SHAKE SUMN – English Lyrics

• By: DaBaby

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into DaBaby's infectious hit, "Shake Sumn," and explore the rhythmic vibes that took TikTok by storm. Learn about the hip-hop slang and cultural references while discovering a beat that’s impossible not to move to. Discover the meaning and background of the song, and the cultural impact it has had.

[English]

(He's on-, he's on, he's on fire) yeah

Call the fireman, she a hot girl

Come shake some, bitch

I don't know how to dance but can lean

And make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees (yeah)

I don't know how to dance but can lean

And make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees (yeah)

Make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

Yeah, call the fireman, she a hot girl, put her out

Ooh, I just broke a sweat in this bitch, get a towel

She said, "Nothin' been happenin' now, it's a drought"

I tell her put her ass in the air, dick her down (ooh)

Go get in timeout, you a baddie (ooh)

Just send me a spot with the addy (ooh)

I get up and pop me a Addy (uh-huh)

I get up and pop me a Addy (mhm)

I get up and catch me a flight

The shit took 'bout four hours, went out to Cali (mhm)

And it don't matter how much she say it

It still ain't now way she can make me her daddy

I don't know how to dance but can lean

And make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees (yeah)

I don't know how to dance but can lean

And make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees (yeah)

Make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

Come shake some

Come shake some

Come shake some (that's my baby)

Come shake some

(Put her in time out, she a baddie) come shake some

(Put her in time out, she a baddie) come shake some

(Put her in time out, she a baddie) come shake some

I don't know how to dance but can lean

And make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees (yeah)

I don't know how to dance but can lean

And make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

(I) make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees (yeah)

Make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

Come shake some

Come shake some

Come shake some

Come shake some

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move quickly up and down or from side to side
hot /hɒt/ B1	adjective - having a high temperature adjective - (slang) sexually attractive
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move your body in a way that goes with the rhythm and style of music noun - a series of steps and movements that you perform to music
lean /liːn/ B1	verb - to bend or move from an upright position
ghetto /ˈɡɛtoʊ/ B2	adjective - referring to or characteristic of a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups noun - a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B2	noun - (offensive, slang) a malicious, unpleasant, or difficult woman
sweat /swɛt/ B1	noun - moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, or stress verb - to exude sweat
drought /draʊt/ B2	noun - a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water noun - a prolonged absence or shortage
ass /æs/ B2	noun - (slang, vulgar) a person's buttocks
dick /dɪk/ C1	verb - (slang, vulgar) to have sexual intercourse with (someone) noun - (slang, vulgar) a penis
baddie /ˈbædi/ C1	noun - (slang) an attractive, confident, and often rebellious woman
addy /ˈædi/ C1	noun - (slang) Adderall, a prescription drug used to treat ADHD, often misused as a stimulant
pop /pɒp/ B2	verb - (informal) to take (a pill or drug) verb - to make a short, sharp, explosive sound
flight /flaɪt/ A2	noun - an act of flying, especially in an aircraft
daddy /ˈdædi/ B2	noun - (informal) a father noun - (slang, often sexualized) an older man who provides financial support to a younger person in exchange for companionship or sexual favors

Key Grammar Structures

• Call the fireman, she a hot girl

  ➔ Informal omission of verb 'to be'

  ➔ In informal speech, "she is" becomes "she a" (dropping "is"). Full sentence: "She is a hot girl".

• I don't know how to dance but can lean

  ➔ Parallel structure with omitted subject

  ➔ "I" is omitted before "can lean" for rhythmic flow. Full form: "I don't know how to dance but I can lean".

• make the ghetto bitches put they hands on they knees

  ➔ Causative 'make' + non-standard pronoun usage

  ➔ 1. Causative structure: "make" + object + base verb ("put"). 2. Non-standard "they" instead of "their" (AAVE influence).

• She said, 'Nothin' been happenin' now, it's a drought'

  ➔ Double contraction + present perfect continuous

  ➔ 1. Contractions: "Nothin'" (Nothing), "happenin'" (happening). 2. Present perfect continuous: "has been happening" (omitted "has").

• I tell her put her ass in the air

  ➔ Imperative without 'to' in reported speech

  ➔ In informal reported commands, "to" is often omitted. Standard: "I tell her to put her ass in the air".

• Just send me a spot with the addy

  ➔ Informal abbreviation + imperative

  ➔ 1. Abbreviation: "addy" = address. 2. Imperative structure for direct command ("send me...").

• And it don't matter how much she say it

  ➔ Non-standard negation + noun clause subject

  ➔ 1. Non-standard "don't" instead of "doesn't". 2. Noun clause "how much she say it" acts as subject of "matter".

• Come shake some

  ➔ Bare infinitive imperative

  ➔ Direct command using base form verb without "to". Standard structure for short imperatives.