MORNING DEW (DONK) – English Lyrics

• By: Beyoncé

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

As we sip champagne, watchin' purple rain

Body's insane, how could ya complain?

Plus I know you love my personality

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

I think I wanna go back to school

And have my locker full of pictures of you

So give me that "A" in biology, I'm graduatin' soon

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

Mm, it's somethin' 'bout that look you give me

Makin' me feel that young love inside (donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk) mm

It's somethin' 'bout that feelin' you give me

I can't resist them butterflies (donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

You need a woman holdin' you down whenever, wherever, however, whatever

I'll be right by your side

See I just wanna love ya, boy, if you don't mind

Just kickin' this little game of mine, and then he said

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

Kickin' this little game of mine and he said

Girl, you sexy in the mornin'

You know you turn me on, babe

You know the sun rise for you (for you)

Give me that mornin' dew (mornin' dew)

You know that I want it (I want it)

I want you moanin' every mornin'

You know the sun rise for you

Give me that mornin' dew (mornin' dew)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

Give me that mornin' dew, ooh (donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

I get so excited when I feel you touch my thighs (touch my thighs)

Baby, slow down 'cause I'ma be late for my ride

I'm feelin' faded out of my mind

A little mornin' dew, ooh

There's a river inside that flows from our love

You can tap in but don't, don't tap out, oh

It's a slip in the slide that front to back love

Right there baby, don't tap out, tap out

It's something 'bout that look you give me

Makin' me feel that young love inside (donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

Something 'bout that feelin' you give me

I can't resist them butterflies (donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

You need a woman holdin' you down whenever, wherever, however, whatever

I'll be right by your side

See I just wanna love ya, boy, if you don't mind

Just kickin' this little game of mine and he said

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey donk)

Kickin' this little game of mine and he said

Girl, you sexy in the mornin'

You know you turn me on, babe

You know the sun rise for you (for you)

Give me that mornin' dew (mornin' dew)

You know that I want it (I want it)

I want you moanin' every mornin'

You know the sun rise for you

Give me that mornin' dew

Mornin' dew (donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk)

Give me that mornin' dew (donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk)

(Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ B2	noun - a white sparkling wine associated with celebration
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - extremely foolish or irrational; slang for excellent or amazing
personality /ˌpɜːrsəˈnæləti/ B1	noun - the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character
locker /ˈlɒkər/ B1	noun - a lockable storage compartment
biology /baɪˈɒlədʒi/ B1	noun - the study of living organisms
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to withstand the action or effect of; to refrain from
butterflies /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/ A2	noun - a feeling of nervous excitement in one's stomach
sexy /ˈseksi/ A2	adjective - sexually attractive or exciting
dew /djuː/ C1	noun - tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night
moaning /ˈmoʊnɪŋ/ B2	verb - making a low sound indicating pleasure or pain
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - very enthusiastic and eager
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B1	adjective - gradually disappearing; losing brightness; dazed/intoxicated
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water
flows /floʊz/ B1	verb - to move steadily and continuously
slide /slaɪd/ A2	noun - an act of sliding; a smooth movement

Key Grammar Structures

• As we sip champagne, watchin' purple rain

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'As'

  ➔ Using "As" to describe two simultaneous actions occurring at the same time.

• I think I wanna go back to school

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' (want to)

  ➔ The colloquial form "wanna" is a common contraction of 'want to' used in spoken English.

• Makin' me feel that young love inside

  ➔ Participle phrase as a causative structure

  ➔ "Makin'" (Making) acts as a participle introducing the result or effect of the 'look'.

• I can't resist them butterflies

  ➔ Non-standard use of demonstrative pronoun 'them'

  ➔ In informal dialects, "them" is sometimes used instead of 'those' to point to "butterflies".

• You need a woman holdin' you down

  ➔ Reduced relative clause

  ➔ "holdin' you down" is a reduced form of 'who is holding you down'.

• Girl, you sexy in the mornin'

  ➔ Ellipsis of the verb 'to be'

  ➔ The speaker omits 'are' in "You [are] sexy", which is common in casual song lyrics.

• I want you moanin' every mornin'

  ➔ Causative structure with the base form

  ➔ The verb 'want' is followed by an object and a participle describing the state: "I want you [to be] moanin'".

• Baby, slow down 'cause I'ma be late for my ride

  ➔ Informal contraction 'I'ma' (I am going to)

  ➔ "I'ma" is a non-standard reduction of 'I am going to', indicating future intention.