RMB (Ring My Bell) – English Lyrics

• By: Aitch

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of Aitch with 'RMB (Ring My Bell)'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning contemporary British English and Manchester slang, offering a unique look at how modern UK rap uses wordplay and cadence to tell a story.

[English]

You can ring my bell.

Ring my bell.

You can ring my bell.

Ring my bell.

You can ring [music]

>> She like to pick and choose. New purses,

different shoes. New purses, different

dudes. Who's next in the [music] kissing

booth? She a lot, fit and rude. Got a

box, stick and move. On the top, lips

and boobs. Bottom half got different

[music] views.

She likes a man with cash, man with

class. Daniel's Jack. New [music] black

car with some standard chats, though I

can't wait to get hands on that.

>> Okay.

>> Options. Not one man, she got options.

But I ain't insecure, baby give me more.

Ring my bell with no problems.

>> [music]

>> Plenty more [music] fish in the sea.

Smart one. No more fishing for me. Stuck

to her phone, ain't sticking to me.

I don't think this one's fishing

for free. She only posting in the club

[music] all the place. Location, what

city she be? Selfie mode, girl stuck in

the frame. Shame, she don't want a

picture with me. Don't don't [music]

play with her time. Turn up late, got to

pay you a fine. Drinks on the house,

don't pay for her wine. Rude boy bad way

in the line.

>> Yeah.

>> Rings, flats, heels, she make it fling.

Back, [music] well, I'm trying to kiss

and tell. She told me ring my

>> You can ring

>> [music]

>> You can ring my bell.

>> [music]

>> You can ring my bell.

You can ring my bell.

You [music] can ring my bell.

You can ring my bell anytime, anywhere.

Ring it.

Ring it.

Ring [music] it. Ring it.

>> Rings, flats, heels, she make it fling.

black, well, I'm trying to kiss and

tell. She told me brains, black, brains,

black. Brains, black, hell, she make it

fling, black, well, I'm trying to kiss

and

>> [music]

>> tell. She told me

>> You can ring my bell.

Ring my [music] bell.

>> You can ring my bell.

>> You can ring my bell.

Ring my bell.

>> [music]

>> You can ring my bell.

>> You can ring my bell.

>> [screaming]

...

Huh?

>> [music]

>> You can ring my

Ring my bell.

>> [music]

>> You can ring my bell.

Ring my bell.

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
purse /pɜːrs/ A2	noun - A small bag used for carrying money and small personal items
rude /ruːd/ B1	adjective - Offensively impolite or ill-mannered
insecure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊər/ B2	adjective - Not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious
options /ˈɒpʃənz/ B1	noun - Things that can be chosen
fishing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ A1	verb - The activity of catching fish (metaphorically seeking something)
selfie /ˈsɛlfi/ B1	noun - A photograph that one has taken of oneself
fine /faɪn/ A1	noun - A sum of money exacted as a penalty
heels /hiːlz/ A2	noun - High-heeled shoes
anytime /ˈɛnitaɪm/ A1	adverb - At any time; whenever
anywhere /ˈɛniweər/ A1	adverb - At or in any place
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - Touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
club /klʌb/ A2	noun - An establishment that is open late at night for dancing and entertainment
location /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/ A2	noun - A particular place or position
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - A painful feeling of humiliation or distress
drinks /drɪŋks/ A1	noun - Beverages, typically alcoholic

Key Grammar Structures

• She like to pick and choose.

  ➔ AAVE/Colloquial Third-Person Singular Absence

  ➔ In informal or dialectal English, the 's' is dropped from 'likes' to 'like' even when referring to 'she'.

• Who's next in the kissing booth?

  ➔ Wh- Questions (Subject focus)

  ➔ Using 'Who's' (Who is) to identify the person or subject in a specific location.

• She likes a man with cash, man with class.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase as Modifier

  ➔ The phrase 'with cash' modifies 'man', describing the attributes the man must possess.

• But I ain't insecure

  ➔ Non-standard 'ain't' for 'am not'

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a contraction used colloquially in place of 'am not', 'is not', or 'are not'.

• Plenty more fish in the sea.

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ An idiom used to suggest there are many other potential partners available.

• I don't think this one's fishing for free.

  ➔ Reduced relative clause/Possessive 's

  ➔ 'This one's' stands for 'this one is', functioning as a subject and verb contraction.

• Turn up late, got to pay you a fine.

  ➔ Imperative structure with implied 'you'

  ➔ A condition stated as an imperative; '(If you) turn up late, (you) have to pay a fine'.

• You can ring my bell anytime, anywhere.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for permission/possibility

  ➔ The modal 'can' is used here to grant permission or indicate the availability of an action.