Old Town Road – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus, Diplo

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Oh, oh-oh

Oh

Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

(Kio, Kio)

I got the horses in the back

Horse tack is attached

Hat is matte black

Got the boots that's black to match

Ridin' on a horse, ha

You can whip your Porsche

I been in the valley

You ain't been up off that porch, now

Can't nobody tell me nothin'

You can't tell me nothin'

Can't nobody tell me nothin'

You can't tell me nothin'

Ridin' on a tractor

Lean all in my bladder

Cheated on my baby

You can go and ask her

My life is a movie

Bull ridin' and boobies

Cowboy hat from Gucci

Wrangler on my booty

Can't nobody tell me nothin'

You can't tell me nothin'

Can't nobody tell me nothin'

You can't tell me nothin'

Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

Hat down, cross town, livin' like a rockstar

Spent a lot of money on my brand new guitar

Baby's got a habit: diamond rings and Fendi sports bras

Ridin' down Rodeo in my Maserati sports car

Got no stress, I've been through all that

I'm like a Marlboro Man so I kick on back

Wish I could roll on back to that old town road

I wanna ride 'til I can't no more

Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
horse /hɔːrs/ A1	noun - a large animal with four legs, used for riding, racing, and carrying things
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to sit on and control a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle noun - a journey on a horse or vehicle
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a place where people live and work, larger than a village but smaller than a city
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time; no longer young
hat /hæt/ A1	noun - a covering for the head, often worn for protection from the weather or for fashion
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the darkest color, like coal or night
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips noun - the rear part of something
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to carry or bring something or someone from one place to another
boots /buːts/ A1	noun - a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg
valley /ˈvæli/ A2	noun - a low area between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it
porch /pɔːrtʃ/ B1	noun - a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building
tractor /ˈtræktər/ B1	noun - a powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used for pulling farm machinery
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child or animal noun - (informal, as a term of endearment) a person's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - coins or banknotes used as a medium of exchange
stress /stres/ B1	noun - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances verb - to give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea)
whip /wɪp/ B1	verb - to strike or beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument verb - (informal, in the context of driving) to drive (a vehicle) quickly or skillfully
movie /ˈmuːvi/ A1	noun - a story or event recorded by a camera and shown in a cinema or on television
bull /bʊl/ B1	noun - an adult male bovine animal
cowboy /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/ B1	noun - a man, typically one who rides a horse and tends cattle, especially in the western US

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road

  ➔ Future tense with 'be going to'

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm gonna' is a contraction of 'I am going to', which is used to express a future action or plan. Here, it indicates the speaker's intention to take their horse to the old town road.

• I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

  ➔ Contraction and negative form

  ➔ 'Can't no more' is a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English but is used colloquially for emphasis. 'Til' is a contraction of 'until'.

• Got the boots that's black to match

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'that' for inanimate objects

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is used to refer to inanimate objects, such as the boots in this sentence. It describes the boots as being black to match the hat.

• Can't nobody tell me nothin'

  ➔ Double negative in colloquial speech

  ➔ The phrase 'Can't nobody tell me nothin'' is a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English but is common in colloquial speech for emphasis.

• Ridin' down Rodeo in my Maserati sports car

  ➔ Present participle with apostrophe

  ➔ 'Ridin'' is a colloquial contraction of 'riding', using an apostrophe to replace the 'g'. This is common in informal speech and lyrics.