D & G – English Lyrics

• By: Davido, Summer Walker
• Album: A Good Time

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with Davido and Summer Walker's "D & G"! This Afrobeats-R&B fusion offers a rich tapestry of contemporary English and Nigerian Pidgin slang, making it an excellent song for language learners. Beyond its infectious rhythm, the song's narrative of love, desire, and luxury provides cultural insights and a vibrant vocabulary, making language acquisition both enjoyable and stylish.

[English]

(rhythmic music begins)

- [Man] We got London on the track.

Classic

♪ Kiddo, Kiddo ♪

Kiddo on the beat, better run it back

♪ [Davido] Say she looking through my eyes ♪

♪ And she seeing designers ♪

♪ Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Say she looking through my eyes and she seeing designers ♪

♪ Aye, Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Got me going bananas ♪

♪ Aye ♪

♪ Pass me the bo, pass me the jo ♪

♪ Pass me the ting that will it make me go ♪

♪ Pass me the codeine, make me slow ♪

♪ Pass me the (foreign language) ♪

♪ When I look into your eyes, all I see is your waist ♪

♪ That African waist ♪

♪ And I don't got no time to waste ♪

♪ Know they make me they chase ♪

♪ [Summer Walker] You know time is of the essence ♪

♪ Come and give me blessings ♪

♪ Let 'em rain down on me ♪

♪ We got no time to waste ♪

♪ Come get a taste ♪

♪ Fulfill all my fantasies, oh ♪

♪ Can we start from the bed to the floor? ♪

♪ Can you give me more and more? ♪

♪ Never had it like this before ♪

♪ Whoa Whoa ♪

♪ Wanna give it all to you ♪

♪ I wanna give it all to you ♪

♪ 'Cause when I look ♪

♪ [Davido] Say she looking into my eyes ♪

♪ And she seeing designers ♪

♪ Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Yeah, say she looking into my eyes ♪

♪ And she seeing designer ♪

♪ Aye, Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Got me going bananas, aye ♪

♪ Pass me the bo, pass me the jo ♪

♪ Pass me the ting will it make me go ♪

♪ Pass me the codeine, make me slow ♪

♪ Pass me the (foreign language), aye ♪

♪ (foreign language) ♪

♪ Them no like as we (foreign language) ♪

♪ Anywhere I must (foreign language) ♪

♪ And I must become the landlord, aye ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ (foreign language) ♪

♪ I just wanna make history ♪

♪ With all my people back home missing me ♪

♪ I'm like what the fuck, this shit like a dream to me ♪

♪ But that don't speak to me ♪

♪ [Summer Walker] Wanna give it all to you ♪

♪ I wanna give it all to you ♪

♪ Wanna give it all to you ♪

♪ I wanna give it all to you ♪

♪ 'Cause when I look ♪

♪ [Davido] Say she look into my eyes ♪

♪ and she seeing designers ♪

♪ Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Yeah, say she look into my eyes and she seeing designer ♪

♪ Aye, Dolce & Gabbana ♪

♪ Got me going bananas ♪

(rhythmic music fades and ends)

Key Grammar Structures

• Say she looking through my eyes

  ➔ Present Participle as an ongoing action / Informal omission of 'is'

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "is" is often omitted before the present participle "looking" in informal speech or song lyrics, implying an ongoing action. The full form would be "She is looking through my eyes."

• Got me going bananas

  ➔ Causative 'get' + Object + Present Participle

  ➔ The causative structure "Got me going" uses "get" to mean "caused me to go" or "made me go." The present participle "going" describes the effect on the object "me."

• When I look into your eyes, all I see is your waist

  ➔ 'When' clause for time/condition + 'All... is' structure for emphasis

  ➔ The "When I look" clause introduces a dependent clause indicating a specific time or condition. The structure "all I see is" is used for emphasis, meaning "the only thing I see is."

• You know time is of the essence

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression / Fixed Phrase

  ➔ "Of the essence" is an idiomatic expression meaning extremely important or crucial, especially in terms of time. It emphasizes the urgency or critical nature of time.

• Let 'em rain down on me

  ➔ Imperative + Causative 'let' + Object + Base Verb

  ➔ "Let 'em rain" is an imperative command, meaning "allow them to rain" or "cause them to rain." "'em" is an informal contraction of "them."

• We got no time to waste

  ➔ 'Have got' for possession (informal) + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Got no time" is an informal way of saying "do not have any time." The infinitive "to waste" functions as an adjective, specifying what kind of time they don't have (time *for wasting*).

• Can you give me more and more?

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can' for request/ability + Comparative Adjective repetition

  ➔ "Can you give" uses the modal verb "can" to form a polite request or inquire about ability. The repetition of "more and more" emphasizes an increasing quantity or intensity.

• Never had it like this before

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'never' + Adverbial phrase 'like this before'

  ➔ "Never had it" uses the present perfect tense with "never" to describe an experience that has not occurred at any point up to the present. "like this before" specifies the nature and timing of that unprecedented experience.

• I just wanna make history

  ➔ Informal Contraction 'wanna' + Idiomatic Expression 'make history'

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to." "Make history" is an idiomatic expression meaning to do something very important or memorable that will be remembered in the future.

• But that don't speak to me

  ➔ Informal Negative Contraction 'don't' with singular subject + Phrasal Verb 'speak to'

  ➔ In informal English, "don't" is sometimes used with a singular third-person subject like "that" instead of "doesn't." The phrasal verb "speak to" means to resonate with, appeal to, or be relevant to someone.