Hey Mama
Lyrics:
[English]
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
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Yes, I be your woman
Yes, I be your baby
Yes, I be whatever that you tell me when you ready
Yes, I be your girl, forever your lady
You ain't never gotta worry
I'm down for you, baby
Best believe that when you need that
I'll provide that, you will always have it
I'll be on deck, keep it in check
When you need that, I'ma let you have it
Beating my drum like dum di-di-day
I like the dirty rhythm you play
I wanna hear you calling my name
Like, hey mama, mama, hey mama, ma
Banging the drum like dum di-di-day
I know you want it in the worst way
I wanna hear you calling my name
Like, hey mama, mama, hey mama, ma
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
Yes, I do the cooking
Yes, I do the cleaning
Plus, I keep the na-na real sweet for your eating
Yes, you be the boss, and yes, I be respecting
Whatever that you tell me
'Cause it's game you be spitting, oh
Best believe that when you need that
I'll provide that, you will always have it
I'll be on deck, keep it in check
When you need that, I'ma let you have it
Beating my drum like dum di-di-day
I like the dirty rhythm you play
I wanna hear you calling my name
Like, hey mama, mama, hey mama, ma
Banging the drum like dum di-di-day
I know you want it in the worst way
I wanna hear you calling my name
Like, hey mama, mama, hey mama, ma
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
Whole crew got the juice yo' game the truth
My screams is the proof them other dudes get the deuce
So when I speed in the coupe, leaving this interview
It ain't nothin' new I been f---in' with you
None of them b----s ain't taking you
Just tell 'em to make a U, huh
That's how it be, I come first like debut, huh
So, baby, when you need that
Give me the word, I'm no good
I'll be bad for my baby
So I make sure that he's getting his share
So I make sure that his baby take care
So I make sure I'm on my toes, on my knees
Keep him pleased, rub him down
Be a lady and a freak, oh
Beating my drum like dum di-di-day
I like the dirty rhythm you play
I wanna hear you calling my name
Like, hey mama, mama, hey mama, ma
Banging the drum like dum di-di-day
I know you want it in the worst way
I wanna hear you calling my name
Like, hey mama, mama, hey mama, ma
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1 |
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tell /tel/ A1 |
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worry /ˈwʌri/ A2 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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provide /prəˈvaɪd/ B1 |
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rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1 |
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play /pleɪ/ A1 |
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name /neɪm/ A1 |
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cook /kʊk/ A1 |
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clean /kliːn/ A1 |
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boss /bɒs/ A2 |
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sweet /swiːt/ A1 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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Be my woman, girl, and I'll be your man
➔ Imperative + Future Simple (I'll = I will)
➔ The sentence uses the imperative form "Be" to express a request or command. "I'll be" uses the future simple to indicate a promise or intention.
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Yes, I be your woman
➔ Use of "be" instead of "am" (Non-standard English, AAVE influence)
➔ This is an example of African American Vernacular English (AAVE). The verb "be" is used to indicate a habitual or continuous state.
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Best believe that when you need that I'll provide that, you will always have it
➔ Imperative + Conditional Clause (with future tense in both clauses)
➔ "Best believe" is an imperative. The following clause indicates a condition and the resulting promise. The use of 'will' implies certainty.
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I wanna hear you calling my name Like, hey mama, mama, hey mama, ma
➔ "Wanna" (want to) + Gerund ("calling") / Interjection
➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to." The verb "hear" is followed by a gerund phrase "you calling my name". "Hey mama" functions as an interjection.
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Yes, I do the cooking Yes, I do the cleaning
➔ Emphatic "do"
➔ The auxiliary verb "do" is used for emphasis. It stresses the fact that the speaker actually does the cooking and cleaning.
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Plus, I keep the na-na real sweet for your eating
➔ Adjective + "real" (informal usage as an adverb) + Gerund ("eating")
➔ "Real" is used informally as an adverb, modifying the adjective "sweet". "Eating" is a gerund functioning as a noun.
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Whatever that you tell me 'Cause it's game you be spitting, oh
➔ Relative pronoun "whatever" + "be" (Non-standard English, AAVE influence) + present participle "spitting"
➔ "Whatever" refers to anything the person says. "You be spitting" is another example of AAVE, indicating a habitual action. 'Spitting game' is an idiom.
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My screams is the proof them other dudes get the deuce
➔ Subject-verb disagreement ("screams is") + Use of "them" as demonstrative pronoun + slang
➔ "Screams is" is grammatically incorrect (should be "screams are"), showing informal speech. "Them other dudes" uses "them" as a demonstrative, typical of informal speech. "Get the deuce" is slang for being dismissed or rejected.