JELLO – English Lyrics

• By: FAR EAST MOVEMENT, RYE RYE

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Jello! Jello! Jello!

Ello, ello We downtown L.A ghetto

She got an ass on her pillow

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Jello! Jello! Jello!

Hola, Yo ma, I'm on the east side coolin' with my chola

No we're at the bar granola

Hit the henny with the cherry tree cola

Hey let's get closer

Turn around, spread it out, yoga

Make the kids turn rock, boulder

Bang bang we will yoda

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Ello, ello We downtown L.A guetto

She got an ass on her pillow

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

We heading uptown

No chasing

Who wanna roll a hundred spoke, date is

Two chicks on my lap, scraping

J-E-L-L omazing

With her back she stack lego

Play with your g string, cello

Cherokee chick called me long fellow

Hit her with the stick, now she call me donatello

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Pour it out, tip it up

Keep that drink up in my cup

Ello, ello We downtown L.A guetto

She got an ass on her pillow

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

I wanna pop pop (models)

I wanna pop pop (bottles)

I wanna pop pop (mollies)

I wanna pop pop

I wanna pop pop (models)

I wanna pop pop (bottles)

I wanna pop pop (mollies)

I wanna, I wanna pop

Ello, ello We downtown L.A guetto

She got an ass on her pillow

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

Girl shake that A, Jello!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move something quickly from side to side or up and down
pour /pɔːr/ A1	verb - to make a liquid or other substance flow from a container
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid that can be swallowed verb - to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
cup /kʌp/ A1	noun - a small container used for drinking
ghetto /ˈɡetoʊ/ B1	noun - a part of a city where people live in poor conditions
yoga /ˈjoʊɡə/ A2	noun - a system of exercises for mental and physical health
boulder /ˈboʊldər/ B1	noun - a large rock
chola /ˈtʃoʊlə/ C1	noun - a term for a woman of Latin American descent, often with a specific subculture style
granola /ɡrəˈnoʊlə/ B2	noun - a food mixture of oats, nuts, and honey
lego /ˈlɛɡoʊ/ A2	noun - a brand of plastic building blocks
cello /ˈtʃɛloʊ/ B1	noun - a large stringed musical instrument
Cherokee /tʃəˈɹoʊki/ C1	noun - a Native American tribe or a member of this tribe
donatello /ˌdɒnəˈtɛloʊ/ C2	noun - an Italian Renaissance sculptor
pop /pɒp/ A2	verb - to make a short, sharp sound noun - a sudden bursting sound
model /ˈmɒdəl/ A2	noun - a person who poses for artists or photographers
bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ A1	noun - a container with a narrow neck, used to hold liquids

Key Grammar Structures

• She got an ass on her pillow

  ➔ Present Perfect (have/has + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase uses "got" as a colloquial form of "has got," indicating possession or existence. It’s a common informal structure in spoken English.

• Girl shake that A, Jello!

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or instruction, here encouraging action. "Shake" is the base verb form used in this mood.

• No we're at the bar granola

  ➔ Present Continuous (am/is/are + -ing)

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now. "We're" is a contraction of "we are," followed by the -ing form of the verb.

• Hit the henny with the cherry tree cola

  ➔ Phrasal Verb (hit + object)

  ➔ The phrase uses the phrasal verb "hit" to mean consuming or mixing drinks. It’s an informal expression common in slang.

• Turn around, spread it out, yoga

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Comma List

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood with a comma-separated list of commands. Each action is presented as a direct instruction.

• I wanna pop pop (models)

  ➔ Modal Verb (wanna) + Reduplication

  ➔ The phrase uses the modal verb "wanna" (colloquial for "want to") followed by reduplication for emphasis. Reduplication is common in informal speech.