SLICK – English Lyrics

• By: Victony

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of modern Afrobeats with Victony's 'SLICK.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to explore Nigerian English and Pidgin expressions used in contemporary music, all while experiencing the infectious rhythms and soulful melodies that define the genre's global appeal.

[English]

Baby, do you love me? Do you want me?

Put your hands all on my body

No worry, go crazy, go crazy

Oh, baby, do you love me? Do you want me?

Put your hands all on my body

No worry, go crazy, go crazy, yeah

Slick, slick, slick, slick

Slick, slick, slick, slick (eh, nwanne, how far na? Heh)

Nwanne and swagger l'ọmọ

It's a banger, you already know

Too many girls, oh, for my parlour

Eleganza, know as e dey go (e dey go)

Amanda, put on a show

Give me your high notes, Wande Coal (wawa)

Amanda, put on a show

Atlanta, we go

Slick, slick, slick, slick (swagger l'ọmọ)

Slick, slick, slick, slick (stubborn)

Slick, slick, slick, slick (lelele)

Slick, slick, slick, slick (mm-mm-mm)

Uh, on to the next

Oh, my baby, now, on to the next

Uh, she fuck with the best

Oh, my baby, come show them finesse

Oh, my baby, come show them finesse

Girl, you sweet like sugar, hundrеd percent

On your wrist, Van Cleef, oh, Audemars Piguеt

Everybody, get out the way, oh, woah

Hm, she slick (she slick)

And her body, biscuit

I dey for Boho, wanna get lit?

Bad bitches with me wanna get rich, uh-huh

Baby, do you love me? Do you want me?

Put your hands all on my body

No worry, go crazy, go crazy

Oh, baby (slick), do you love me? Do you want me?

Put your hands all on my body (slick)

No worry (slick), go crazy (slick)

Go crazy (slick), yeah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Slick /slɪk/ B2	adjective - smooth, glossy, or adept and polished in manner
Crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, or extremely enthusiastic
Swagger /ˈswæɡər/ C1	noun - a confident and arrogant way of walking or behaving
Banger /ˈbæŋər/ C2	noun - an exceptionally good or exciting song
Parlour /ˈpɑːrlər/ B2	noun - a sitting room or a business establishment
Eleganza /ˌɛlɪˈɡɑːnzə/ C1	noun - the quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance
Finesse /fɪˈnɛs/ C2	noun - intricate and refined delicacy of performance
Sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ A1	noun - a sweet crystalline substance
Wrist /rɪst/ A2	noun - the joint connecting the hand with the forearm
Biscuit /ˈbɪskɪt/ A2	noun - a small baked cake, often used metaphorically for body
Lit /lɪt/ B2	adjective - exciting, excellent, or intoxicated
Stubborn /ˈstʌbərn/ B2	adjective - having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude
Rich /rɪtʃ/ A1	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets
Body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person
Worry /ˈwʌri/ A2	verb - to feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled

Key Grammar Structures

• Do you love me?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence structure with auxiliary verb 'do'.

  ➔ Use "do" before the subject to form a question in the simple present tense.

• Put your hands all on my body

  ➔ Imperative mood.

  ➔ The verb "put" starts the sentence to give a direct command or request.

• It's a banger, you already know

  ➔ Adverb of time 'already' in present perfect-like context.

  ➔ Using "already" emphasizes that the fact is known before the present moment.

• She fuck with the best

  ➔ Colloquial present simple verb usage.

  ➔ In slang, "fuck with" means to associate or be romantically involved with someone.

• Girl, you sweet like sugar

  ➔ Simile using 'like'.

  ➔ The word "like" is used here to compare the subject's sweetness to sugar.

• Everybody, get out the way

  ➔ Phrasal verb in imperative form.

  ➔ "Get out" is a phrasal verb meaning to move away or vacate a space.

• I dey for Boho

  ➔ Pidgin English usage of 'dey' for the verb 'to be'.

  ➔ In Nigerian Pidgin, "dey" functions as a copula, meaning 'I am' or 'I am at'.

• Bad bitches with me wanna get rich

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' (want to).

  ➔ "Wanna" is a common contraction of "want to" used in casual, spoken English.