It Wasn't Me – English Lyrics

• By: Shaggy, Rikrok
• Album: Hot Shot

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful and catchy world of "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy and Rikrok! This iconic reggae-fusion track, presented as a humorous dialogue, offers a unique way to explore everyday English conversational phrases and expressions. Listen closely to the witty exchanges between the two artists, understand common reactions to sticky situations, and appreciate how a simple denial can become a global phenomenon, making language learning an enjoyable and unforgettable experience.

[English]

(Yo, man) Yo

(Open up, man) What do you want, man?

(My girl just caught me) You let 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 you can give your woman access to your villa?

Trespass and a-witness while you cling to your pillow

You better watch your back before she turn into a killer

Let's review the situation that you caught up in a

To be a true player you have to know how to play

If she stay a night, convince her stay a day

Never admit to a word when she say

And if she claim, ah, you tell her, "Baby, no way"

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

Saw me bangin' on the sofa (It wasn't me)

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

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

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

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

Heard the scream get louder (It 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

Make sure she knows it's not you and lead her on no right to vex

Whenever you should see her make the gigolo flex

Somebody else as it be by you, it not that complex

Seeing is believing so you better change your specs

You know she are gon' bring 'bout things up from the past

All the little evidence you better know to mask

Quick upon your answer: go over there

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

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

Saw me bangin' on the sofa (It wasn't me)

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

She even caught me on camera (Nah, it wasn't me)

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

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

Heard the scream get louder (It 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

Gonna 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

We should 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
caught /kɔːt/ B1	verb - to capture or seize
red-handed /ˌrɛd ˈhændɪd/ B2	adjective - caught in the act of doing something wrong
creeping /ˈkriːpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move slowly and quietly
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A2	noun - a visual representation of something verb - to imagine or visualize
bathroom /ˈbæθruːm/ A1	noun - a room containing a toilet and sink
key /kiː/ A1	noun - a device used to open a lock
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched sound
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
player /ˈpleɪər/ B2	noun - a person who plays a game or sport
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B1	verb - to confess or acknowledge something
complex /ˈkɒmplɛks/ B2	adjective - consisting of many different and connected parts
mask /mæsk/ B1	verb - to conceal or hide something
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot

Key Grammar Structures

• Honey came in and she caught me red-handed

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "came in" and "caught" are in the past simple tense, indicating completed actions.

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

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "had given" is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action completed before another past action.

• You better watch your back before she turn into a killer

  ➔ Modal verb 'better'

  ➔ The phrase "You better" uses a modal verb to give advice or a warning.

• If she stay a night, convince her stay a day

  ➔ Zero conditional

  ➔ The phrase "If she stay" uses the zero conditional to express a general truth or fact.

• You may think that you're a player

  ➔ Modal verb 'may'

  ➔ The phrase "You may think" uses a modal verb to express possibility.

• She never took her eyes off me

  ➔ Past simple tense with adverb of frequency

  ➔ The phrase "never took" combines the past simple tense with the adverb "never" to indicate frequency.

• I've been listening to your reasonin'

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've been listening" is in the present perfect continuous tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to the present.