It Wasn't Me – English Lyrics

• By: Shaggy

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in a new culture, and Shaggy's 'It Wasn't Me' offers a fun and engaging lesson in English with a Caribbean flavor. The song's conversational style between Shaggy and Rikrok provides a great opportunity to pick up natural-sounding phrases and storytelling techniques. Its catchy rhythm and humorous narrative make it an enjoyable way to improve your listening skills and expand your vocabulary with some popular slang from the early 2000s.

[English]

Yo man

Yo

Open up, man

Yo, what you want, man?

My girl just caught me

You made her catch you?

I don't know how I let this happen

With who?

The girl next door, you know?

Man...

I don't know what to do

Say it wasn't you

Alright

Honey came in and she caught me red-handed

Creeping with the girl next door

Picture this, we were both butt-naked

Banging on the bathroom floor

How could I forget that I had given her an extra key

All this time she was standing there

She never took her eyes off me

How ya fi give the woman access to your villa?

Trespasser and a witness all the hacklin' a yuh pillow

You better watch your back before she turn into a killer

Best review the situation that you caught up inna

To be a true player, you haffi know how fi play

If she say "a night", convince her, say, "a day"

Never admit to a word when she say

And if she claim a yuh, tell her, "Baby, no way"

But she caught me on the counter (wasn't me)

Saw me banging on the sofa (wasn't me)

I even had her in the shower (wasn't me)

She even caught me on camera (wasn't me)

She saw the marks on my shoulder (wasn't me)

Heard the words that I told her (wasn't me)

Heard the screams getting louder (wasn't me)

She stayed until it was over

Honey came in and she caught me red-handed

Creeping with the girl next door

Picture this, we were both butt-naked

Banging on the bathroom floor

I had tried to keep her from what she was about to see

Why should she believe me

When I told her it wasn't me?

Makes you know say that she really has no right for vex

Ah never you she see yah make the gigolo flex

Ah smaddy else weh favor you inna di complex

Seein' is believin', so you better change your specs

You know she a go bring a whole heap a things up from the past

All the likkle evidence, you betta know fi mask

Quick 'pon yuh answer, know how fi talk

But if she pack a gun, you know, you better run fast

But she caught me on the counter (wasn't me)

Saw me banging on the sofa (wasn't me)

I even had her in the shower (wasn't me)

She even caught me on camera (wasn't me)

She saw the marks on my shoulder (wasn't me)

Heard the words that I told her (wasn't me)

Heard the screams getting louder (wasn't me)

She stayed until it was over

Honey came in and she caught me red-handed

Creeping with the girl next door

Picture this, we were both butt-naked

Banging on the bathroom floor

How could I forget that I had given her an extra key

All this time she was standing there

She never took her eyes off me

Wanna tell her that I'm sorry for the pain that I've caused

I've been listening to your reasonin', it makes no sense at all

Need to tell her that I'm sorry, for the pain that I've caused

You may think that you're a player but you're completely lost

That's why I sing

Honey came in and she caught me red-handed

Creeping with the girl next door

Picture this, we were both butt-naked

Banging on the bathroom floor

How could I forget that I had given her an extra key

All this time she was standing there

She never took her eyes off me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
caught /kɔːt/ A2	verb - past tense of catch: to capture or find someone doing something wrong
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a movable barrier in an opening
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - fail to remember
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being.
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
player /ˈpleɪər/ B1	noun - a person who behaves in a deceitful way in order to get what they want, especially in a sexual relationship.
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - utter words in order to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child.
shower /ˈʃaʊər/ A1	noun - an act of washing oneself
marks /mɑːrks/ B1	noun - a visible impression or trace on something.
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written.
screams /skriːmz/ A2	noun - a loud cry
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
reasonin' /ˈriːzənɪŋ/ B2	noun - the action of thinking about something in a logical way.
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; no longer knowing one's position.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move at a speed faster than a walk by moving the legs rapidly.