Gimme That – English Lyrics

• By: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Translation

"Gimme That" by Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne is a vibrant R&B and Hip-hop track that offers an excellent opportunity to explore modern English, particularly in the context of persuasive and confident language. Listeners can pick up on colloquialisms and expressions related to attraction and self-assurance from both Chris Brown's smooth vocals and Lil Wayne's distinctive rap verse, making it a dynamic song for language learning.

[English]

- [Overhead Speaker] Now boarding track six.

(train station sounds)

- Yo.

- Oh, what up homie?

- You good?

- There? That's good, that's good.

- Right!

(R&B music softly playing from headphones)

- Woo!

- [Lil Wayne] What it is folk.

This right here is the 16 year old

phenom Chris Breezy.

- [Chris Brown] ♪ Ooooh. ♪

- [Lil Wayne] Me, myself, I'm the 23-year-old CEO.

Oh, young Carter,

harder than them other boys, yeah,

I ain't even frontin' baby,

I could take a summer off, yeah.

I could break a woman off.

I could take the stomach off one of my trucks,

now I'm riding in the guts.

Line it on up, guarantee you get served.

Lil Chris said run it, so I run into her,

I'm a cash money youngin', Birdman junior,

Just a president looking for a moniker.

- [Chris Brown] ♪ A young boy just turned sixteen ♪

and I got, six fours and hot bikes

that I rock.

Keep three or four sweeties on my clock,

but all that swinging in that bikini

just make em' vicious.

Slow all the traffic down to a complete stop,

cause' you speaking that slang that I talk.

That sassy tempo with that walk,

may be the reason that all these teenies may never see me.

♪ Momma you may be three years older, but you hot, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ You be talkin' like you like what I got, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ I know you like how it I lean in the 'lac, ♪

♪ You could be in the back saying, ♪

♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme! ♪

♪ Momma you may be three years older but you hot, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ You be talkin' like you like what I got, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ I know you like it how I lean in the 'lac, ♪

♪ You could be in the back saying, ♪

♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme! ♪

♪ Ma, take a break let me explain to you, ♪

what your body got a young boy ready to do.

If you take a chance

to let me put them things on you,

I can show you why I make them straight A's at school.

♪ I'm a hustler, ♪

trust my frame and age.

Got you thinkin' that I'm just too young

to turn your page.

I can picture us switching lanes,

in the coupe,

with you on the phone screaming my name.

♪ Momma you may be three years older but you hot, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ You be talking like you like what I got, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ I know you like it how I lean in the 'lac, ♪

♪ You could be in the back saying, ♪

♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme! ♪

♪ Momma you may be three years older but you hot, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ You be talking like you like what I got, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ I know you like it how I lean in the 'lac, ♪

♪ You could be in the back saying, ♪

♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme! ♪

- [Background Singers] Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo.

- [Chris Brown] Yeah, girl you're serious

and I be watching you.

- [Lil Wayne] Y'all ready? Huh.

- This what your body's saying.

♪ Hey, yeah. ♪

- [Lil Wayne] Y'all ready?

Get' em, okay,

Weezy baby baby what it do

I'm trying to holler at ya.

I ain't upset but I'll blind ya

if I smile at ya.

You're rockin' with young Chris and the best rapper.

So leave your phone, bring your friends,

let the rest happen.

A lil' patron, a lil' hen',

I'm on Cavalli vodka.

I'm in Cavalli jeans, got on Cavalli boxers,

I'm fresher than a newborn,

and um, I can work you out like a futon.

And um, you can leave your birthday suit on

I'm gonna leave my boots on,

I'm gonna leave my jewels on.

Never know what you want,

I'm gonna leave that tool on.

Never know who home,

I learned that from a Biggie song.

On to a new one, some like a red bone,

Oh, I think she like me.

She got me on her ring tone

and I told her, get your girl and don't you stunt

now gimme that funk, that gushy stuff.

- [Chris Brown] Oh!

