Girl Talk – English Lyrics

• By: TLC

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and confident world of TLC's "Girl Talk." This track offers a fantastic opportunity to learn modern English slang and expressions related to relationships and female empowerment. Its direct and uninhibited lyrics, coupled with the group's signature R&B and hip-hop style, make it a compelling song for understanding contemporary conversational English and cultural nuances around gender dynamics. The song's unique creation context, featuring posthumous vocals from Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, adds a special layer to its legacy.

[English]

You see, I had this brother who was mad at me

'Cause I told my home girl that he wasn't packin'

Told the truth so I really don't give a damn

That I spilled the beans on his little short stem man

Some of y'all be foolin' us, big feet, big hands

Just plain big, the sex ain't worth a damn

We women wanna know these things

If y'all got the bat but not the swang

Put in work if you don't want the girl to talk

And you don't want your feelings hurt

Put in work 'cause if you don't

That girl's just gon' go spreadin' the word

Girls talkin' got ya all caught out there

Why you thinkin' that it's all about ya?

Forget she told me everything about ya

But the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Girls talk about the booty too

About the way a brother is hangin' too

When you didn't think that nobody knew

You see the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Listen, y'all need to know this

That we'll straight up go tell your business

So if you're gonna come you better come with it

If you ain't swingin' just put your tongue in it, oh

Some of y'all be killin' me

Thinkin' you got powers like Austin but you're more like Mini-Me

And when you finally get your blood flowin'

It be lookin' like a pinky with a glove on it

Put in work, if you don't want the girl to talk

And you don't want your feelings hurt

Put in work 'cause if you don't

That girl's just gon' go spreadin' the word

Girls talkin' got ya all caught out there

Why you thinkin' that it's all about ya?

Forget she told me everything about ya

But the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Girls talk about the booty too

About the way a brother is hangin' too

When you didn't think that nobody knew

You see the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

What up papi? You think you got game?

I know you're feelin' like my sexual tame can make you happy

You'll remember me Left eye, TLC

You got to lick it before you stick it and that's just me

I be killin' 'em with the Gucci fits and kicks

And you be hurtin' my ears with them lines so switch

And get a new approach, you're game's a joke

Co-signin' from the sidelines tryin' to poke

I'm bigger than that, you're small talk face the fact

You wanna rock the boat a little, well earn your pass

And it's the last call for alcohol, meet at the bar

Me and my girls doin' it big we pop stars

Girls talkin' got ya all caught out there

Why you thinkin' that it's all about ya?

Forget she told me everything about ya

But the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Girls talk about the booty too

About the way a brother is hangin' too

When you didn't think that nobody knew

You see the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Girls talkin' got ya all caught out there

Why you thinkin' that it's all about ya?

Forget she told me everything about ya

But the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Girls talk about the booty too

About the way a brother is hangin' too

When you didn't think that nobody knew

You see the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Girls talkin' got ya all caught out there

Why you thinkin' that it's all about ya?

Forget she told me everything about ya

But the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Girls talk about the booty too

About the way a brother is hangin' too

When you didn't think that nobody knew

You see the girls are talkin', the girls are talkin'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A2	noun - male sibling
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the fact or reality of a situation
spill /spɪl/ B2	verb - to accidentally pour out liquid
beans /biːnz/ A2	noun - seeds of various plants used as food
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
sex /sɛks/ B1	noun - biological category of male or female
work /wɜːrk/ A2	noun/verb - effort exerted to do something / to perform tasks
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1	noun - emotional states or sensations
spread /sprɛd/ B2	verb/noun - to extend over an area / an act of extending
business /ˈbɪznəs/ B1	noun - commercial activities or trade
approach /əˈproʊtʃ/ B2	noun/verb - a method of doing something / to come near
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a competitive activity or sport
approach /əˈproʊtʃ/ B2	noun/verb - a way of doing or thinking about something

Key Grammar Structures

• You see, I **had** this brother who **was** mad at me

  ➔ Past Perfect & Past Simple

  ➔ The sentence uses the past perfect tense ("had") and the past simple tense ("was") to describe actions completed before another past action or to state a past fact.

• 'Cause I told my home girl that he **wasn't packin'**

  ➔ Contraction & Past Continuous

  ➔ The contraction "wasn't" (was not) is used, and the past continuous tense ("wasn't packin'") indicates an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

• Told the truth so I really **don't give a damn**

  ➔ Present Simple & Idiom

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense ("don't give") to express a general truth or habitual action. The phrase "don't give a damn" is an idiom meaning "I don't care."

• If y'all **got** the bat but not the swang

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1) & Slang

  ➔ This is a type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a likely situation. The verb "got" is used in this informal context, which is slang.

• Put in work **if you don't want** the girl to talk

  ➔ Conditional Clause & Contraction

  ➔ This is a conditional clause introducing a condition. The contraction "don't" (do not) is used.

• Put in work 'cause **if you don't**

  ➔ Conditional clause & Contraction

  ➔ Another conditional clause implying a consequence if the first condition is not met, using a contraction

• Girls talkin' **got ya** all caught out there

  ➔ Informal Pronoun & Slang

  ➔ The informal pronoun "ya" which replaces "you" combined with the slang term "caught out there"

• Forget she **told** me everything about ya

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "told" is in the past simple tense.

• So if you're gonna **come you better come** with it

  ➔ Conditional Clause & Imperative, colloquial contraction

  ➔ Conditional clause structure, followed by an imperative. Use of informal, colloquial contraction "you better come."

• I **be killin' 'em** with the Gucci fits and kicks

  ➔ Emphasis, Slang

  ➔ The phrase "I be killin' 'em" is slang, and the use of "be" emphasizes that this is a consistent or habitual action, used to emphasize the speaker's skill.