GhettoMusick – English Lyrics

• By: Outkast
• Album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

('Ghetto Musick' by Outcast)

♪ Whoo, turn me up, don't turn me down ♪

♪ Cut me up, don't let me down, find, find a way ♪

♪ Find a way to get out, without a hit out ♪

♪ You dig in, you dig out, you get out ♪

♪ Ghetto Musick, Ghetto Musick ♪

♪ Find a way to get in, to fit in ♪

♪ You get on, you get out, without a doubt ♪

♪ Ghetto Musick, Ghetto Musick ♪

♪ Climbing out this hole (Climbing out this hole) ♪

♪ With a frown on my face ♪

♪ (In the place to be) In the place to be ♪

♪ And not to be at the same time ♪

♪ G-H-E-T-T-O M-U-S-I-C-K, stay down ♪

♪ O-U-T-K-A-S-T, just know that we won't play 'round ♪

♪ If it don't stank like they stank ♪

♪ Then they can't swallow that down ♪

♪ Your battleship is sunk ♪

♪ I wish Grandma could see us ♪

♪ Find a way to get out, without a hit out ♪

♪ You dig in, you dig out, you get out ♪

♪ Ghetto Musick, Ghetto Musick ♪

♪ Find a way to get in, to fit in ♪

♪ You get on, you get out, without a doubt ♪

♪ Ghetto Musick, Ghetto Musick ♪

♪ I just want you to know how I feel ♪

♪ Feeling good, feeling great (how I feel) ♪

♪ Feeling great, feeling good, how are you, you? ♪

♪ I just want you to know how I feel ♪

♪ Feeling good, feeling great (how I feel) ♪

♪ Feeling great, feeling good, how are you? ♪

♪ Hot tub, bad to the bony, I'm Tony ♪

♪ As my Grandmama Edna Mae Kearse, she showed me ♪

♪ How to be the smooth operator, dominator ♪

♪ In the state of Georgia, hip hop standard destroyer ♪

♪ Leave a muthafucka open like a foyer ♪

♪ He from the dirty, now here come the paranoia ♪

♪ A lawyer couldn't object or disrespect the technique ♪

♪ Sweat me, wipe off the sweat ♪

♪ Fight off the shit and flush the waste down ♪

♪ The pipes of my life flow deep into the ground ♪

♪ Find my purpose on the surface of this Earth, this ♪

♪ Planet's standards trust and the purpose ♪

♪ Campaign in vain for the same lame fame ♪

♪ You've obtained, you ought to be detained ♪

♪ By the hip hop sheriff, locked up, no possibility ♪

♪ Of getting out because the shit you make is killing me ♪

♪ And my ears, and my peers ♪

♪ I hear the end is near, no fear, we disappear ♪

♪ Then reappear again in a fresh new light ♪

♪ I hope it's peaceful and cloudy ♪

♪ 'Cause if it's not, we gotta fight like ♪

♪ G-H-E-T-T-O M-U-S-I-C-K, stay down ♪

♪ O-U-T-K-A-S-T, just know that we won't play 'round ♪

♪ If it don't stank like they stank ♪

♪ Then they can't swallow that down ♪

♪ Your battleship is sunk ♪

♪ I wish Grandma could see us ♪

( combined chatter)

- C'mon buddy who are you?

- FedUP graduate.

- That is my work. Set it down.

- Y'all trynna jump me?

- Get the hell on out of here.

- Still need somebody to sign.

- I'll sign.

Now get the hell out!

- Fuck y'alls box!

