Whose Hair Is This – English Lyrics

• By: Lizzo
• Album: SPECIAL

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the modern, conversational English used in Lizzo's 'Whose Hair Is This.' This song is a fantastic tool for learning colloquialisms and casual phrasing, helping you understand how to express suspicion and humor in contemporary social settings.

[English]

Whose hair is this

>> [music]

>> in your bed?

Whose hair is this?

It ain't from my head.

>> [music]

>> I've been

gone through it

but I ain't been red.

>> [music]

>> Ain't been red.

She's [music] clearly got expensive

taste cuz this is from a custom lace and

bust down cherry brown. Shorty probably

put some [music] money down so you be

[ __ ] deep with her. Riding with some

pleases, huh? I just don't believe you,

nah. Something about you way too calm.

I promise [music] I'll be [singing]

cool.

Don't make me look like a [music] fool.

>> [singing]

>> Just tell me, baby, is she bad as me?

Whose hair is this [music]

in your bed?

>> [music]

>> Whose hair is this?

It ain't from my head.

I've [music] been

gone through it

>> [music]

>> but I ain't been red.

No, I ain't been red, no.

Oh, I should have seen it coming. We

were too good to [music] be true. If you

could find another me, boy,

I could find another you. I left my

lashes [music] in your bathroom and my

glitter on your sheets but this hair on

your floor that [music] could never be

me.

I promise I'll be cool.

>> [music]

>> Don't have me looking like no fool.

Just

tell me, [music] baby, is she bad as me?

>> [music]

>> Don't lie.

>> [music]

>> Don't lie

to me.

Oh.

Don't lie.

Yeah.

Don't [music] lie

to me.

So, I'mma pack up my purse. [singing]

This one really hurts.

But before I [singing] go,

I [music] just got to know.

Why?

>> [music]

[music]

[music and singing]

>> But I ain't been Oh, [ __ ] I did her

hair last week.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ A2	adjective - costing a lot of money
custom /ˈkʌstəm/ B2	adjective - made or done to order
lace /leɪs/ B2	noun - a fine open fabric of cotton or silk, often used in wigs
cherry /ˈtʃɛri/ A2	adjective - having a bright red color
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept that something is true
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to assure someone that one will do something
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who behaves unwisely
lashes /ˈlæʃɪz/ B1	noun - short hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids
glitter /ˈɡlɪtər/ B2	noun - small pieces of shiny material
purse /pɜːrs/ A1	noun - a small bag for carrying money and personal items

Key Grammar Structures

• It ain't from my head.

  ➔ Negative contraction 'ain't' for 'is not'.

  ➔ In informal English, "ain't" is used as a colloquial substitute for "is not".

• I've been gone through it

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense.

  ➔ The structure "have" + "past participle" describes an action or state that started in the past.

• She's clearly got expensive taste

  ➔ Present Perfect (have got) for possession.

  ➔ In this context, "got" acts as a synonym for "has", emphasizing a present state of possession.

• Don't make me look like a fool.

  ➔ Causative verb 'make'.

  ➔ The structure "make" + object + bare infinitive is used to force or cause someone to do/be something.

• Oh, I should have seen it coming.

  ➔ Modal perfect (should have + past participle).

  ➔ Used to express regret or criticism about a past action that did not happen.

• We were too good to be true.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose/result with 'too'.

  ➔ The structure "too" + adjective + "to" + verb indicates that something is so excessive it prevents the action.

• If you could find another me, boy, I could find another you.

  ➔ Second Conditional (hypothetical).

  ➔ Uses "past simple" in the 'if' clause and "would/could" + verb to discuss imaginary situations.

• I'mma pack up my purse.

  ➔ Future intention 'gonna/I'mma'.

  ➔ "I'mma" is a slang contraction of "I am going to", expressing immediate future intent.