Number One – English Lyrics

• By: Yemi Alade

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Yeaaaah...

Sabidaba daba yeah.

Oh no no no baby

You are my number one.

Baby you the number one yeahh

Dem say love is hard to find

Well e no too hard me to find my own hmm

Some people go say love is blind iyo yeah

All my love is very much blind eh tchai

E full my belle,

e full my belle

This loving you give e dey sweet oh

E full my belle,

e full my belle

E dey sweet like pikin wey see biscuit oh

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one ooh

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one oooh

I want to be your number one oooh

Your number one oooh

I wanna be your number one

Not number two

Number one

Say you can count on me my baby

Count on me my baby

I wanna be your number one

Not number two yeah

Not number two yeah

Count on me my baby

Count on me my babyyy yeah

E full my belle,

e full my belle

This loving you give e dey sweet oh

E full my belle,

e full my belle

E dey sweet like pikin wey see biscuit oh

Oh yeah!

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one ooh

(baby numero uno)

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one oooh

(yeah yeah yeah)

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one oooh

(Sabidaba daba)

Dance oya dance

For your love I go go Calabar

For your love we di change the matter

For your love, I go dance Alanta,

dance Alanta

Oyah dance my dance

For your love I go go Calabar

For your love we di change the matter

If dem talk I go burst their matter,

burst their matter

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one ooh

(numero uno)

Sabidaba daba

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one oooh

Yemi Alade

Sabidaba daba

I want to be your number one ooh

Your number one oooh

Yemi Alade

Key Grammar Structures

• You are my number one.

  ➔ Present simple (linking verb “to be”)

  ➔ The word "are" is the present simple form of the verb "to be", used to link the subject "You" with the complement "my number one".

• I want to be your number one.

  ➔ Infinitive after “want”

  ➔ The structure "want to + infinitive" is used; here the infinitive "be" follows the verb "want".

• Not number two.

  ➔ Ellipsis (noun phrase omission)

  ➔ The sentence omits the verb "am/are" and the subject, leaving only the contrastive phrase "Not number two".

• Say you can count on me my baby.

  ➔ Imperative + modal “can” + infinitive

  ➔ The verb "Say" is an imperative command, followed by the clause "you can count on me" where "can" is a modal verb and "count" is the infinitive.

• I will go to Calabar for your love.

  ➔ Future with “will”

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "will" marks future time; "will go" expresses a planned action.

• If they talk, I will burst their matter.

  ➔ First conditional (if + present, will + base verb)

  ➔ The clause "If they talk" uses the present simple, while the result clause "I will burst their matter" uses "will" + base verb to show a likely future outcome.

• This loving you give is so sweet.

  ➔ Present simple with linking verb “is”

  ➔ The verb "is" links the subject "This loving you give" to the adjective "so sweet".

• I wanna be your number one.

  ➔ Informal contraction “wanna” = want to + infinitive

  ➔ The colloquial form "wanna" combines "want" + "to"; it is followed by the infinitive "be".

• We will change the matter.

  ➔ Future with “will” + base verb

  ➔ The auxiliary "will" marks future; "change" is the base verb indicating the action that will happen.