Snap Yo Fingers
Lil Jon & The East Lyrics

What's happenin'? (What's happenin'?)
What's going on? What's up?

Hey, hey
Expression of greetings or getting someone's attention

Dis ya boy, Lil Jon (Lil Jon)
Introduction of the artist, Lil Jon

BME Click (BME Click)
Reference to Lil Jon's record label and crew

What's up 40? (What's happenin'?)
Greeting to rapper E40, asking how he is doing

What's up Sean Paul? (What's happenin'?)
Greeting to musician Sean Paul, asking how he is doing

Hey (hey), now ladies and gentlemen (uh-huh)
Addressing everyone in the room

It's about that time to (it's about that time)
It's the appropriate time to do something

Turn this thang on out
Let's have a good time and party

Now let me see everybody do this
Let's get started with some dancing

Hey! Let's go! (Hey)
Encouragement to start moving and dancing

Snap ya fingers, do ya step
Dance move where one snaps their fingers and takes a step

You can do it all by yo' self
Dance move can be done solo

Let me see you do it (ayy)
Request for one to do the dance move

Snap ya fingers, do ya step
Repetition of the dance move

(Hey, hey)
Expression of excitement

Snap ya fingers and then rock wit' it
Another part of the dance move

Do it, do it, do it, do it, gon' drop wit' it
Repeat the dance move while dropping down

Do a step wit' it, put ya hips wit' it
Adding more movement to the dance

All my ladies let me see ya put a twist wit' it
Specific instruction for female dancers to add a new step

You can't do like me, I'm by myself
Boasting that the artist is good at the dance and doesn't need a partner

I do it so good, I don't need nobody else
Further explanation that the artist is skilled at dancing alone

What's happenin'? What's up?
Repeating the earlier greeting

Got da purp fired up
Has marijuana ready to smoke

Got Patrón in my cup
Drinking alcohol

I bop (I bop), I drank (I drank)
Dancing and drinking alcohol

I'm on Patrón and purp, I can't think (I can't think)
Feeling the effects of drugs and alcohol

I'm blown (I'm blown), too gone (too gone)
Very intoxicated

Don't know how the hell I'm gettin' home
Uncertain about how to get home safely

Straight from the Bay (Bay), posted in the A (A)
Reference to where the artist is from (the Bay Area) and where they currently are (Atlanta)

'Bout to hit the club (club), we been mobbin' all day (day)
About to go to the club after spending the entire day together

Drinkin' on some Rossi (Rossi), Jon off Patrón ('trón)
Drinking wine and liquor respectively

VIP status (status), strapped wit' my chrome (chrome)
In a special area of the club and carrying a firearm

Look around the club (club), what do I see? (See)
Observing the surroundings in the club

Everybody rockin' side to side to the beat (beat)
Noticing others dancing to the music

Snappin' they fingers (fingers), bouncin' to the groove (groove)
Others are doing the same dance move as earlier

All by they self (self), that's the new move (move)
The solo dance move is a popular trend

Where I'm from (from), we like to go dumb (go dumb)
In the artist's hometown, they prefer less-structured dance moves

I'm soakin' up the game (game), I'm seein' how it's done
Learning from others' dance moves and styles

I ask shawty what they call it, she said, 'The Pool Palace' (Palace)
Asking a female at the club what the new dance move is called and getting a response

Straight from Bankhead, I said, 'You good at it' (good at it)
Referencing the Bankhead neighborhood of Atlanta and complimenting the female dancer

Do what ya do (do), you and ya crew (crew)
Encouraging the female dancer and her friends to keep dancing

They even got playa's and thugs doin' it too (doin' it too)
Even tough guys and players are joining in on the dance move

The more that I drink (drink), the more it's lookin' smooth (smooth)
Feeling like things are going well because of alcohol consumption

I's nothin' to boss (boss), I can do the sh- too (sh- too) (ooh, ooh)
Confident that the artist can do the dance move well too

Chillin' in the VIP (VIP), yeah, we get crunk (yeah, crunk)
Relaxed in the exclusive area of the club and drinking heavily

N- poppin' bottles and these b- gettin' drunk (drunk)
Popping champagne and partying with female guests who are also intoxicated

Rollin' up the kush (kush), put it in the air (air)
Smoking marijuana

I'm throwin' up the E's to let em' know we in here, yeah (yeah)
Making a gang sign to represent the artist's crew

Brand new shoes (shoes), brand new tool (tool, uh)
Wearing new shoes and carrying a new firearm

Pull out the old school, 'cause I'm feelin' real cool (cool, uh)
Using an old car/something to impress others

Yeah, I'm from the A (A), so I'm leanin' and rockin'
Due to being from Atlanta, the artist is following the popular dance trend

Snappin' my fingers, then reachin' for my Glock
Using the same hand to snap fingers and carry a firearm, displaying bravado

Reppin' my block, Straight from the deck (deck)
Representing the artist's neighborhood and using slang for the area

When you snap ya fingers shawty, gotta jerk ya neck (neck)
Adding another movement to the dance, where one jerks their neck

Smokin' on the best, we don't wit' that mess (mess)
Smoking high-quality marijuana and not interested in smoking low-quality cannabis

I bet you can't do it, do it, do it like this
Challenging others to dance like the artist does

Yeah, I'm back to the track (track), back to the snap (snap)
Refocusing on the original dance move

1, 2 step, then you gotta lean back (back)
Adding a new sequence of steps to the dance

Yeah, this is how we do it (do it) in the A town (town)
Representing how people in Atlanta dance

(And if you ain't know) this how it goes down (down)
This is how events happen in the Atlanta club scene