Payday – English Lyrics

• By: Doja Cat, Young Thug
• Album: Planet Her

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Doja Cat's 'Payday' featuring Young Thug to explore modern English slang and expressions related to success and wealth. The song's catchy hooks and dynamic verses offer a fun and engaging way to grasp contemporary conversational English, while also showcasing the versatility of pop and hip-hop genres.

[English]

All this money on me (me), it don't mean nothing ('thing)

See it in your dreams, I just spend it all on my team, and we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

We're just getting by (by), saving on the side (side)

I just can't believe I got what I wanted all my life, now we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

Said, everything that I want (yeah), I don't need it, I got it already

Tell me what you want, uh, point to it, I got you baby, get, uh

I just keep dripping like a fucking mermaid, yeah

And drop a band to keep the smile on that face, yeah

And I'm bilingual, talking money conversations

And, baby, we are not the same, make no mistakes, yeah (make no mistakes)

You gotta face it (you gotta face)

'Cause I just keep adding up and they run it up

And then add it up, and they run it, run it

All this money on me (me), it don't mean nothing ('thing)

See it in your dreams, I just spend it all on my team, and we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

We're just getting by (by), saving on the side (side)

I just can't believe I got what I wanted all my life, now we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

I be waitin' outside (yeah), I be waitin' outside (yeah)

I don't care 'bout vibes, baby, set that shit aside (yeah)

All your mama physics tell me you gon' blossom right (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

And your daddy gotta fuck, jumpin' on, ready to ride

I just wanted to love you, baby, tell me what you needin'

I don't fuck with rascals for a reason (for a reason)

I done dropped your problem down, yeah, I shitted (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Bring my fuckin' mistress 'fore I swing it like Serena

And I know you feel my vibe, I'ma love you 'til we die

Patek on my wrist, okay, it must be perfect timing

She like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, ayy-ayy

Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah"

I wan' see, baby, let me see (woah)

Hope you wanna fuck 'cause my money long like limousine

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

And I'm bilingual, talking money conversations

And, baby, we are not the same, make no mistakes, yeah (make no mistakes)

You gotta face it (you gotta face)

'Cause I just keep addin' up and they run it up

And then add it up, and they run it, run it

All this money on me (me), it don't mean nothing ('thing)

See it in your dreams, I just spend it all on my team, and we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

We're just getting by (by), saving on the side (side)

I just can't believe I got what I wanted all my life, now we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

All this money on me (me), it don't mean nothing ('thing)

See it in your dreams, I just spend it all on my team, and we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

We're just getting by (by), saving on the side (side)

I just can't believe I got what I wanted all my life, now we go

Oh-yeah, yeah, yeah

Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌn.i/ B1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
pay /peɪ/ B1	verb - to give money for work done or to buy something
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience visions or thoughts during sleep
team /tiːm/ A2	noun - a group of people working together
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - to make sounds with the voice showing amusement
hit /hɪt/ A2	verb - to strike something or someone
drop /drɑːp/ A2	verb - to let fall or to fall suddenly
bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ B2	adjective - able to speak two languages fluently
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head that includes the eyes, nose, and mouth
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something noun - a strong feeling of affection

Key Grammar Structures

• All this money on me (me), it don't mean nothing ('thing')

  ➔ Contrasting two ideas using 'it don't mean nothing'

  ➔ Using **contrasting** ideas with negative expressions (slang), where 'don't' is a contraction of 'do not'.

• Getting paid e'e'yday, yeah

  ➔ Using the gerund 'Getting' to express ongoing action.

  ➔ The **gerund** form 'Getting' indicates an ongoing or habitual action of receiving payment.

• And drop a band to keep the smile on that face

  ➔ Using the verb 'drop' colloquially meaning to spend or give money.

  ➔ Colloquially, **drop** is used to mean **spend** or **give** money generously.

• I just keep dripping like a fucking mermaid, yeah

  ➔ Using the present continuous 'keep dripping' to emphasize ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase **keep dripping** indicates continuous flow or abundance, emphasizing ongoing success or wealth.

• 'Cause I just keep addin' up and they run it up

  ➔ Using the present simple 'keep addin'' and phrasal verb 'run it up' to describe ongoing accumulation.

  ➔ The **present simple** 'keep addin'' indicates ongoing action, and 'run it up' is a phrasal verb meaning to increase or accumulate rapidly.

• See it in your dreams, I just spend it all on my team, and we go

  ➔ Using the modal verb 'see' in imperative form and present simple to express encouragement.

  ➔ The verb **see** in a commanding form is used here to suggest visualization or encouragement, paired with present simple for immediate advice.