Rude Boy
(Rihanna) Lyrics


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Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
Come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough?
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah) love me

Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
Come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough?
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah) love me

Tonight, I'ma let you be the captain
Tonight, I'ma let you do your thing, yeah
Tonight, I'ma let you be a rider
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, babe

Tonight, I'ma let it be fire
Tonight, I'ma let you take me higher
Tonight, baby we can get it on, yeah
We can get it on, yeah

Do you like it, boy?
I wa-wa-want what you wa-wa-want
Give it to me, baby
Like boom, boom, boom
What I wa-wa-want is what you wa-wa-want, na-na

Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
Come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough?
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah) love me

Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
Come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough?
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah) love me

Tonight, I'ma give it to you harder
Tonight, I'ma turn your body out
Relax, let me do it how I wanna
If you got it I need it and I'ma put it down

Buckle up, I'ma give it to you stronger
Hands up, we can go a little longer
Tonight, I'ma get a little crazy
Get a little crazy, baby

Do you like it, boy?
I wa-wa-want what you wa-wa-want
Give it to me, baby
Like boom, boom, boom
What I wa-wa-want is what you wa-wa-want, na-na

Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
Come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough?
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah) love me

Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
Come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough?
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah) love me

I like the way you touch me there
I like the way you pull my hair
Babe, if I don't feel it I ain't faking, no, no (oh no)
I like when you tell me kiss you here (oh no)
I like when you tell me, "Move it there"
So giddy up, time to giddy up
You say you're a rude boy
Show me what you got now
Come here right now

Take it, take it, baby, baby
Take it, take it, love me, love me

Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
Come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough? (Oh)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah), love me

Come here rude boy, boy
Can you get it up?
(Come here) come here rude boy, boy
Is you big enough?
Take it, take it (yeah)
Baby, baby (yeah)
Take it, take it (yeah)
Love me (yeah), love me

Love me, love me
Love me, love me
Love me, love me, love

(Take, take) take it, take it, baby, baby
Take it, take it, love me, love me

Love me, love me (yeah)
Love me, love me (yeah)
Love me, love me (yeah)





Take it, take it, baby, baby
Take it, take it, love me, love me

Overall Meaning

"Rude Boy" by Rihanna is a song about sexual empowerment and desire. In the song, she invites a "rude boy" (someone with a tough, street-smart attitude) to come to her and see if he can satisfy her sexual needs. She asks if he's "big enough" and if he can "get it up," indicating that she is looking for a physical connection. However, the chorus is also about love and not just physical pleasure, with Rihanna repeating "love me" several times.


The lyrics describe how Rihanna is willing to let the "rude boy" take control and be the "captain" or "rider" tonight. She wants to let go and let him fulfill her desires. She encourages him to take charge and "giddy up" as she lets him give her pleasure. Overall, the song is about Rihanna's confident sexual desire, and her willingness to be empowered by a man who meets her needs.


Line by Line Meaning

Come here rude boy, boy
Addressing the rude boy to come forward


Can you get it up?
Can you maintain an erection?


Is you big enough?
Is your penis big enough?


Take it, take it (yeah)
Encouraging the boy to take charge and make moves on her


Baby, baby (yeah)
Expressing her desire to be touched and loved by the boy


Love me (yeah) love me
Asking the boy to love her and satisfy her needs


Tonight, I'ma let you be the captain
Giving the boy permission to take control of their sexual encounter


Tonight, I'ma let you do your thing, yeah
Allowing the boy to do whatever he wants to her during their encounter


Tonight, I'ma let you be a rider
Letting the boy take charge like a 'rider' during sex


Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, babe
Encouraging the boy to go harder and take her to ecstasy


Tonight, I'ma let it be fire
Willing to let the sexual experience be intense and passionate


Tonight, I'ma let you take me higher
Gives permission to the boy to take her to new heights and explore new pleasures


Tonight, baby we can get it on, yeah
Excitement for their upcoming sexual encounter


Do you like it, boy?
Asking if the boy is enjoying the pleasure he's giving her


I wa-wa-want what you wa-wa-want
Desiring same pleasure from the boy as he is from her


Give it to me, baby
Expressing her need for pleasure from the boy


Like boom, boom, boom
Referencing the physical act of sex


What I wa-wa-want is what you wa-wa-want, na-na
Wants mutual pleasure and to satisfy each other


Tonight, I'ma give it to you harder
Going to give the boy more pleasure and intensity during sex


Tonight, I'ma turn your body out
Going to pleasure the boy to his fullest potential


Relax, let me do it how I wanna
Asking the boy to let her please him the way she wants to


If you got it I need it and I'ma put it down
If the boy has the ability to pleasure her, she wants it


Buckle up, I'ma give it to you stronger
Preparing the boy for harder sexual encounters


Hands up, we can go a little longer
Encouraging the boy to continue the encounter and last long


Tonight, I'ma get a little crazy
Wants to have a wild and crazy sexual encounter


Get a little crazy, baby
Wants the boy to get in on the wild and crazy sexual encounter


I like the way you touch me there
Likes the pleasure the boy gives her with his touch


I like the way you pull my hair
Likes the control and dominance the boy exerts through pulling her hair


Babe, if I don't feel it, I ain't faking, no, no (oh no)
She is genuine about her sexual arousal, won't fake it


I like when you tell me kiss you here (oh no)
Likes when he asserts control and tells her what he wants


I like when you tell me, "Move it there"
Likes when he directs her movements during sex


So giddy up, time to giddy up
Encourages the boy to lead her to climax and giddy up for pleasure


You say you're a rude boy
Acknowledging the boy's confidence and dominance during sex


Show me what you got now
Asking him to exhibit his sexual prowess


Love me, love me
Her desire for love and intimacy


Take it, take it, baby, baby
Encouraging the boy to take action and satisfy her needs


Love me, love me
Reiterating her desire for love and intimacy


Love me, love me, love
Asks for the boy's love




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Esther Dean, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Rihanna Fenty, Tor Erik Hermansen, Makeba Riddick, Rob Swire

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@tiana_is_daddy1831

10 year old me: thought this song about rude boys who are rude to woman

Me now:😀

@shahzeb3304

🤚

@maddie-jp7ix

💀💀💀

@collarmole1819

I was 13 and I still didn't get it.

@s641233

Lmaoooo idk why “😃” has me laughing this much

@berrywhites2091

@@collarmole1819 I'm 10 and I get it

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@fluffypenguins5253

It's crazy how we are listening to these songs again as different people.

@Zexxxha

For real. 😶

@erica6644

not u again

@Max-uu6rv

your commenting this on every rihanna and lady gaga song

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