Thrift Shop – Bilingual Lyrics /English

• By: Macklemore, Ryan Lewis
• Album: The Heist

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.

[English]

Hey Macklemore, can we go to the thrift store?

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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?)

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Hey, Macklemore, can we go thrift shopping?

What? What? What? What?

What? What? What? What?

What? What? What? What?

What? What? What? What?

What? What? What? What?

What? What? What? What?

What? What? What? What?

What? What? What? What?

Oh!

Oh!

Ow!

I'm gonna pop some tags

Only got 20 dollars in my pocket

I'm, I'm, I'm hunting, looking for a come up

This is fucking awesome

Now, walk into the club like, "What up? I got a big cock"

Nah, I'm just pumped, I bought some shit from a thrift shop

Ice on the fringe is so damn frosty

The people like, "Damn, that's a cold-ass honky"

Rolling in hella deep, headed to the mezzanine

Dressed in all pink 'cept my gator shoes, those are green

Draped in a leopard mink, girl standing next to me

Probably shoulda washed this, smells like R. Kelly's sheets (piss)

But shit, it was 99 cents (bag it)

Copping it, washing it, 'bout to go and get some compliments

Passing up on those moccasins, someone else's been walking in

Bummy and grudgy, fucking it, I am stunting and flossing and

Saving my money and I'm hella happy, that's a bargain bitch

I'ma take your grandpa's style

I'ma take your grandpa's style

No, for real, 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 ace man, my Mello

John Wayne ain't got nothing on my fringe game, hell no

I could take some Pro Wings, make 'em cool, sell those

The sneaker heads would be like, "Ah, he got the Velcros"

I'm gonna pop some tags

Only got 20 dollars in my pocket

I'm, I'm, I'm hunting, looking for a come up

This is fucking awesome, ow

I'm gonna pop some tags

Only got 20 dollars in my pocket

I'm, I'm, I'm hunting, looking for a come up

This is fucking awesome

What you know about rocking a wolf on your noggin?

What you knowing 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 searchin' in that section (men's)

Your grammy, your aunty, your momma, your mammy

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 hella tight"

I'm like, "Yo, that's 50 dollars for a t-shirt"

Limited edition, let's do some simple addition

50 dollars for a t-shirt, that's just some ignorant bitch shit

I call that getting swindled and pimped, shit

I call that getting tricked by a business, that shirt's hella dough

And having the same one as six other people in this club is a hella don't

Peep game, come take a look through my telescope

Trying to get girls from a brand, man, you hella won't

Man, you hella won't

(Goodwill, poppin' tags, yeah)

I'm gonna pop some tags

Only got 20 dollars in my pocket

I'm, I'm, I'm hunting, looking for a come up

This is fucking awesome

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 pop some tags

Only got 20 dollars in my pocket

I'm, I'm, I'm hunting, looking for a come up

This is fucking awesome (hahaha)

(Is that your grandma's coat?)

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• '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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.