Boom – English Lyrics

• By: Major Lazer, MOTi, Ty Dolla $ign, Wizkid, Kranium
• Album: Peace Is The Mission (Extended)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Major Lazer's "Boom" and discover a high-energy dance track that blends dancehall, electronic, and Afrobeats. This song is a perfect example of how music can unite diverse talents and cultures, offering a fun and infectious rhythm that will get you moving.

[English]

Baby got ass like a trunk

Took her from her man, he a punk

She got a body like Baywatch

I met her at the Playhouse

Ten bottles, bought ten more

Told her move her ass to the tempo

Is you really with the shit, though

Really, is you really with the shit, though

We got champagne and vodka

Goons with me if they need a problem

Fuck niggas hate, real niggas get money

All muhfucking day

Baby drop it to the ground like yass, bitch

Back it up like yass, bitch

After the club, I'm smashin'

We'll come home and you pass it

Baby girl, please please, baby don't leave

You got that booty booty boom bam ba

Baby give me that boom bam ba

Baby girl, please please, baby don't leave

You got that booty booty boom bam ba

Baby give me that boom bam ba

...

Shorts off, batti ryda

She a make buggin' eyes, me no even give a fuck

She a swallow a lot of sign dolla, what you a ga do

Take her roadside, go smash it pon di avenue

Two of my bitches in the club

Me introduce them to each other, other, other

Man a gyal dis and mi stand to forever

Girl please, baby don't leave

You got that booty booty boom bam ba

Baby give me that boom bam ba

Baby girl, please please, baby don't leave

You got that booty booty boom bam ba

Baby give me that boom bam ba

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boom /buːm/ A2	noun - a deep, resonant sound
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - a person's physical structure
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or location
tempo /ˈtɛmpəʊ/ B1	noun - the speed at which a piece of music is played
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ A2	noun - a sparkling white wine
vodka /ˈvɒdkə/ A2	noun - a clear distilled alcoholic drink
smash /smæʃ/ A2	verb - to break something into pieces with a loud noise
club /klʌb/ A1	noun - a place for entertainment, especially dancing and music
introduce /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ A2	verb - to present someone to another person
forever /fəˈrɛvə/ A1	adverb - for an infinite time
swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/ A2	verb - to make food or drink pass from the mouth into the stomach
roadside /ˈrəʊdsaɪd/ B1	noun - the side of a road
avenue /ˈævənuː/ A2	noun - a wide street or road lined with trees
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B2	noun - an offensive term for a woman
please /pliːz/ A1	verb - to make someone happy or satisfied

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby got ass like a trunk

  ➔ Past Simple (Simple Past)

  ➔ In this line the verb "got" is the past simple of "get" and shows possession.

• Took her from her man, he a punk

  ➔ Past Simple; Zero Copula (verb omission)

  ➔ The verb "Took" is the past simple of "take". The phrase "he a punk" drops the verb "is", a common colloquial ellipsis.

• I met her at the Playhouse

  ➔ Past Simple (Simple Past)

  ➔ The verb "met" is the past simple of "meet", used for a completed action in the past.

• Ten bottles, bought ten more

  ➔ Past Simple with subject ellipsis

  ➔ The verb "bought" is in the past simple, and the subject "I" is omitted because it is clear from context.

• Told her move her ass to the tempo

  ➔ Bare infinitive after a reporting verb

  ➔ After the verb "told", the verb "move" appears in the bare infinitive form (without "to").

• Is you really with the shit, though

  ➔ Subject‑verb agreement error (auxiliary verb)

  ➔ The correct auxiliary for the second‑person singular is "are", not "is"; the sentence should be "Are you really with the shit?"

• We got champagne and vodka

  ➔ Present Simple with "got" meaning "have"

  ➔ In informal speech, "got" functions as the present‑simple verb "have": "We have champagne and vodka."

• Goons with me if they need a problem

  ➔ Zero conditional (if + present simple)

  ➔ The clause "if they need a problem" uses the present simple to express a general condition that can happen repeatedly.

• I'm smashin'

  ➔ Present Continuous (progressive) with contraction and -ing dropping

  ➔ The verb "smashin'" is the present continuous form of "smash"; the apostrophe shows the dropped "g" in informal speech.