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Intro
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Love me | Love me | English |
| It's Orbeat on the beat | It's Orbeat on the beat | English - Producer tag |
| The girl dem love me (Gaga) | The girls love me | Nigerian Pidgin - 'dem' is pidgin for 'them/the' |
| Whayasay | What do you say | Pidgin/Patois expression |
| Bomba | Bomba | Exclamation/hype word |
Hook (Timaya)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Girl your body kom kom, eh | Girl your body is amazing/stunning | 'Kom kom' is an onomatopoeia expressing something impressive or shocking |
| Way you whine am for me o | The way you dance/move it for me | Nigerian Pidgin - 'whine' is a dance move; 'way' = how; 'am' = it; 'o' is emphasis |
| I swear your body kom kom, o o | I swear your body is incredible | English/Pidgin mix |
| Love the way you bend it for me o | I love the way you move/dance for me | English with Pidgin emphasis 'o' |
| Girl you know I'm a G | Girl you know I'm a gangster/real one | English - 'G' means gangster or authentic person |
| Say my baby no one like you | I say my baby, there's no one like you | Pidgin structure |
| Say my baby like murder she roll | I say my baby is like 'Murder She Wrote' | Reference to Chaka Demus & Pliers' classic dancehall song - means she's a classic/legendary |
Verse 1 (Timaya)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Call me the paper boy | Call me the money man | English - 'paper' is slang for money |
| Papichulo | Ladies' man/attractive man | Spanish borrowed term popular in Afrobeats |
| Yes! me a paper boy | Yes! I'm a money man | Jamaican Patois influence - 'me a' = I am |
| Everybody know me not a bugga boy | Everybody knows I'm not a fake/pretender | Nigerian slang - 'bugga/buga boy' means someone who shows off falsely |
| Check around town, me a bigger boy | Check around town, I'm a big deal | Pidgin/Patois - 'bigger boy' means important person |
| Whine it jo mi jo mi (Ijomi jomi) | Dance/move it, come to me, come to me | Pidgin - 'jo mi' or 'ijomi' means 'come to me' in broken English/Pidgin |
| Step inna the place, everybody dem jami jami | Step into the place, everybody is jamming/partying | Patois/Pidgin - 'inna' = in the; 'jami jami' = jamming/having fun |
| Kom kom | Amazing/impressive | Onomatopoeia for impact |
Verse 2 (King Perryy)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Call me the continental boy | Call me the international/sophisticated guy | English - suggesting worldliness |
| Million box, say mi not talk much | Million in the safe, I say I don't talk much | Patois/Pidgin - 'box' = safe/stash; 'mi' = I |
| If you do galala to the beat, dance all | If you dance galala style to the beat, dance it all | 'Galala' is a Nigerian street dance style |
| Girl ah, twist and bend inna the dance floor | Girl, twist and bend on the dance floor | Patois/English - describing dance moves |
| The girl butt bigger than kimani | The girl's backside is bigger than Kimani's | English - 'Kimani' likely a reference/comparison |
| She like the way me step inna me givenchy | She likes the way I step in my Givenchy | Patois - fashion brand name; 'me' = my |
| The girl not regular, She VIP | The girl is not ordinary, she's VIP/special | English/Pidgin - high status woman |
| She call me king when she see me | She calls me king when she sees me | Pidgin structure |
| Everything you want, me getti for you babe | Everything you want, I have for you baby | Pidgin - 'getti' = have/got |
| You'a pretty girl, come give it to me baby | You're a pretty girl, come give it to me baby | English/Pidgin contraction |
Verse 3 (Patoranking)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A pretty girl say you bad bad bad bad bad bad | A pretty girl, I say you're hot/amazing (repeatedly) | Patois/Pidgin - 'bad' means good/attractive in this context |
| Up inna the dance, you know you whine am well | Up in the dance, you know you dance it well | Patois - 'inna' = in; 'am' = it |
| Oh what a calamity, what a bomb blast | Oh what a disaster/what an explosion | English - used positively to describe her overwhelming impact |
| The man dem love it, girl you line am well | The men love it, girl you move it well | Pidgin - 'dem' = plural; 'line am' = do it properly |
| Mi love the body and me come back again | I love the body and I come back again | Patois - 'mi/me' = I |
| Like a dog, yes me come back again | Like a dog, yes I come back again | Patois - simile showing loyalty/persistence |
| The general never come slack again | The general will never slack off again | Patois - 'the general' refers to himself; 'slack' = be lazy |
| Tell the DJ, pull up and bring it back again | Tell the DJ to rewind and play it again | Dancehall culture - 'pull up' means to rewind/replay a song |
| (Kom kom) Girl your body bad like disease | (Amazing) Girl your body is so good it's like a disease | Patois - 'bad like disease' means extremely attractive/infectious |
| (Kom kom) You make the man dem say 'What is this?' | (Amazing) You make the men say 'What is this?' | Pidgin - expression of shock/amazement |
| (Kom kom) When me pull up in a brand new Mercedes | (Amazing) When I pull up in a brand new Mercedes | Patois/English - 'pull up' = arrive |
| Papichulo, King Perryy and Patoranking up in this | Papichulo, King Perryy and Patoranking are in this | English - artist roll call |
| Whayasay | What do you say | Pidgin/Patois expression |
Hook (Timaya - Outro)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Girl your body kom kom, eh | Girl your body is amazing | Repeats the main hook |
| Way you whine am for me o | The way you dance it for me | Nigerian Pidgin |
| I swear your body kom kom, o o | I swear your body is incredible | English/Pidgin mix |
| Girl you make me wanna call the police o | Girl you make me want to call the police | Hyperbolic expression - she's so attractive it should be illegal |