Ride – English Lyrics

• By: Jessie Ware
• Album: Superbloom

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful rhythms of 'Ride' to master the art of expressive English songwriting. This track is special for its sophisticated vocabulary used to describe emotion and movement, making it a perfect tool for learners to grasp how to express liberation and desire through lyrical nuance.

[English]

I'm bad, beautiful

Hold my hips, watch me move

I'm bad, beautiful

Hold my hips, watch me move

I see you working, baby, don't be shy

Come be my cowboy, baby, come, let's ride

You know I want you, I need you tonight, tonight

Hey, what's your name? (What's your name?)

I'll give you any time of day, I'll give you any time of day

Hey, I like the way you move on the dance floor, come on

Ooh, come on and ride my love

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up

Ooh, come on and ride my love

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up

I'm bad, beautiful

Hold my hips, watch me move

I'm bad, beautiful

Voluptuous, watch me move

Jump on the saddle, baby, hold on tight

I need a stallion who can go all night

Someone to come and blow my mind

(Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up) ooh, oh

(Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up)

Ooh, come on and ride my love

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up

Ooh, come on and ride my love

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up

Ooh, come on and ride my love

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up

Ooh, come on and ride my love

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (I'm bad)

Put your loving arms (beautiful)

Put your loving arms around me (hold my hips)

Put your loving arms (watch me move)

Put your loving arms around me (I'm bad)

Put your loving arms (beautiful)

Put your loving arms around me (hold my hips)

Put your loving arms (watch me move)

Put your loving arms around me (yeah)

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (come on and ride my love)

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (yeah)

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (come on and ride my love)

Put your loving arms (love, love)

Put your loving arms around me (love)

(Ooh) put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (come on and ride my love)

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up)

(Ooh) put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (come on and ride my love)

Put your loving arms

Put your loving arms around me (giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ride ɹaɪd A1	verb - to travel or move on something such as a horse, bicycle, or vehicle
beautiful ˈbjuːtɪfəl A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
voluptuous vɒlˈʌpʃuəs B2	adjective - characterized by or displaying full, rounded, and sensuous curves
stallion ˈstæliən B1	noun - an uncastrated male horse, especially one kept for breeding
saddle ˈsædəl A2	noun - a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal, typically made of leather
cowboy ˈkaʊbɔɪ A1	noun - a man who tends cattle, especially in the western U.S., and is typically portrayed as wearing a broad-brimmed hat, chaps, and cowboy boots
move muːv A1	verb - to change position or place
shy ʃaɪ A1	adjective - nervous or anxious in the company of other people
tight taɪt A1	adjective - fixed or fastened firmly
mind maɪnd A1	noun - the faculty of human thought and consciousness
blow bləʊ A2	verb - to exert a strong or disturbing effect on someone
giddy ˈɡɪdi A2	adjective - having a reeling sensation; dizzy
loving ˈlʌvɪŋ A1	adjective - feeling or showing love
arms ɑːmz A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body
around əˈraʊnd A1	preposition - on all sides of

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm bad, beautiful

  ➔ Contraction of "I am" (I'm)

  ➔ The word "I'm" is a contraction of the verb "to be" with the pronoun "I"; it links the subject with the adjectives "bad" and "beautiful".

• Hold my hips, watch me move

  ➔ Imperative mood (commands)

  ➔ Both "Hold" and "watch" are in the imperative form, giving direct commands to the listener.

• I see you working, baby, don't be shy

  ➔ Perception verb + present participle (see + V‑ing)

  ➔ The verb "see" is a perception verb followed by the present participle "working", showing that the action is happening at the moment of seeing.

• Don't be shy

  ➔ Negative imperative (don't + base verb)

  ➔ "Don't" is the contracted form of "do not" used to give a negative command; the base verb "be" follows it.

• Come be my cowboy, baby, let's ride

  ➔ "let's" for suggestion (let us)

  ➔ "let's" is a contraction of "let us" used to make a friendly suggestion; it invites the listener to join in the action "ride".

• I'll give you any time of day

  ➔ Future simple with "will"

  ➔ "I'll" is the contraction of "I will"; it expresses a decision or promise about a future action—giving "any time of day".

• Come on and ride my love

  ➔ Imperative + infinitive (come on and ride)

  ➔ "Come on" functions as an urging verb in the imperative, followed by the infinitive "ride" which indicates the action to be performed.

• Put your loving arms around me

  ➔ Imperative with prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Put" is an imperative verb; the object "your loving arms" is followed by the prepositional phrase "around me" indicating where the arms should go.