Buy You A Drank
Kanye West Lyrics


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Shawty snap
Ah ho yea
Snap ya fingaz do ya step you can do it by yaself

Play pal what up
Excuse me but this
Verse has not been russel simmons approved
Na-ah, you wont see it on run's house
Na-ah, you wont see it on nuns house
My new york nigga say he heard it as sun's house
Talking about how this hoe is pro as my low is
Baby it's my low-eds maby I'm just bogus
'cause she don't want you to buy her a drink
Swiss said she aint got no money in the bank
And she be standing there
'cause its camerous trying show your legs off
You aint amerie
If I fall in love the girls gone live on the day-o
Into the day-o, she take the mono rail
And I don't want no girl that will answer to ayo
Making more hard, and make me put some work in
You get the flirting, playa just perfect
Fuck a drink, imma buy the bar if you work it

Baby girl whats your name?
Lemme talk to ya, lemme buy you a drink
Im t-pain you know me convict music nappy boy oh wee
I know the club close at 3
Whats the chances of you roll'n with me
Back to the crib show you how I live
Lets get drunk 'n forget what we did

I'ma buy you a drink ooho wee
Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I got money in the bank
Shawty what you think 'bout that
Ill be in the grey cadillac
We in the bed like ooh ooh
We in the bed like ooh ooh

Talk to me, I talk back
Lets talk money, I talk that
Crunk juice bombs, oakley shades
Shawty got class, oh behave
Lets get gone, walk it out (now walk it out)
Just like that that's what im talkin' 'bout
We gon' have fun you gon' see
On that patrone you should get like me

I'ma buy you a drink ooh wee
Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I got money in the bank
Shawty what you think 'bout that
Ill be in the grey cadillac
We in the bed like ooh ooh
We in the bed like ooh ooh

Let's get gone
Let's get gone
Walk it out (now walk it think about it, aw snap)
Now rock rock rock rock
You can do it all by yourself
Let's get gone
Let's get gone
Walk it out (now walk it think about it, aw snap)
Now rock rock rock rock
You can do it all by yourself

I'ma buy you a drink ooh wee
Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I got money in the bank
Shawty what you think 'bout that
Ill be in the grey cadillac




We in the bed like ooh ooh
We in the bed like ooh ooh

Overall Meaning

The song "Buy You A Drank" by Kanye West/T-Pain/UGK is a track full of braggadocio, suave pick-up lines, and smooth autotuned grooves. The intro starts with T-Pain encouraging the women in the club ("shawty snap, ah ho yea, snap ya fingaz do ya step, you can do it by yaself"), setting the tone for the rest of the track. The first verse, delivered by Pimp C from UGK, brags about his lavish lifestyle and the women who want to be with him. Pimp C boasts about his money, his cars, and his reputation with the ladies. After Pimp C finishes his verse, T-Pain takes over the second verse and offers to buy a girl a drink and take her home with him. Through clever wordplay and autotune-filled melodies, T-Pain uses his smooth talking and celebrity status to woo the woman and take her home for a night of fun.


The song’s lyrics are a series of pick-up lines aimed at wooing women in a club setting. T-Pain, a master of crooning over trap beats, offers to "buy you a drank" if you'll join him for a night of fun. He uses his trademark autotune to create a smooth, almost robotic sound that makes his pick-up lines even more seductive. Pimp C brags about his money, his cars, and his reputation with women. He wants to take the woman home with him and show her a good time.


Line by Line Meaning

Shawty snap
Shorty, snap your fingers to the beat of this song


Ah ho yea
This is a vocalization that means something like β€œyes”


Snap ya fingaz do ya step you can do it by yaself
Snap your fingers and then do a dance move by yourself because you don't need a partner to dance


Play pal what up
A casual greeting to a friend or acquaintance


Excuse me but this
I apologize, but please note that this verse has not been approved by Russell Simmons


Verse has not been russel simmons approved
This verse of the song has not been approved by Russell Simmons


Na-ah, you wont see it on run's house
You won't see this song played on the television show Run's House


Na-ah, you wont see it on nuns house
You won't hear this song played in a convent


My new york nigga say he heard it as sun's house
My friend from New York heard this song and thought it said 'sun's house'


