Let's Get Down – English Lyrics

• By: Bow Wow, Baby
• Album: Unleashed

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey hey Birdman! (lady's and gentlemen) mm-huh!

Jazzy Fizzle product-shizzle my nizzle

Oh boy! wit lil bow wizzle (bow wizzle)

Ay... ay, I see you wit shorty huh

Take her to tha mall pimp! (ah-huh)

Okay!

Show me how lil man roll! (ooowwee!)

I know this chick named Nichole

They call her boochie

Didn't wanna shop nowhere but Gucci (but gucci)

And Burberry and Proda was her style (ok)

I'm tryin to tell yall that shorty could get down (uh-wow)

Conversations Amazing

In my 4, shorty's in heavy rotation (for sho)

Thinkin to myself like, this is the one

Broke her down, told shorty how to do this hun! (for sho)

Neva gave her tha cold shoulda'

If she's in the benz, I let her take ova' the Rova (vrrm-Vrrm!)

Then it's off to the movies, tell her

I'm like austin, Let's get Groovyyyy!

From tha movies to tha crib

Get her kiss for ya heard that's what I did and(ok)

I'll find me another one

More interesting, more fun

The man has just begun!

It's really, really nice to meet cha' ma (what's hap'nin)

I'm really, really diggin yo style (yo style)

Say you wanna go chill wit a balla huh (bow weezy Baby!)

Let's get Down!

It's really, really nice to meet ya boy

Ya know i'm really feelin yo style

Ya know i wanna chill with a balla so

Lets get down!

Ay! I see what cha doin' lil bow wow (uh-huh)

Ya had a date. Ya did that. Now I want you to go world wide with it.

Eastcoast, westcoast, mid-west, and down bound.

I know this girl named Cindi(ok)

Loves to rock Fendi (wow)

When she leaves the mall

The stores is all empty

Eastcoast, Newyork, my up town chic(wow)

I see her when i cruiz the park and 106 (holla)

Next... Her name is Ra'nette (ghetto chic)

She lives on the west side i hit the L.A.X(ok)

I'm so impressed by the way that she dress (she got gear)

She walks like a model, the girl is so fresh (so fresh)

I got a few of them, here's what I do to them (what chu' do?)

Take 'um out, try to teach somethin new to them (hah-ok)

It's no thang, when you heavy in the game

I got anotha' one who loves th mid-west swang!(st, loi-e)

She's from the show-men state

So i showed her my 'b' and my quater to eight, hey!(do yo thang)

I know you cought on late

But that's 7: 45

Now shorty, now let's ride

Hop in the wip!

It's really, really nice to meet cha' ma (what's hap'nin)

I'm really, really diggin yo style (yo style)

Say you wanna go chill wit a balla huh (bow weezy Baby!)

Let's get Down!

It's really, really nice to meet ya boy

Ya know i'm really feelin yo style

Ya know i wanna chill with a balla so

Lets get down!

Ay! now i'm about to test ya' p's lil bow wow. (uh-huh)

See lil one ova' there. She bout 25, and she been lookin at cha'.

Pull ova' there in ya ride on 22's and bust her out!

I know this girl named Keisha

She's no groupi

Be far from the stars

22's made her choose me.

Like oowwee!

Tellin' all her friends in the benz

'He don't really look 16 do he?'

112, youngest thing on tha scene

Couldn't believe when i seen

How she sqeezed in them jeans

Looks like a tight situation

Make a young man make flight reservations

Just step, no intimidations

I'm bow wow boo

Accept no imitations

Should have seen tha looks on they faces

The Ice plus light, makes for good converation

You tellin me

It's a felony, to yell at me

I blew her mind she was dazed momentarily

But luckily

She stayed for some therapy

I stay pimpin heavily

My game spittin therolly (ha ha ha)

It's really, really nice to meet cha' ma (what's hap'nin)

I'm really, really diggin yo style (yo style)

Say you wanna go chill wit a balla huh (bow weezy Baby!)

Let's get Down!

It's really, really nice to meet ya boy

Ya know I'm really feelin yo style

Ya know I wanna chill with a balla so

Lets get down!

Sha-ty (shorty) ya lookin fly boy certified. Ya went platnium. Round tha world coast to coast.

Ya good wit me. ya get a stunna Certification. R.R.A.A. ya good playa. lil bow weezy.

It's yo turn shine baby (shine baby boy) do you lil daddy. (do U) Bow weezy baby!...

Live it up bird call baby! Sha-ty (shorty) 5ft pimpin' boy. ya good wit me lil one. let's roll!

It's really, really nice to meet ya boy

Ya know I'm really feelin yo style

Ya know I wanna chill with a balla so

Lets get down!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
down /daʊn/ A1	adjective - towards a lower position adverb - towards a lower position
style /staɪl/ A2	noun - a manner of doing something
chill /tʃɪl/ A2	verb - to relax
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to travel in a vehicle noun - a journey in a vehicle
shorty /ˈʃɔrti/ B1	noun - a term of endearment for a woman or a short person
fresh /frɛʃ/ A2	adjective - new or recent
balla /ˈbælə/ B1	noun - a wealthy or stylish person
mall /mɔl/ A2	noun - a large shopping center
movie /ˈmuvi/ A1	noun - a film
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love noun - a touch with the lips
impressions /ɪmˈprɛʃənz/ B1	noun - an idea or feeling about someone or something
model /ˈmɒdəl/ A2	noun - a person who poses for artists or photographers
rotation /roʊˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of rotating or spinning
therapy /ˈθɛrəpi/ B1	noun - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder
intimidations /ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃənz/ C1	noun - the act of intimidating others
certified /ˈsɜrtɪfaɪd/ B2	adjective - officially recognized as meeting a certain standard

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm tryin to tell yall that shorty could get down

  ➔ Modal verb ('could') + infinitive; contraction ('tryin' for 'trying')

  ➔ The modal verb "could" indicates possibility or ability. The contraction "tryin'" is a colloquial form of "trying".

• If she's in the benz, I let her take ova' the Rova

  ➔ Conditional clause (If + present simple, future simple); verb tense consistency (present for habitual action)

  ➔ The sentence uses a first conditional structure to describe a likely situation. The verb tenses are consistent with expressing a habitual action.

• Get her kiss for ya heard that's what I did and

  ➔ Emphasis via inversion ('that's what I did'); colloquial language ('ya' for 'you')

  ➔ The phrase "that's what I did" emphasizes the action. "Ya" is a casual, shortened version of "you".

• She's from the show-men state

  ➔ Noun compound ('show-men state')

  ➔ This is a noun compound, where two nouns are combined to create a new meaning.

• So i showed her my 'b' and my quater to eight, hey!

  ➔ Slang/Colloquial Language, and unconventional phrase structure

  ➔ The sentence utilizes slang and colloquialisms, such as using 'b' and unconventional phrasing

• Hop in the wip!

  ➔ Slang/Colloquial Language (wip for 'whip' - car)

  ➔ "Wip" is a slang term for "whip", meaning car. It's very informal.

• Tellin' all her friends in the benz

  ➔ Contraction ('Tellin' for 'Telling')

  ➔ The contraction "Tellin'" is a casual way of saying "Telling".

• Looks like a tight situation

  ➔ Figurative Language (tight situation)

  ➔ "Tight situation" is an idiom, referring to a challenging or difficult circumstance.