Batter Up – English Lyrics

• By: Nelly, St. Lunatics

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a fun and rewarding experience, and what better way to do it than through music? "Batter Up" by Nelly and the St. Lunatics is a great song for English learners. Its catchy, repetitive chorus makes it easy to sing along and pick up new vocabulary. The lyrics are full of American slang and cultural references, particularly to baseball, offering a unique insight into American culture. Plus, the clear, rhythmic delivery of the rappers can help you improve your pronunciation and listening skills.

[English]

- WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

THIS IS MARK

OH WHO GIVES A (BEEP) FROM 93 TV

THIS IS MY CO-HOST BOB BUTTAFUOCO

BOB, SAY HI

- HEY, HEY GUYS

- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH

WE GOT A CROWD THAT'S IN A FRENZY, BOB

LET'S GO DOWN TO THE ANNOUNCERS FOR THE START OF THE GAME

- AND NOW

PLEASE RISE FOR THE SINGING OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM

♪ I SAY THE FISH DON'T FRY IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ BEANS DON'T BURN ON THE GRILL ♪

♪ THAT'S RIGHT ♪

♪ IT TOOK A WHOLE LOT OF TRYING ♪

♪ JUST TO GET UP THAT HILL ♪

♪ I SAID BUT NOW WE'RE UP IN THE BIG LEAGUES ♪

♪ MY DIRTY IT'S OUR TURN AT BAT ♪

♪ AND JUST AS LONG AS WE LIVING ♪

♪ IT'S LUNATICS PLAYA ♪

♪ IT AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT ♪

♪ BATTER UP ♪

♪ I'M THE FIRST TO SWING ♪

♪ HOME RUN WITH THAT GIVE ME WHAT YOU GOT THING ♪

♪ HOT WINGS ♪

♪ A DUB ♪

♪ SHOW ME LOVE ♪

♪ HIT THE CLUB ♪

♪ ME AND T-LUV HOLLA WHAT ♪

♪ BATTER UP ♪

♪ I PUT MY MACK DOWN ♪

♪ SHE THREW A CURVE BALL ♪

♪ SHE ALL NEARLY ♪

♪ THAT'S SOME NELLY-BO ♪

♪ SHE TIP-TOP 'EM, OPTIMO ♪

♪ FIRST BASE ♪

♪ GOD LIVING LIKE A WORST RACE ♪

♪ FIRST CHASE ♪

♪ THROW YO' PEOPLE AND YO' KIND ♪

♪ SECOND LESSON ♪

♪ CLEAR YO' MIND ♪

♪ IT'S ABOUT TIME ♪

♪ SECOND BASE WISDOM RHYME ♪

♪ HITTIN' STRONG ♪

♪ SKIPPED THIRD BASE AND HEADED HOME ♪

♪ THIRD BASEMAN JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ BABY WITH THE ♪

♪ WHAT THE ♪

♪ WITH THIS WORLD TODAY ♪

♪ WITH THESE GIRLS TODAY ♪

♪ DIAMONDS AND PEARLS THE WAY ♪

♪ YOU WASN'T WITH ME, LEAVE ♪

♪ FOR THE WRAP THAT'S ON MY SEED ♪

♪ NOW YOU STAY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WE'S BE IN THE BIG LEAGUE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WE'S BE IN THE BIG LEAGUE ♪

♪ I SAID THE FISH DON'T FRY IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ BEANS DON'T BURN ON THE GRILL ♪

♪ THAT'S RIGHT ♪

♪ IT TOOK A WHOLE LOT OF TRYING ♪

♪ JUST TO GET UP THAT HILL ♪

♪ I SAID BUT NOW WERE UP IN THE BIG LEAGUES ♪

♪ MY DIRTY IT'S OUR TURN AT BAT ♪

♪ AND JUST AS LONG AS WE LIVING ♪

♪ IT'S LUNATICS PLAYA ♪

♪ AND AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT ♪

♪ WELL YOU SHOULD SEE ME NOW ♪

♪ I'M EATIN' WHEATIES NOW ♪

♪ I'M STEALIN' SECOND AND THIRD ♪

♪ AND LOOKIN' HOME GETTIN' GREEDY NOW ♪

♪ SEE ME NOW, PEOPLE CALL ME SPEEDY NOW ♪

♪ KNOWN FOR RUNNING THE QUICKEST MILES ♪

♪ HIT AND RUN IN ANY TOWN, ANY GROUND ♪

♪ RULES 'FORE I ♪

♪ SPLIT IT AND QUIT IT ♪

♪ AND HIT IT ♪

♪ DID I SAY ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ AIN'T NO SHAME IN MY GAME ♪