♪ Momma you may be three years older but you hot, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ Breeze over! ♪

♪ You be talkin' like you like what I got, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I know you like it how I lean in the 'lac, ♪

♪ You could be in the back saying, ♪

♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme! ♪

♪ You could be in the back, yeah! ♪

♪ Momma you may be three years older but you hot, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ Oooooh! ♪

♪ You be talkin' like you like what I got, ♪

♪ Gimme that! ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey! ♪

♪ I know you like it how I lean in the 'lac, ♪

♪ You could be in the back saying, ♪

♪ Gimme, gimme, gimme! ♪

Yeah, ha, yeah ma don't be frontin'

like you don't know what's going on.

Aright?

- Wake up time, you know you not sleep.

Man, come on, man.

- Yo, I swore I was about to kiss this girl.

- [Lil Wayne] Kiss who? Come on now,

another wet dream.

- Maybe next video, man.

- You trippin'.

- She's alright.

This n*** said I'm having a wet dream.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boarding /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/ A2	verb - getting on a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable adjective - having the necessary qualities; well-behaved
phenom /ˈfiːnɒm/ B2	noun - a person or thing that is obviously extraordinary or outstanding
CEO /ˌsiː iː ˈəʊ/ B1	noun - Chief Executive Officer
harder /ˈhɑːrdər/ A2	adjective - requiring a great deal of effort or endurance
frontin' /ˈfrʌntɪn/ B1	verb - pretending to be something one is not; putting on a false front
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain verb - to interrupt a continuity
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
riding /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to sit on (an animal, bicycle, etc.) and control its movement verb - to travel in or on (a vehicle)
guts /ɡʌts/ B1	noun - the internal organs in the body, especially those in the abdomen noun - courage; grit
served /sɜːrvd/ A2	verb - to provide or supply (someone) with something they need or want
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than walking, by using one's feet verb - to operate or manage
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
youngin' /ˈjʌŋɪn/ B1	noun - a young person; a kid
president /ˈprezɪdənt/ B2	noun - the elected head of a republic noun - the person with the highest rank in an organization, especially a company or political party
turned /tɜːrnd/ A1	verb - to move so that a surface or part of your body faces in a different direction verb - to reach or pass a certain age
six /sɪks/ A1	adjective - equivalent to the product of two and three; one more than five
fours /fɔːrz/ A2	noun - a car, especially a low-slung, powerful one, often a convertible
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature adjective - sexually attractive
rock /rɒk/ A1	verb - to move gently back and forth or from side to side verb - to wear or display (clothing, jewelry, etc.) with confidence and style
sweeties /ˈswiːtiːz/ B1	noun - a term of endearment for a girlfriend or attractive woman

Key Grammar Structures

• Me, myself, I'm the 23-year-old CEO.

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Object with appositive phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'the 23-year-old CEO' is an appositive that renames or further identifies 'Me, myself'.

• I could take a summer off, yeah.

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' + base verb

  ➔ This expresses a past ability or a hypothetical possibility.

• I could break a woman off.

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' + phrasal verb 'break off'

  ➔ In this context, 'break off' implies having a relationship or sexual encounter.

• Line it on up, guarantee you get served.

  ➔ Imperative verb + adverbial phrase, followed by a causative construction

  ➔ 'Line it on up' is an idiom meaning to arrange or prepare something. 'Guarantee you get served' means to ensure you receive what you want or need.

• Gimme that!

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'give me'

  ➔ This is a common colloquialism, especially in music, to express a strong desire for something.

• Momma you may be three years older, but you hot,

  ➔ Modal verb 'may' + adjective 'hot'

  ➔ 'May' indicates possibility or permission. 'Hot' is used informally to mean attractive or sexy.

• I can show you why I make them straight A's at school.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + infinitive phrase 'show you why'

  ➔ This sentence demonstrates the ability to prove something through action or explanation.

• I'm on Cavalli vodka.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating consumption

  ➔ This idiom suggests being heavily under the influence of alcohol, specifically Cavalli vodka.

• Never know what you want, I'm gonna leave that tool on.

  ➔ Future tense with 'gonna' + object pronoun 'that'

  ➔ 'Gonna' is an informal pronunciation of 'going to'. 'Tool' here is slang for a gun.

• She got me on her ring tone

  ➔ Possessive 'got' + possessive pronoun 'her'

  ➔ This indicates that the singer's name or song is set as her phone's ringtone.