Bam Bam – English Lyrics

• By: DJ Santi

Lyrics & Translation

“Bam Bam” is a perfect gateway to learning colloquial Nigerian Pidgin and rhythmic phrasing. By listening to the song, you can explore the cadence of West African music while picking up energetic, dance-floor-oriented vocabulary that defines the modern Afrobeats sound.

[English]

Dem say one thing, one thing, down, down, down.

Dem say one thing, one thing, down, down, down.

Dem say one thing, one thing, down, down, down.

Dem say one thing, one thing, down, down, down.

For me come to my ambition.

For me come to my ambition.

For me come to my ambition.

For me come to my ambition.

So when them are ask me, 'Don't make it sound, don't make it drama.'

So when them are ask me, 'Don't make it sound, don't make it drama.'

So when them are ask me, 'Don't make it sound, don't make it drama.'

So when them are ask me, 'Don't make it sound, don't make it drama.'

I do them no, no, it's just competition.

I do them no, no, it's just competition.

I do them no, no, it's just competition.

Bam bam, eh-yo, water bam bam.

Go water, bam bam, bidda.

Bam bam, shana.

Bam bam, bidda.

Bam bam, bidda.

Bam bam, shana.

Go water, bam bam.

Bam bam, shana.

Bam bam, shana.

Bam bam, bidda.

Bam bam, shana.

Go water, bam bam.

Bam bam, shana.

Go water, bam bam.

Go water, bam bam.

Go water, bam bam.

Go water, bam bam.

Never trouble no water.

Never trouble no water.

I'm a lady, I'm a champion.

I'm a lady, I'm a champion.

M-m-c is my ambition.

M-m-c is my ambition.

I come from a country nice up Jamaica.

I come from a country nice up Jamaica.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

Go water, bam bam.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

So wah me come.

Go water, bam bam.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ B2	noun - a strong desire to achieve something
drama /ˈdrɑː.mə/ B1	noun - an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events
competition /ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ B1	noun - the activity or condition of competing
water /ˈwɔː.tər/ A1	noun - a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid
trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ A2	verb - to cause someone to be worried or uncomfortable
lady /ˈleɪ.di/ A1	noun - a polite or formal way of referring to a woman
champion /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ B1	noun - a person, animal, or team that wins a competition
country /ˈkʌn.tri/ A1	noun - a nation with its own government
nice /naɪs/ A1	adjective - pleasant; attractive