Getcha Getcha
Nelly Lyrics

(HO!) (HEY!)
Introducing the start of the song with ad-lib interjections.

See the band played on
The band is continuing to play music.

(Getcha, getcha, getcha, I better getcha)
A call to action to the listener to grab onto something.

And they was singin my song
The band is playing the singer's song.

(Getcha, getcha, getcha, gonna getcha, right?)
Another call to action for the listener to grab onto something, with the assurance that they will surely get it.

Watch the band play on
Reiterating that the band is still playing music.

I got them folks on the left, man they going like (HO!)
The left side of the audience is enthusiastic and shouting out.

I got them folks on the right, and they be screaming like (HEY!)
The right side of the audience is also enthusiastic and shouting out, but with a different word.

I got them folks in the back, man they be yelling like (HO!)
Even people at the back of the room are shouting and expressing their excitement.

I got them folks down front, waving they hands like (HEY!)
People in the front row are waving their hands in excitement and enthusiasm.

What we gonna do about the middle, man? (HO!)
The middle section of the audience is not as enthusiastic, causing the artist to call attention to them.

They get it swinging, juke jumping, a little man (HEY!)
Despite their lack of enthusiasm, the middle section is still moving and dancing a little.

I'm from the middle man, watch dirty entertain (HO!)
The artist is from the middle section and wants to make sure they still have a good time at the show.

Capacity ten thousand, we packed the whole thing (HEY!)
The show is completely sold out with a capacity of ten thousand people.

To get the spot leaning That's what we trying for
The artist is trying to get the audience to lean forward in excitement and engagement with the music.

We all we got, that's why we rhyme so
The artist's group doesn't have a big crew or team, so they rely on their music and talent to succeed.

I feel we the best, no sense in lying, though
The artist is confident in their abilities and doesn't see the point in denying it.

Now, all together, watch the crowd go
The artist is calling on everyone to come together and enjoy the show and watch the audience's reaction.

I'm just a dirty from the Lou, I got a whole lot of (HO!)
The artist is introducing himself as being from the Louisiana area, and his fans on the left side shout out in response.

Smoking on some s*** from a barn they call (HEY!)
The artist is smoking some weed from a slightly sketchy location, and his fans on the right side shout out in response.

I don't pay for no p****, I try to stay away from (HO!)
The artist doesn't pay for sexual services, and his fans on the left side shout out in response.

If I do pay for something, you know what I'm on
If the artist chooses to pay for something, it's implicit that it's something of value that he wants or enjoys.

I get a hundred-fifty thou' to make the crowd go (HO!)
The artist is getting paid a large sum of money to get the crowd excited, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

I might fly by you in that Diablo (HEY!)
The artist might pass by you in his luxury car, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

I'm leaving St. Louis, smashing that throttle (HO!)
The artist is leaving St. Louis and driving really fast, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

In three hours flat, I hit Chicago (HEY!)
The artist can get to Chicago from St. Louis in three hours, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

Black stacks and 'Lacs, it's what I earned so far (HO!)
The artist has made a lot of money with his black Cadillac cars, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

This copycatting thing is going too far (HEY!)
The artist is tired of people copying his style and personality, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

Cheefing, reefing, no more burning the 'gar (HO!)
The artist doesn't want to burn cigars anymore, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

Sipping Pinot Bridgio while I'm churching at bars (HEY!)
The artist is drinking good wine while spending time at bars, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

Derrty ENT screaming at our show (HO!)
The artist's group, Dirty Entertainment, is screaming at their show, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

I'm catching to freak something to die for (HEY!)
The artist is catching onto something exciting and valuable, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

I stick twenty, twenty-four, that's how high I go (HO!)
The artist uses slang for smoking marijuana, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

And smoke like a chimney, puffing that hydro (HEY!)
The artist smokes a lot of weed and enjoys it, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

Every time I'm up on that stage, somebody screaming (HO!)
The artist gets a lot of enthusiastic screams from the audience every time he performs.

Every time that my back is turned, somebody saying (HEY!)
Even when the artist is facing away from the audience, people are still shouting and trying to get his attention.

When I'm up in the club, it's so easy to get a (HO!)
The artist can get sex easily when he goes out to clubs, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

But I'd rather get a young lady that's cool with the...
The artist would rather find a woman who is cool with hanging out and spending time together without any expectations of sex.

I'm sick of wannabe gangsters that be pretending they not a (HO!)
The artist is tired of people pretending to be tough when they really aren't, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

Talking behind your back, but when they see you they like (HEY!)
People talk behind the artist's back but act like his friends when they see him in person, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

I don't pay no attention, I'm only there to steal your (HO!)
The artist doesn't pay attention to the people who talk behind his back, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

And I ain't got to like your a**, I'll still smoke your (HEY!)
The artist doesn't have to like someone to smoke weed with them, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

No music, no weed, what should we ride for? (HO!)
The artist and his friends need music and weed to keep them going and having fun, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

We roll with them Twista like we Chicago (HEY!)
The artist and his friends are friends with rapper Twista, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

Shout out to OPEC rolls up the five four (HO!)
The artist gives a shout out to someone named OPEC, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

The streets of St. Louis call it survival (HEY!)
The artist's hometown St. Louis is tough to survive in, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

Your game ain't tight, no you ain't pimping kin (HO!)
People who aren't doing well in life aren't as cool as the artist and his group, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

You see the Cutla** Supreme I'm sitting in? (HEY!)
The artist brags about the car he's sitting in, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

Lime green chinchilla, ooh that's a different skin (HO!)
The artist has a unique lime green chinchilla coat, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

Where I'm from, we wear blue and gold like we Michigan (HEY!)
Where the artist is from, people often wear blue and gold like in the Michigan University colors, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

I know you a lady, but tonight, can you be a (HO!)
The artist is asking a woman to be less refined and more wild for the night, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

Is that your man chasing you down, behind you yelling (HEY!)
A man is yelling at a woman and chasing after her, and fans on the right side shout out in response.

He cussing like a motherf***er, calling her a (HO!)
The man is cursing and calling the woman a derogatory name, and fans on the left side shout out in response.

She asking me what she should do, I just look like...
The woman asks the artist for help, but he doesn't have an answer or a solution.

Watch the band play on
Reiterating that the band is still playing music.