♪ Find a way to get out, without a hit out ♪

♪ You dig in, you dig out, you get out ♪

♪ Ghetto Musick, Ghetto Musick ♪

♪ Find a way to get in, to fit in ♪

♪ You get on, you get out without a doubt ♪

♪ Ghetto Musick, Ghetto Musick ♪

♪ I just want you to know how I feel ♪

♪ Feeling good, feeling great (how I feel) ♪

♪ How I feel ♪

♪ Feeling great, feeling good, how are you, you? ♪

♪ I just want you to know how I feel ♪

♪ How I feel ♪

♪ Feeling good, feeling great ♪

♪ How I feel ♪

♪ Feeling great, feeling good, how are you? ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh yeah ♪

♪ Oooooooo Oooooooooo ♪

♪ Oh, oh yeah ♪

♪ Wohooo wohooo ♪

♪ Oh, oh yeah ♪

♪ Ooooh yeah ♪

♪ Oh whoo ♪

♪ whoah oh, oh yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain or receive something
out /aʊt/ A1	adverb - away from the inside
dig /dɪɡ/ A2	verb - to break up and move earth or other material
fit /fɪt/ A2	verb - to be the right size or shape for someone or something
climbing /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move or go up something steep
hole /hoʊl/ A1	noun - an empty space in a solid object or surface
frown /fraʊn/ B1	verb - to wrinkle one's forehead in an expression of disapproval
stank /stæŋk/ B1	verb - past tense of stink; to have a strong, unpleasant odor
swallow /ˈswɑːloʊ/ A2	verb - to cause food or liquid to pass down the throat
battleship /ˈbætlˌʃɪp/ B2	noun - a large warship armed with heavy guns
purpose /ˈpɜːr.pəs/ A2	noun - the reason for which something is done or created
campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ B1	noun - a series of actions intended to achieve a particular result
detain /dɪˈteɪn/ B2	verb - to keep someone in official custody
sheriff /ˈʃɛrɪf/ B1	noun - an elected officer in charge of keeping law and order in a county
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ A2	verb - to cease to be visible
reappear /ˌriːəˈpɪr/ B1	verb - to become visible again after being hidden or absent
peaceful /ˈpiːs.fəl/ A2	adjective - free from disturbance; tranquil
cloudy /ˈklaʊdi/ A2	adjective - covered with or characterized by clouds

Key Grammar Structures

• Whoo, turn me up, don't turn me down

  ➔ Imperative sentence (command)

  ➔ The verb "turn" is used in the imperative form to give a command: "turn me up". The negative command adds "don't": "don't turn me down".

• Find a way to get out, without a hit out

  ➔ Infinitive phrase of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The infinitive "to get" expresses the purpose of the preceding phrase: "Find a way **to get** out".

• You dig in, you dig out, you get out

  ➔ Simple present for habitual actions

  ➔ The verb "dig" and "get" are in the simple present, showing repeated or habitual actions: "you **dig** in", "you **dig** out", "you **get** out".

• If it don't stank like they stank

  ➔ Colloquial negative with non‑standard subject‑verb agreement; conditional clause

  ➔ The verb "don't" is used with third‑person singular "it", which is non‑standard English but common in slang: "If it **don't** stank..."

• I wish Grandma could see us

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "wish" + modal "could"

  ➔ The structure "wish + past simple" expresses an unreal desire; the modal "could" adds possibility: "I **wish** Grandma **could** see us".

• I just want you to know how I feel

  ➔ "want" + object + infinitive (to + verb)

  ➔ The verb "want" is followed by the object "you" and the infinitive phrase "to know": "I just **want** you **to know** how I feel".

• You get on, you get out, without a doubt

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "without a doubt" expressing certainty

  ➔ The phrase "without a doubt" modifies the whole clause, stressing that the actions are certain: "you get out **without a doubt**".

• You ought to be detained

  ➔ Modal verb "ought to" + passive infinitive

  ➔ The modal "ought to" expresses advice or moral duty; it is followed by the passive infinitive "be detained": "You **ought to** **be detained**".

• I hope it's peaceful and cloudy

  ➔ "hope" + declarative clause expressing desire

  ➔ The verb "hope" is followed by a clause "it's peaceful and cloudy" that states what the speaker wishes for: "I **hope** **it's peaceful and cloudy**".