Gyal You A Party Animal – English Lyrics

• By: Charly Black, Daddy Yankee

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the energetic world of dancehall with Charly Black's "Gyal You A Party Animal," a song that will get you moving and grooving. Learn Jamaican Patois and dancehall culture as you explore the catchy lyrics and vibrant rhythms of this international hit. Experience the infectious energy and celebrate the 'party animal' spirit!

[English]

Woah, ladies

It's Charly, girls

My girl come flip it like a Flipagram

Flip it like a Flippagram

Make ya bumper flip like a Flipagram

Flip it like a Flipagram

Flip it like a flipper Flipagram

You, you deaf, gyal?

Gyal, whine up 'pon me body, gyal

Whine like its a carnival

Gyal, me love the way that you wine for me

Gyal, your whine is so emotional

So whine up 'pon me body, gyal

Me waan you come whine your waistline for me

Baby you bubblin', you bubblin', you bubblin' baby

Gyal, you a party animal

Gyal, you active, no, you no lazy

Gyal, you a party animal

Look how you whine, you drive me crazy

Gyal, you a party animal

You whine so good, you just so good

Gyal me love how you party

She took one shot, two shot, three shot, four

After 9 minutes she come back fi more

She take of her shoes deh 'pon di dance floor

And she start to bruk out, bruk out like a sore

Then she approach me just like a cure

Me know say she like me, tonight me a score

She sexy, she beautiful and she pure

Gyal, a you me adore

So whine up 'pon me body, gyal

Whine just like a carnival

Gyal, me love the way that you whine for me

Gyal, your whine is so emotional

So whine up 'pon me body, gyal

Me waan you come whine your waistline for me

Baby you bubblin', you bubblin', you bubblin' baby

Gyal, you a party animal

Look how you whine you drive me crazy

Gyal, you a party animal

Gyal, you active, no, you no lazy

Gyal, you a party animal

You dance so good, you just so good

Gyal, me love how you party

Gyal your thing up there, up there, up there

Me nah know where you're from

But your thing up there

Girl, if God send you fi meet me tonight

Me a follow you, a morning come back home deh

No worry 'your friends they are with my friends

After the club a party pon mi benz

So gyal just flip it like a Flipagram

Flip it like a Flipagram

Right this moment

Whine up 'pon me body gyal

Whine just like a carnival

Gyal, me love the way that you whine for me

Gyal, your whine is so emotional

So whine up 'pon me body, gyal

Me waan you come whine your waistline for me (You deaf?)

Baby you bubblin', you bubblin', you bubblin' baby

Gyal, you a party animal

Gyal, you active no you no lazy

Gyal, you a party animal

Look how you whine you drive me crazy

Gyal, you a party animal

You just so good, you whine so good

Gyal, me love how you

Whine up 'pon me body, gyal

Whine just like a carnival

Gyal, me love the way that you whine for me

Emotional

Body gyal

Me waan you come whine your waistline for me

Bubblin', you bubblin', you bubblin' baby

Gyal, you a party animal

Gyal, you a party animal

Gyal, you a party animal

Gyal your ting

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering verb - to enjoy oneself at a party or other social gathering
animal /ˈænɪməl/ A1	noun - a living organism that feeds on organic matter
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
body /ˈbɒdi/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a rhythmic movement of the body
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; wildly enthusiastic
active /ˈæktɪv/ B1	adjective - engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - footwear
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room or vehicle
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon
waistline /ˈweɪstlaɪn/ B2	noun - the narrowest part of the torso between the ribs and hips
emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ B2	adjective - relating to a person's emotions
pure /pjʊr/ B2	adjective - not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material

Key Grammar Structures

• Make ya bumper flip like a Flipagram

  ➔ Imperative sentence in informal slang

  ➔ The phrase is an *imperative* instruction to perform an action, using informal slang "Make ya" instead of "Make your".

• Whine like it's a carnival

  ➔ Simile using "like" to compare actions

  ➔ Uses *simile* with "like" to compare the way someone is whining to the lively atmosphere of a carnival.

• She took one shot, two shot, three shot, four

  ➔ Enumeration using a list without conjunctions

  ➔ This is an *enumeration* of actions in a sequence without using conjunctions like "and," creating a rhythmic effect.

• She start to bruk out, bruk out like a sore

  ➔ Use of phrasal verb "bruk out" indicating energetic dance

  ➔ The *phrasal verb* "bruk out" describes starting to dance wildly or energetically, often used in informal speech.

• Me know say she like me, tonight me a score

  ➔ Use of indirect speech and present continuous tense "me a score"

  ➔ The phrase "me a score" is in *present continuous tense* used in Jamaican Patois to indicate an action in progress; it reflects the speaker's current involvement in scoring or succeeding.

• Gyal, you active, no, you no lazy

  ➔ Double negative for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase employs *double negatives* "no" and "no lazy" to emphasize that she is *definitely* not lazy, a common informal grammatical pattern in Caribbean English.

• Gyal, me love how you party

  ➔ Simple present tense to express general liking or appreciation

  ➔ Uses *present simple* tense "me love" to convey a general feeling or ongoing appreciation for her dancing.