Talking about how this hoe is pro as my low is
The song is about a woman who is as professional as I am


Baby it's my low-eds maby I'm just bogus
Maybe I'm lying about my level of professionalism


'cause she don't want you to buy her a drink
The woman does not want me to buy her a drink


Swiss said she aint got no money in the bank
According to Swiss, the woman I am interested in does not have any money in the bank


And she be standing there
The woman is standing here, looking attractive


'cause its camerous trying show your legs off
She is standing there to show off her legs for the camera


You aint amerie
You are not the musician Amerie


If I fall in love the girls gone live on the day-o
If I fall in love, I will live with the woman and every day will be like the song β€œDay-O”


Into the day-o, she take the mono rail
We will take the monorail to get to our destination


And I don't want no girl that will answer to ayo
I don't want a woman who will respond to being called 'ayo'


Making more hard, and make me put some work in
She is making things more difficult for me, and I have to make an effort to impress her


You get the flirting, playa just perfect
You are great at flirting, you are a real player


Fuck a drink, imma buy the bar if you work it
I don't need to buy her a drink, I will buy the entire bar if she impresses me


Baby girl whats your name?
Excuse me, miss, may I ask what your name is?


Lemme talk to ya, lemme buy you a drink
Let me chat with you, and let me buy you a drink


Im t-pain you know me convict music nappy boy oh wee
I am T-Pain, you may know me from my music on the Convict record label, and my alias is 'Nappy Boy'


I know the club close at 3
I am aware that the club will close at 3 in the morning


Whats the chances of you roll'n with me
What are the odds that you would accompany me?


Back to the crib show you how I live
I will take you back to my place and show you how I live


Lets get drunk 'n forget what we did
Let's imbibe alcohol and then have a good time while forgetting what we did


I'ma buy you a drink ooho wee
I will buy you a drink; oh wow


Ooh I'ma take you home with me
I'm going to bring you home with me


I got money in the bank
I have a significant amount of money saved in my bank account


Shawty what you think 'bout that
What do you think of that, girl?


Ill be in the grey cadillac
I will be driving my grey Cadillac


We in the bed like ooh ooh
We are getting intimate in the bed


Talk to me, I talk back
Speak to me, and I will reply in kind


Lets talk money, I talk that
Let's discuss money, as that is a topic of interest to me


Crunk juice bombs, oakley shades
I am enjoying drinking crunk juice and wearing Oakley sunglasses


Shawty got class, oh behave
The girl I'm interested in has a lot of class, so I need to be on my best behavior


Lets get gone, walk it out (now walk it out)
Let's leave now and walk outside (now walk it out)


Just like that that's what im talkin' 'bout
Exactly, that's what I'm saying


We gon' have fun you gon' see
We are going to have a great time, trust me


On that patrone you should get like me
We should drink some Patron together, you will like it


Let's get gone
Let's leave this place and go somewhere else


Walk it out (now walk it think about it, aw snap)
Let's walk outside (and think about it, aw snap)


Now rock rock rock rock
Let's dance to the music


You can do it all by yourself
You don't need a partner to dance, you can do it alone




Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alphonso J. Bailey, Darryl R. Richardson, Earl T. Stevens, Faheem Najm, Isaac Hayes III, Jarvis Tremain Griffin, Jasiel Almon T. Robinson, Jonathan H. Smith, Miguel Deangleo Willis, Reginald Michael Jones, Richard Wayne Jr. Sims, Sean Paul Joseph

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Comments from YouTube:

@AmonsRealm

I miss kanye west and t pain collabs they used to go crazy

@woodybelfort6322

it's been 10 years!!! damm great beat!!

@1bandzzz

Now 3 yrs after

@robertochavez2509

From 0:40 - 0:55 pure gold, the rhyme, the beat, the perfection

@RD-NTN

0:17 - 0:30 for me, the flow of the first sentences is crazy bouncy.

@tylercouture216

the 2000s were the best

@twisted1294

I was 14 when this came out… still remember listening to the radio before bed.

@breonkas

Whoever produced this deserves a grammy. I love how the beat changes at 3:44 🀯

@Stackz96

Ye was spitting πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

@acts562

The beat at the end tho

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