Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde – English Lyrics

• By: The Lonely Island, Rihanna

Lyrics & Translation

Get ready to laugh and learn some humor! 'Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde' is a hilarious track that uses comedic lyrics and absurd situations to entertain. Dive in and see how shyness and crime make for an unforgettable mix!

[English]

Aye, aye, aye, aye, aye

We at it again, everybody now

Hands in the air, it's a stick up (stick up)

No funny business or you get lit up, lit up

You test (aye, aye) you gon' die (die)

And at your funeral ya momma gon' cry

So customers kiss the floor (floor)

And clerks open cash drawers slow (slow)

If you don't wanna end up dead

You'll do everything Shy Ronnie says!

Tell them Ronnie!

...

No one in the bank can hear you

Shy Ronnie, use your outside voice

We don't have time for this

HA HA!

Let's go!

So stay on the ground it's a stick up (stick up)

Your wallets and jewels we'll pick up (pick up)

Unload the cash (cash), move your ass (ass)

We gettin' money, tell them Shy Ronnie

Please, please use your words

Just imagine that everyone's naked

Uh oh

Boner alert! He really pictured them naked

The police are on there way (come out, put your hands up)

Good luck, Shy Ronnie!

Bye, bye!

HA HA!

Ronnie, motherfucker, and I'm back from the dead

Brain bored with the murder, so I shot my own leg

Don't get the name twisted, cause I'm crazy as shit

I hung a giant ass noose off my giant ass dick

Aye! I forgot this money

And also this guy

Come on, we're gonna have sex

Too-da-loo!

And you can hate on me

Cause you don't wanna see my real gush

Shots to the sky but your face sound real fun!

Ronnie!

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stick /stɪk/ A2	verb - to push a sharp object into something noun - a thin piece of wood
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter or amusement
lit /lɪt/ B2	adjective - intoxicated, high on drugs/alcohol
test /test/ A2	verb - to try something out
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love
cash /kæʃ/ A1	noun - money in the form of coins or notes
slow /sloʊ/ A1	adjective - moving or happening at a low speed
bank /bæŋk/ A1	noun - a financial institution
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
wallets /ˈwɒlɪts/ A2	noun - small case for carrying money
jewels /ˈdʒuːəlz/ B1	noun - precious stones, gemstones
naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ B1	adjective - without clothes
police /pəˈliːs/ A2	noun - the force concerned with keeping public order
dead /ded/ A1	adjective - no longer alive
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - the organ of the body in the head
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2	noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. verb - to kill someone unlawfully
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged

Key Grammar Structures

• Hands in the air, it's a stick up

  ➔ Zero conditional (implicit)

  ➔ Although not explicitly stated with 'if', the implied meaning is: 'If you want something, put your hands in the air.' This illustrates the cause-and-effect relationship typical of the zero conditional.

• No funny business or you get lit up, lit up

  ➔ Implied conditional ('or')

  ➔ The "or" here functions as an implicit "if...then" statement: "If you do any funny business, then you will get lit up."

• If you don't wanna end up dead

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ This uses the structure "If + present simple, will + base form". It describes a possible condition and its likely result in the future.

• We gettin' money, tell them Shy Ronnie

  ➔ Present continuous (colloquial, shortened)

  ➔ "Gettin'" is a colloquial shortening of "getting", indicating the present continuous tense. The full grammatical form would be "We are getting money..."

• The police are on there way

  ➔ Incorrect use of 'there' instead of 'their'

  ➔ This is a common grammatical error. 'There' indicates a place, while 'their' is a possessive pronoun. The correct sentence is: "The police are on *their* way."

• Cause you don't wanna see my real gush

  ➔ Incorrect 'cause' instead of 'because'

  ➔ 'Cause' is an informal contraction of 'because', but its usage is not always grammatically sound. It should be reserved for informal contexts. In this case, it works fine within the song's style.