Lyrics & Translation
Learning a language through music is an exciting journey, and 'Thrift Shop' offers a vibrant and fun entry point into English. The song is filled with contemporary slang and witty wordplay that provides a great opportunity to understand informal American English. Its catchy chorus and clear narrative about celebrating individuality and saving money make it a memorable and culturally significant song to learn with.
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Oh!
Oh!
Ow!
I'm gonna check the price tags
Only got twenty bucks in my pocket
I'm, I'm, I'm searching, trying to get a good deal
This is freaking amazing
Now, walk into the club like, "What's up? I got a big dick"
Nah, I'm just hyped, I bought some stuff from a thrift store
Ice on the fringe is so damn cold
People are like, "Damn, that honky's cold as hell"
Rolling in deep, headed to the upper level
Dressed in all pink except my gator shoes, those are green
Draped in a leopard mink, girl standing next to me
Probably should have washed this, smells like R. Kelly's sheets (piss)
But shit, it was 99 cents (bag it)
Buying it, washing it, about to go get some compliments
Passing on those moccasins, someone else has been walking in them
Bummy and grungy, rocking it, I am stunting and flossing and
Saving my money and I'm super happy, that's a steal, bitch
I'm gonna steal your grandpa's style
I'm gonna steal your grandpa's style
No, seriously, ask your grandpa
Can I have his hand-me-downs? (Thank you)
Velour jumpsuit and some house slippers
Dookie brown leather jacket that I found, dig it
They had a broken keyboard, I bought a broken keyboard
I bought a skeet blanket, then I bought a knee board (yeah)
Hello, hello, my best man, my Mello
John Wayne ain't got nothing on my fringe game, hell no
I could take some Pro Wings, make them cool, sell those
The sneakerheads would be like, "Ah, he got the Velcros"
I'm gonna check the price tags
Only got twenty bucks in my pocket
I'm, I'm, I'm searching, trying to get a good deal
This is freaking amazing, ow
I'm gonna check the price tags
Only got twenty bucks in my pocket
I'm, I'm, I'm searching, trying to get a good deal
This is freaking amazing
What do you know about rocking a wolf on your head?
What do you know about wearing a fur fox skin?
I'm digging, I'm digging, I'm searching right through that luggage
One man's trash, that's another man's come up
Thank your granddad for donating that plaid button
Up shirt, 'cause right now, I'm up in here stuntin'
I'm at the Goodwill, you can find me in the (bins)
I'm not, I'm not stuck on searching in that section (men's)
Your grandma, your aunty, your momma
I'll take those flannel zebra jammies, secondhand and rock that motherfucker
The built-in onesie with the socks on that motherfucker
I hit the party and they stop in that motherfucker
They be like, "Oh that Gucci, that's super cool"
I'm like, "Yo, that's fifty bucks for a t-shirt"
Limited edition, let's do some simple math
Fifty bucks for a t-shirt, that's some ignorant bitch shit
I call that getting swindled and pimped, shit
I call that getting tricked by a business, that shirt's crazy expensive
And having the same one as six other people in this club is a huge no-no
Check it out, come take a look through my telescope
Trying to get girls from a brand, man, you really won't
Man, you really won't
(Goodwill, popping tags, yeah)
I'm gonna check the price tags
Only got twenty bucks in my pocket
I'm, I'm, I'm searching, trying to get a good deal
This is freaking amazing
I'll wear your granddad's clothes
I look incredible
I'm in this big-ass coat
From that thrift shop down the road
I'll wear your granddad's clothes (damn right)
I look incredible (uh, come on, man)
I'm in this big-ass coat (big ass coat)
From that thrift shop down the road (let's go, we coming)
I'm gonna check the price tags
Only got twenty bucks in my pocket
I'm, I'm, I'm searching, trying to get a good deal
This is freaking amazing (hahaha)
(Is that your grandma's coat?)
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'm gonna pop some tags
➔ Use of 'gonna' as a contraction of 'going to' for future intention
➔ 'gonna' indicates a casual, spoken form of 'going to' used for future plans or intentions.
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Only got 20 dollars in my pocket
➔ Use of 'got' to indicate possession or possession-like state
➔ 'got' here expresses possession of the amount of money mentioned.
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I'm in this big-ass coat
➔ Use of 'big-ass' as an intensifier for emphasis
➔ 'big-ass' is an informal, emphatic adjective used to emphasize the size of the coat.
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'm hunting, looking for a come up'
➔ Present participle 'hunting' indicating ongoing action
➔ The present participle 'hunting' describes the ongoing action of searching or seeking.
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Thank your granddad for donating that plaid button-up shirt
➔ Use of 'for' to indicate the reason or purpose of an action
➔ 'for' introduces the reason why the granddad's donation is appreciated or used.
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Peep game, come take a look through my telescope
➔ Imperative sentences used for commands or suggestions
➔ Imperative form 'Peep game' is a slang expression advising to look carefully or pay attention.
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Trying to get girls from a brand, man, you hella won't
➔ Use of 'trying to' to express an ongoing effort or attempt
➔ 'trying to' indicates an ongoing attempt to achieve something, in this case, to get attention or interest.
Album: The Heist
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