Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1 |
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shorty /ˈʃɔːrti/ B2 |
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hood /hʊd/ B1 |
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fly /flaɪ/ B2 |
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denim /ˈdɛnɪm/ B1 |
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heels /hiːlz/ A2 |
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club /klʌb/ A2 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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rap /ræp/ B1 |
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sing /sɪŋ/ A1 |
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call /kɔːl/ A1 |
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drop /drɒp/ A1 |
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floor /flɔːr/ A1 |
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envy /ˈɛnvi/ B2 |
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head /hɛd/ A1 |
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bed /bɛd/ A1 |
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birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1 |
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bad /bæd/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I think your girl want me
➔ Subject‑verb agreement with a third‑person singular noun
➔ The verb should be **wants** because the subject "your girl" is third‑person singular.
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She keeps them heels on high
➔ Present simple for habitual actions
➔ "keeps" is the third‑person singular form of **keep** used for a repeated or regular action.
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I'm sorry I got in for your girlfriend
➔ Past simple in a reported apology clause
➔ "got" is the past simple of **get** indicating a completed action in the past.
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Call it envy, I want her on me
➔ Imperative sentence + infinitive of purpose
➔ "Call" is an imperative verb telling the listener to name something; "to" is omitted before the infinitive "want".
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All up in my head, and now she in my bed
➔ Ellipsis (omission of verb "is")
➔ The verb "is" after "she" is omitted, a common informal style: "she **is** in my bed" → "she in my bed".
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I would be too
➔ Modal verb "would" expressing conditional or hypothetical stance
➔ "would" is used here to show that the speaker is imagining a possible reaction: "I **would be** too (if I were in that situation)."
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We walkin' out the club, shawty what's up
➔ Present participle used as a colloquial present progressive without auxiliary "are"
➔ "walkin'" is the contracted form of "walking" used in place of "we are walking"; the auxiliary "are" is omitted for stylistic effect.
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She drop it down to the floor
➔ Zero conditional (simple present + simple present) expressing a general truth
➔ "She drop" should be "She **drops**"; the sentence follows the pattern "If X, Y" (omitted) where both verbs are in the simple present.
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Damn she bad, bad, bad, bad
➔ Adjective used as a predicative complement without a linking verb (zero copula)
➔ The adjective "bad" functions as a predicate directly after the subject "she"; the linking verb "is" is omitted, a common feature in slang.
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