Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde – English Lyrics

• By: The Lonely Island, Rihanna

Lyrics & Translation

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.