Lemme Get That – English Lyrics

• By: Rihanna
• Album: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning English? Why not start with Rihanna's "Lemme Get That"? This fun and upbeat track is filled with modern slang and direct, confident language. It offers a great opportunity to pick up casual phrases and expressions related to desire and material wants in a playful context. The song's clear, rhythmic delivery makes it easier to follow along and learn new vocabulary.

[English]

I got a house, but I need new furniture

Why spend mine when I could spend yours

The truth is I will love you the same

But why complain you buying gucci babe

You might see me in the spot

Ya boy think I'm hot

So I came up in here to get what you got

I'm hot like the block

Ugh huh you like that

Know you wanna bite that

Ugh huh yea right there

They love the young girl

They wanna give it to me

Wish I was in a flick

And I ain't talkin' movies

If ya young, if ya hot girl

Shake what ya got girl

I keep 'em singing...

Lemme hit that (Huh?)

(What you got up in them jeans? Put it on me, or get lonely)

Lemme get that (Huh?)

(You know, 5 car garages, name on your bank account, all day massages)

Lemme hit that (Huh?)

(I wanna put it on blast)

Lemme get that (Huh?)

(Better slow down, for I make you crash boy)

Got what you want

Baby got what you need

But we can't proceed

Unless you got that for me

I got a house, but I need new furniture

Why spend mine when I could spend yours

The truth is I will love you the same

But why complain you buying gucci babe

I'm a put you on the spot

Keep the sheet in knots

I bought me a benz

You buy me the yacht

A girl need a lot

The girl need some stocks

Bonds is what I got, bonds is what I got (ya get it?)

They love the young girl

They wanna give it to me

Wish I was in a flick

And I ain't talking movies

If ya young, if ya hot girl

Shake what ya got girl

I keep em singing...

Lemme hit that (Huh?)

(What you got up in them jeans? Put it on me, or get lonely)

Lemme get that (Huh?)

(You know, 5 car garages, name on your bank account, all day massages)

Lemme hit that (Huh?)

(I wanna put it on blast)

Lemme get that (Huh?)

(Better slow down, for I make you crash boy)

Got what you want

Baby got what you need

But we can't proceed

Unless you got that for me

I got a house, but I need new furniture

Why spend mine when I could spend yours

The truth is I will love you the same

But why complain you buying gucci babe

...

Oh... Oh... Oh...

Boy I know you want my love

Oh... Oh... Oh...

Nothing is free in this world

Oh... Oh... Oh...

Unless my love is your love

Oh... Oh... Oh...

I'm not a gold digger

Lemme hit that (Huh?)

(What you got up in them jeans? Put it on me, or get lonely)

Lemme get that (Huh?)

(You know, 5 car garages, name on your bank account, all day massages)

Lemme hit that (Huh?)

(I wanna put it on blast)

Lemme get that (Huh?)

(Better slow down, for I make you crash boy)

Got what you want

Baby got what you need

But we can't proceed

Unless you got that for me

I got a house, but I need new furniture

Why spend mine when I could spend yours

The truth is I will love you the same

But why complain you buying gucci babe

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
spend /spɛnd/ A1	verb - to pay out money for goods or services
furniture /ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/ A2	noun - items of furniture for a house
gucci /ˈɡuːtʃi/ B1	noun - a luxury fashion brand
spot /spɒt/ A2	noun - a place or position
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having high temperature or attractive
block /blɒk/ B1	noun - a large, solid piece of material or a city block
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection noun - a feeling of deep affection
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived for only a short time
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move rapidly up and down or side to side
hit /hɪt/ A1	verb - to strike or come into contact with
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain or acquire
flick /flɪk/ B1	noun - a movie (slang)
jeans /dʒiːnz/ A1	noun - pants made of denim
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - feeling unhappy due to lack of company
garages /ɡəˈrɑːʒɪz/ B1	noun - buildings for storing cars
massages /məˈsɑːʒɪz/ B2	verb - to rub and press muscles for relaxation noun - a treatment involving rubbing and pressing
blast /blæst/ B2	noun - an explosion or a very enjoyable experience
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to collide violently or fail suddenly
stocks /stɒks/ B2	noun - shares in a company
bonds /bɒndz/ B2	noun - connections or financial securities

Key Grammar Structures

• Why spend mine when I could spend yours

  ➔ Modal Verb

  ➔ The word "could" is used as a modal verb to express possibility or a hypothetical alternative in comparative structures.

• The truth is I will love you the same

  ➔ Future Tense

  ➔ The phrase "will love" employs the future simple tense to indicate a willingness or commitment that remains unchanged.

• You might see me in the spot

  ➔ Modal Verb

  ➔ The word "might" is used as a modal verb to express possibility or uncertainty about an action.

• Wish I was in a flick

  ➔ Wish Clause

  ➔ The structure "Wish I was" uses a wish clause with past simple to express a hypothetical or unreal desire about the present.

• Unless you got that for me

  ➔ Conditional Clause

  ➔ The phrase "Unless you got" introduces a conditional clause with a negative implication, equivalent to 'if not'.

• I'm a put you on the spot

  ➔ Slang Ellipsis

  ➔ The structure "I'm a put" uses slang ellipsis, omitting 'going to' for casual future tense expression.

• Bonds is what I got

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase "what I got" functions as a relative clause introduced by 'what', identifying or specifying what is possessed.

• Nothing is free in this world

  ➔ General Truth Statement

  ➔ The sentence "Nothing is free" uses a present simple tense in a statement of general truth, applicable universally.