could get cancelled" uses the modal verb "could" with the passive voice "get cancelled" to describe a hypothetical possibility of being cancelled.

• All it takes is a girl above me On your timeline to make me nothing.

  ➔ "All it takes is..." construction

  ➔ This is a common idiomatic construction meaning that only a small or specific thing is needed to achieve a particular result. "All it takes" functions as the subject, followed by "is" and the necessary element.

• I love me Until I don’t.

  ➔ Ellipsis / Omission of repeated verb

  ➔ "Until I don't" is an example of ellipsis, where the verb "love me" is omitted after "don't" because it is understood from the preceding clause, avoiding repetition and making the sentence more concise.

• My apologies For looking at your history.

  ➔ Gerund after a preposition

  ➔ After prepositions like "for," "of," "in," "on," etc., a verb is typically followed by its -ing form (gerund). Here, "looking" is the gerund following the preposition "for" to explain the reason for the apology.

• If he feindin he’ll prolly get a catfish.

  ➔ First Conditional (informal/colloquial)

  ➔ This sentence uses an informal version of the first conditional ("If + present simple, will + base verb") to describe a real or likely future situation. "Feindin" is colloquial for "feinding" (present participle), and "prolly" for "probably."

• He got freedom to chase what he likes.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to chase" is used here to explain the purpose or reason for having "freedom." It answers the question "freedom to do what?"

• Won’t be the last - To let you know but he gon show you

  ➔ Colloquial contraction "gon" (going to) and idiomatic expression "won't be the last to..."

  ➔ "Gon" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used to express future intention or prediction. "Won't be the last to..." is an idiom meaning others will also tell or show you the same thing, implying that this information is widely known or will become apparent.