♪ THAT NORMAL AIN'T MY THING ♪

♪ IF I SPEAK WITH MY ♪

♪ THEN PUT YOUR ON MY ♪

♪ I MAINTAIN THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE ♪

♪ WHAT WE GOT HERE ♪

♪ A SUCKA IN FEAR ♪

♪ HEAR THE ROARS AND THE CHEERS ♪

♪ FROM THE CROWD WHEN I TAKE THE MILE ♪

♪ LET ME SHOW 'EM HOW ♪

♪ HIT THE BALL ON THE GROUND ♪

♪ AND MAKE 'EM GET DOWN IN THE DIRT ♪

♪ SAID THE FISH DON'T FRY IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ BEANS DON'T BURN ON THE GRILL ♪

♪ THAT'S RIGHT ♪

♪ IT TOOK A WHOLE LOT OF TRYING ♪

♪ JUST TO GET UP THAT HILL ♪

♪ I SAID BUT NOW WE'RE UP IN THE BIG LEAGUES ♪

♪ MY DIRTY IT'S OUR TURN AT BAT ♪

♪ AND JUST AS LONG WE LIVING ♪

♪ IT'S LUNATICS PLAYA ♪

♪ AND AIN'T NOTHING WITH THAT ♪

♪ BATTER UP ♪

♪ U-G-L-Y ♪

♪ YOU AIN'T GOT NO ALIBI ♪

♪ YOU UGLY ♪

♪ HEY, HEY ♪

♪ YOU UGLY ♪

♪ M-A-M-A ♪

♪ HOW YOU THINK YOU GOT THAT WAY ♪

♪ YOUR MAMA ♪

♪ YOUR MAMA ♪

♪ BATTER UP ♪

- WELL BOB, THIS NEXT YOUNG BATTER ON DECK,

HE'S STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL

- YEAH, I HEARD THAT

IT'S A GREAT DAY, YOU KNOW

- A GOOD HIGH SCHOOL OUT OF U-CITY IN ST LOUIS, MISSOURI

- I THINK HIS NAME'S LITTLE MURPHY LEE

♪ I WANT MY NAME NOT ♪

♪ NOT SAID BUT SCREAMED ♪

♪ I WENT FROM FANTASIES TO DREAMS ♪

♪ DREAMS TO BIGGER THINGS ♪

♪ I'M LIKE BENNETT ♪

♪ I BEEN IN IT SINCE 93 ♪

♪ YOU CAN TELL 'CAUSE MY ANGLE 90 DEGREES ♪

♪ I'MA SIXTEEN YEAR-OLD SCHOOL BOY ♪

♪ PLATINUM SKILLS ♪

♪ SWEAR TO TELL THE REAL ♪

♪ THE WHOLE REAL TO MAKE A MILL ♪

♪ I LIE LITTLE BUT STILL ♪

♪ TALK STRAIGHT UP LIKE MOTTO ♪

♪ I COULD TELL YOU SOMETHING NOW ♪

♪ YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT IT TOMORROW ♪

♪ I PROMISE ♪

♪ I GETS DEEPER THAN FILE CABINETS WHILE RAPPING ♪

♪ WHAT WHAT ♪

♪ MONEY, MONEY, MONEY ♪

♪ MONEY WAS HAPPENING ♪

♪ I'M COMING UP LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS IN BASEMENTS ♪

♪ AND I STAY ♪

♪ MAKE A MILLI TO PLAY WITH ♪

♪ BUY A BUILDING YOU CAN PAY ME ♪

♪ AND THE 'TIC IS WHO WE CAME WITH ♪

♪ YOU KNOW HOW WE DO ♪

♪ WE DO, WE DO, WE DO, WE DO, WE DO ♪

♪ I SAID THE FISH DON'T FRY IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ BEANS DON'T BURN ON THE GRILL ♪

♪ THAT'S RIGHT ♪

♪ IT TOOK A WHOLE LOT OF TRYING ♪

♪ JUST TO GET UP THAT HILL ♪

♪ I SAID BUT NOW WE'RE UP IN THE BIG LEAGUES ♪

♪ MY DIRTY IT'S OUR TURN AT BAT ♪

♪ AND JUST AS LONG AS WE LIVING ♪

♪ IT'S LUNATICS PLAYA ♪

♪ AND AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT ♪

♪ BATTER UP ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• IT TOOK A WHOLE LOT OF TRYING

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past perfect tense with 'had' implied before 'took' to indicate an action completed before another past action.

• JUST TO GET UP THAT HILL

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase uses the infinitive 'to get' to express the purpose of the previous action.

• IT’S LUNATICS PLAYA

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'it’s' is used to shorten 'it is', a common feature in informal speech and lyrics.

• AND JUST AS LONG AS WE LIVING

  ➔ Present Participle in Conditional Clause

  ➔ The present participle 'living' is used in a conditional clause to express a condition related to the present.

• I’M THE FIRST TO SWING

  ➔ Present Tense with Future Meaning

  ➔ The present tense 'am' is used to express a future action, common in informal contexts.

• SHE THREW A CURVE BALL

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The simple past tense 'threw' is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• THAT’S SOME NELLY-BO

  ➔ Present Tense with Emphasis

  ➔ The present tense 'is' with 'that’s' is used to emphasize a statement, common in colloquial language.

• FIRST BASE, SECOND BASE

  ➔ Noun + Noun Compound

  ➔ The phrases use noun + noun compounds to create new terms, common in sports terminology.