Gyal Time Again – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens, Charly Black, Staxx

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of dancehall with Konshens, Charly Black, and Staxx's "Gyal Time Again." This energetic track not only delivers infectious rhythms but also carries a powerful message of female empowerment and self-love. Through its engaging lyrics and upbeat style, you can explore colloquial Jamaican English and the cultural nuances of contemporary dancehall, making it a lively and authentic way to enhance your language learning experience.

[English]

So wah gwan with you fat

At least you fat

Or hot

Every gal dem haffi get mad

Heavy Gal

Heavy Gal

Wah

Pussy gal haffi your time this again

Put it pon a man like a the 90s again

Tipsy so out the propriety is attend

Fuck you too they will to marra for night bring your friend

He know they will know let me see where you had do

Money they are do anything you wah do

When me say sing son you know to hear ago

You feel take a link when you see me call you

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Anything you say Anything you say Anything you say

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Anything you say Anything you say Anything you say

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Gal you know you haffi get it off on di side

Me fuck you inna dancehall fuck you inna reggae

Me sure say you pussy tighten to me a diggy diggy

From you boss in a me gal come ask a me

We fly go Fiji go make love stink in di beach

And we want night so pants a work pon repeat

This a more than preview and sneak peak

Charly Black and Konshens step pon di same beat every

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Young gal go pun you head but don't hurt your spinal

Back a she love 630 what time

Now love you see come she am a man

Bomb bomb fish she a gal design

And now we make every gal wines

And when you see the gal dem a broke out

Know how no doubt a dancehall time

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Every gal love me up

Skin it Skin it toe

Honey Rain could a see from afar

Honey Rain could a see from afar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gal /ɡæl/ A1	noun - Girl, young woman. (Used in Jamaican Patois for 'girl')
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - An intense feeling of deep affection. verb - Feel deep affection for (someone).
skin /skɪn/ B1	verb - (In dancehall context) to move one's body in a suggestive or sensual way; to reveal/expose. (Literal: to remove the skin from an animal or fruit). noun - The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.
toe /toʊ/ A2	noun - Any of the five digits at the end of the foot.
dancehall /ˈdænsˌhɔːl/ B2	noun - A genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Also, a place where people dance.
reggae /ˈrɛɡeɪ/ B2	noun - A style of music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, characterized by a strongly accented offbeat and syncopated rhythmic patterns.
man /mæn/ A1	noun - An adult human male.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time between evening and morning.
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; wealth.
fat /fæt/ A1	adjective - (Of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh.
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - Having a high temperature. (Also: sexually attractive).
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - Mentally ill; insane. (Also: very angry).
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A2	adjective - Of great weight; difficult to lift or move. (Also: serious or intense, e.g., 'heavy gal' might imply a woman with significant presence or curves).
tipsy /ˈtɪpsi/ B1	adjective - Slightly drunk.
beach /biːtʃ/ A2	noun - A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea or a lake.
spinal /ˈspaɪnl/ B2	adjective - Relating to the spine or backbone.
whine /waɪn/ B2	verb - (In Caribbean culture) a dance movement involving rotating the hips and lower body in a sensual way. (Literal: to utter a long, high-pitched cry or sound).
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - A person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.

Key Grammar Structures

• Every gal dem haffi get mad

  ➔ Use of 'dem' as a plural marker

  ➔ The word 'dem' is a Jamaican Patois plural marker, often added to nouns to indicate plurality. Here, 'gal dem' means 'girls'.

• Pussy gal haffi your time this again

  ➔ Use of 'haffi' for 'have to'

  ➔ 'Haffi' is a Jamaican Patois term meaning 'have to' or 'must'. It is used here to express necessity.

• Tipsy so out the propriety is attend

  ➔ Non-standard word order

  ➔ This line uses non-standard word order, typical in Jamaican Patois, where the sentence structure may not follow traditional English grammar.

• Me fuck you inna dancehall fuck you inna reggae

  ➔ Use of 'inna' for 'in the'

  ➔ 'Inna' is a Jamaican Patois contraction of 'in the'. It is used to indicate location or context.

• From you boss in a me gal come ask a me

  ➔ Use of 'a' as a copula

  ➔ In Jamaican Patois, 'a' is often used as a copula (linking verb) instead of 'is' or 'are'. Here, 'in a' means 'is in'.

• We fly go Fiji go make love stink in di beach

  ➔ Use of 'go' as an infinitive marker

  ➔ In this line, 'go' is used as an infinitive marker, similar to 'to' in standard English. It indicates the purpose of the action.

• This a more than preview and sneak peak

  ➔ Use of 'a' instead of 'is'

  ➔ Here, 'a' is used instead of 'is' in Jamaican Patois, a common feature of the dialect.

• Young gal go pun you head but don't hurt your spinal

  ➔ Use of 'pun' for 'on'

  ➔ 'Pun' is a Jamaican Patois term for 'on'. It is used here to indicate location.