Toy With Me – English Lyrics

• By: Meghan Trainor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Meghan Trainor's "Toy With Me" to explore modern English expressions of self-confidence and defiance. This pop-meets-doo-wop track offers engaging lyrics and catchy melodies, making it a fun and relatable way to enhance your English vocabulary and understanding of contemporary pop culture messaging.

[English]

Keep it up, toy with me, babe

Why won't you giddy up? Toy with me, babe (giddy up)

Toy with me, baby (t-t-toy with me)

Come on, come on, toy with me, baby (t-t-toy with me)

Give me everything you got

It'll wind me up

And toy with me, baby (t-t-toy with me)

Well, if I'm your favorite doll (ooh)

It's time to turn me on

And toy with me, baby

(If you, if you)

If you love me, darling, like you say you do

Better show me, honey, come make a move

I'm beggin' (beggin'), I'm beggin' (beggin')

I'm begging you (t-t-toy with me)

And just before you touch me, pretty please

Charge up all my batteries

Am I makin' sense, boy?

I want you to toy with me, baby (t-t-toy with me)

Come on, come on, toy with me, baby (t-t-toy with me)

Hey, give me everything you got (got)

It'll wind me up

And toy with me, baby (t-t-toy with me)

Well, if I'm your favorite doll (ooh)

It's time to turn me on

And toy with me, baby, hey

Come on, and keep it up, toy with me, babe

Why won't you giddy up? Toy with me, babe

Why won't you keep it up? Toy with me, babe (ah)

Why won't you giddy up? Toy with me, babe (ah)

(If you) if you, if you love me, darling, like you say you do

Better show me, honey, come and make a move

I'm begging (begging), oh, I'm begging (begging)

I'm begging you (t-t-toy with me)

And just before you touch me, pretty please

Charge up all my batteries

Am I makin' sense, boy?

Come on, and keep it up, toy with me, babe (ah)

Said, why won't you giddy up? Toy with me, babe (ah, ooh)

(Why won't you keep it up? Toy with me, babe)

Said, why won't you giddy up? Toy with me, babe (ah)

Said, why won't you?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
toy /tɔɪ/ A1	noun - a small object for children to play with verb - to play with someone in a teasing or flirtatious way
giddy /ˈɡɪdi/ B1	verb - colloquial imperative meaning ‘hurry up, get moving’ (as in ‘giddy up’) adjective - feeling light‑headed or dizzy; overly excited
wind /wɪnd/ B1	verb - to twist or coil something, especially a rope or cord; in the lyrics “wind me up” means to excite or provoke
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred over all others; most liked
doll /dɒl/ A1	noun - a small model of a human figure, often used as a toy
turn /tɜːn/ A1	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate; also ‘to switch on’ in the sense of “turn me on”
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ B1	noun - a term of affectionate address; beloved person
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to cause to happen; to create or produce
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or go somewhere
beg /beɡ/ A2	verb - to ask earnestly or humbly for something
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to make physical contact with something
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way; also used for emphasis (pretty please)
batteries /ˈbætəriz/ A2	noun - devices that store electrical energy for later use
sense /sɛns/ B1	noun - a feeling that something is true or makes sense; also one of the physiological faculties
charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ B1	verb - to fill (a battery) with electrical energy; also to demand payment
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - to continue doing something; to retain
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child; also a term of endearment for a partner

Key Grammar Structures

• Give me everything you got

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "Give" is used in the imperative to make a direct request. The object "everything you got" is a noun phrase following the command.

• It'll wind me up

  ➔ Future with 'will' (contraction) + phrasal verb

  ➔ "It'll" is the contraction of "it will", indicating a future action. The phrasal verb "wind up" means to excite or energize.

• I'm begging (begging)

  ➔ Present continuous (progressive) tense

  ➔ "I'm" = "I am" + verb‑ing shows an action happening right now and emphasizes the ongoing nature of the begging.

• If you love me, darling, like you say you do

  ➔ First‑type conditional clause (real present)

  ➔ "If" introduces a real condition in the present. The verb "love" is in the simple present, and the result clause also uses present simple "say you do".

• It's time to turn me on

  ➔ "It + be + time + to + infinitive" construction

  ➔ "It's time" expresses that a particular moment has arrived. The infinitive "to turn" indicates the action that should now happen.

• Why won't you giddy up?

  ➔ Negative question with modal 'will' (won't) + verb

  ➔ "won't" = "will not" forms a negative future modal. The structure "Why won't you + verb?" asks for a reason why the person is not doing the action.

• And just before you touch **me**, pretty please

  ➔ Temporal clause with "just before" + present simple

  ➔ "Just before" introduces a point in time that occurs immediately prior to another event. The verb "touch" stays in the simple present because the clause refers to a specific moment.

• Better show me, honey, come **make** a move

  ➔ Comparative imperative "Better + base verb"

  ➔ "Better" followed by a base verb (show, make) functions like an imperative, urging the listener to do something more effectively.

• Well, if I'm your favorite doll (ooh) It's time to turn me on

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if" + present simple + main clause with "it's time to"

  ➔ The "if" clause presents a hypothetical present situation ("I'm your favorite doll"). The result clause uses the idiom "it's time to" to indicate that now is the moment for the action "turn me on".