Barbie Doll – English Lyrics

• By: Hurricane Wisdom, Chance the Rapper

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the rhythmic nuances of modern American hip-hop through ‘Barbie Doll.’ This track is excellent for learners looking to understand contemporary slang, pop-culture metaphors, and the cadence of Midwestern rap styles found in Hurricane Wisdom and Chance the Rapper's verses.

[English]

[music]

>> Okay.

>> [music]

>> Okay.

Got to slip this back. No [ __ ] back. No

[ __ ] Bobby [music] doll. Slide around

with too fast. We just might crash. You

know I ain't driving so she ain't got

nothing but ass, nothing but [singing]

class. You know I ain't even alone. I

got to have a cash flow

if you got a twin I'm grabbing you all.

I'm the king [music] you grabbing

[singing] a ball. Say please I'm giving

you all. Baby don't tease you know we

grown. [music] Keep [ __ ] quiet you know

what you know. I got time for doing them

all. Don't got time I just [music] ball

for.

>> [singing]

>> You need me you know how to go. Keep

[ __ ] quiet you know what you know.

Pretty girl styling and profiling

two [music] gem smiling and profiling.

Draped in dress but her skin tight. Damn

[ __ ] see her soul.

She want to have a big night especially

my teeny soul.

>> [music]

>> She finna do her big one. Her ex

boyfriend just said oh no. Grabbing and

kissing her neck. Picking

[music and singing] her up he's sending

her texts. He calling her phone trying

to get her back. I'm telling her friends

go climb in the back.

[singing and music] We riding around

he's circling back. We paint the town he

lurking on apps. She in the front seat

doing [music] karaoke while her two best

friends went twerking in the back.

Fourth one laughing the third took a

nap. Second one sitting in the first one

laughing. Take us home take care of our

girl and the rest was a verse and the

verse [music] was a rap. Keep my word

keep the dirt on the wraps. Happy ending

it was perfect at that. Keep my number

in case of emergency if you preferred

then we could sure run it back. Got to

slip this back. [music] No [ __ ] back. No

[ __ ] Bobby doll. Slide around with too

fast. We just might crash. You know I

ain't driving so she ain't got nothing

but ass, nothing but class. You know I

ain't even alone. I got to have a cash

flow if you got a twin I'm grabbing

[music] you all. Okay. Pretty girl

dressed in chrome. Why I gave it a

nickname called Hannah Montana but when

I let her she roll. What is the [music]

chance of me taking you home? Say chance

is calling I ain't so are you with me?

Clear the mic on. In the club we can do

it with the lights on. We'll both be on

when the night gone.

Yeah man.

You too fine [music] to be stalking the

phone. I'mma fly the first night and get

some brown. Baby, who the [ __ ] said I

was all bad? Get it there, you said they

wrong. I can lay and just tell that you

all bad. [music] I can tell that you all

[singing] bad. All all. Got to slip this

back. No [music] [ __ ] back. No [ __ ]

Bobby talk. Drive around on my two fast.

We just might crash. You know I ain't

driving too. She ain't got nothing but

ass. Nothing but [singing and music]

class. You know I ain't even alone. I

got a lot of cash for the road. If you

got a twin, I'm grabbing you both.

>> [music]

>> On the keys, I'm grabbing them both. Say

peace, I'm giving you all. Baby, don't

tease. You know that we grown. [music]

Keep your [ __ ] quiet. You know what you

know. And I got time for doing them all.

[singing] Don't got time. I just ball

for. You need me, you know how to go.

Keep your [ __ ] quiet. You know what you

know. You know what you know.

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to collide violently
class /klæs/ A2	noun - elegance, style, or high quality
cash flow /kæʃ floʊ/ B2	noun - the total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business or person
tease /tiːz/ B1	verb - to playfully provoke or mock
quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ A1	adjective - making little or no noise
styling /ˈstaɪlɪŋ/ B2	verb - arranging or designing appearance
profiling /ˈproʊfaɪlɪŋ/ C1	verb - showing off or presenting a specific image
draped /dreɪpt/ C1	verb - covered or wrapped in fabric
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a human being
twerking /ˈtwɜːrkɪŋ/ B2	verb - a type of dance involving rhythmic hip movements
emergency /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/ B1	noun - a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
stalking /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/ B2	verb - following or harassing someone persistently
chrome /kroʊm/ B2	noun - a bright, shiny metallic finish