Take It Low – English Lyrics

• By: Sean Paul
• Album: Full Frequency

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When dey spin up di place we a turn it up

Eye red, now you feel so you burn it up

And a sit by di kids, we a surf it up

We a stick to di peace, now swerving up

Too late to dem keep hatin us

Can't nothing dem a do, ain't phasin us

From the side them been underrating us

But the girl that see some great in us

Aye, let's have it lovely like that you see

Love the girl pretty, you can reach underneath

Sucka think dem a get to me

Dem a get fi greedy with the lovin on it

All week we await fi dis

All week we await fi di beat

It's weekend now so we can go get it on and move at full speed

Aye baby girl I wanna see you drop it low

Up up and down just like a stripper on a pole

Girl girl shake it up

Too much cone, just drink it up

Gyal make it like we a fuck

Aye girl just take it low

Take it low, take it low

Take it low, take it low

Take it low, take it low

Take it low

On di area live we a cruise

Comin through, steady waitin for a chance

I love di gyal dem a blues

And I tell dem confuse

Lose that man when I'm swerving out the club

What di gyal I'mma do

Into di club, mash up the club

Out of the club, back to the yacht

That's how we do, me and di crew

My girl, take it all

Aye, let's have it lovely like that you see

Love the girl pretty, you can reach underneath

Sucka think dem a get to me

Dem a get fi greedy with the lovin on it

All week we await fi dis

All week we await fi di beat

It's weekend now so we can go get it on and move at full speed

Aye baby girl I wanna see you drop it low

Up up and down just like a stripper on a pole

Girl girl shake it up

Too much cone, just drink it up

Gyal make it like we a fuck

Aye girl just take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Take it low

Back so sweet

Move yo body at full speed

Drop it low, drop it like full speed

Go go go at full speed

Move yo body at full speed

Drop it low, drop it like full speed

Move yo body at full speed

Move yo body at full speed

Oh oh

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Key Grammar Structures

• When dey spin up di place we a turn it up

  ➔ Present Simple in informal context

  ➔ The use of 'dey' (they) and 'a' (are) reflects informal, colloquial language typical in song lyrics.

• Can't nothing dem a do, ain't phasin us

  ➔ Double negative in non-standard English

  ➔ 'Can't nothing' and 'ain't phasin' are examples of double negatives, which are common in informal or dialectal speech.

• All week we await fi dis

  ➔ Use of 'fi' as a preposition in Jamaican Patois

  ➔ 'Fi' is a preposition in Jamaican Patois meaning 'for', showing cultural and linguistic influence.

• Aye baby girl I wanna see you drop it low

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' as a contraction

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to', common in informal speech.

• Girl girl shake it up

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Repeating 'girl' emphasizes the address and adds rhythm to the lyrics.

• Take it low, take it low

  ➔ Imperative mood for repetition

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give a command, and repetition reinforces the instruction.

• On di area live we a cruise

  ➔ Use of 'a' as a modal auxiliary in Jamaican Patois

  ➔ 'A' functions as a modal auxiliary verb, similar to 'are' or 'is', in Jamaican Patois.

• Move yo body at full speed

  ➔ Imperative mood with informal pronoun 'yo'

  ➔ The imperative mood is combined with the informal pronoun 'yo' to create a casual, direct command.