THE ANTHEM
Putbull ft. lil jon Lyrics


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Everybody knows this right here
Your mother, your father, yous sister, your brother
Abuela y abuelo, everybody sing along
Latino
Mami el negro, Cubano
Mami el negro, PuertorriqueΓ±o
Mami el negro, Dominicano
Mami el negro, Mexicano

Mami el negro esta rabioso
El quiere tu azucar, y tu no se lo das
Esa morena esta sabrosa
Y cuando tu la tocas, ella se vuelve loca
Mami el negro esta rabioso
El quiere tu azucar, y tu no se lo das
Esa morena esta sabrosa
Y cuando tu la tocas, ella se vuelve loca
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)

Let's go
Hey hey, baby give it to me, don't play-play
She was like ok-k-k
Started clapping her ass like ay bey bey, ay bey bey, ay bey bey
She told me that her mom is Latin, her dad Asian
Abuela esta loca, abuelos Hatian
Y yo soy Cubano and I'm impatient
So do me a favor, lets skip conversation
I just wanna taste you ASAP
Take you ASAP to the room ASAP
Zoom zoom ASAP boom boom take that
Oh, I like that
When you fight that

Mami el negro esta rabioso
El quiere tu azucar, y tu no se lo das
Esa morena esta sabrosa
Y cuando tu la tocas, ella se vuelve loca
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)

See you with your heels, sexy ass shirt
I see you with your man
You threw me a smirk
You see me with your girls
You started to flirt
Back of the club, hand up her skirt
Hand full of ass
I'm trying to hold on
Girls gone wild all night long
She had no bra and no thong
One more shot
Baby it's on
She's a wild thing
And she loves to do wild things
So we did the wild thing
I'm a freak but I ain't gon' lie
That thing was fire man, everybody say

Mami el negro esta rabioso
El quiere tu azucar, y tu no se lo das
Esa morena esta sabrosa
Y cuando tu la tocas, ella se vuelve loca
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)

Get nasty, get freaky, you sexy, you fine
Get nasty, get freaky, you sexy, you fine
Go go go go girl
Go go go girl
Go go go girl
Go go go girl
Shake your ass to the beat, shake your ass to the beat
Shake your ass to the beat, shake your ass to the beat

Mami el negro esta rabioso
El quiere tu azucar, y tu no se lo das
Esa morena esta sabrosa
Y cuando tu la tocas, ella se vuelve loca
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)
Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)
Take it to the floor now

Yo te doy lo tuyo
Ahora, dame lo mio
Yo te doy lo tuyo
Ahora, dame lo mio
Yo te doy lo tuyo
Ahora, dame lo mio (let's go now)
Yo te doy lo tuyo




Ahora, dame lo mio
Hey hey hey

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pitbull ft. Lil Jon's song "The Anthem" are an ode to the Latin party culture. The song invites everyone to join in the celebration, from family members to people of different nationalities. The chorus chants in Spanish, "Mami el negro esta rabioso, El quiere tu azucar, y tu no se lo das, Esa morena esta sabrosa, Y cuando tu la tocas, ella se vuelve loca," which loosely translates to "The Black guy is angry, he wants your sugar, and you don't give it to him. That brunette is tasty, and when you touch her, she goes crazy." The lyrics are playful and raunchy, with Lil Jon adding his signature ad-libs throughout, encouraging everyone to "get nasty, get freaky."


The verses of the song add to the playful nature of the lyrics, with Pitbull rapping about his desire for a woman and his impatience to get to know her. The singer tells a story of a woman at the club who catches his eye, and he eventually hooks up with her. The chorus repeats throughout, adding to the party atmosphere.


"The Anthem" was released in 2006 and was a commercial success. The song reached the top 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 and became a club staple. A prominent feature of the song is the use of Lil Jon's ad-libs, which became his signature style. The song also popularized the phrase "Dale," which is often associated with Pitbull's music.


Line by Line Meaning

Everybody knows this right here
This is a popular Latin song that everyone knows


Your mother, your father, yous sister, your brother
Everyone in your family knows this song


Abuela y abuelo, everybody sing along
Even grandma and grandpa love to sing along


Latino
This song celebrates the Latin culture


Mami el negro, Cubano
The male singer is a Cuban man who is interested in a black woman


Mami el negro, PuertorriqueΓ±o
The male singer is a Puerto Rican man who is interested in a black woman


Mami el negro, Dominicano
The male singer is a Dominican man who is interested in a black woman


Mami el negro, Mexicano
The male singer is a Mexican man who is interested in a black woman


Mami el negro esta rabioso
The male singer is hot and bothered because he wants the attention of his love interest


El quiere tu azucar, y tu no se lo das
He wants your affection, but you're not giving it to him


Esa morena esta sabrosa
The singer finds his love interest attractive and irresistible


Y cuando tu la tocas, ella se vuelve loca
When you touch her, she becomes crazy for you


Mami que sera lo que quiere el negro (a mi que me importa)
The female singer doesn't care what the male singer wants


Yo lo que quiero es esa loca (dale dale loca)
The female singer just wants to have fun and dance


Hey hey, baby give it to me, don't play-play
The male singer is eager to be intimate with his love interest


She was like ok-k-k
The female singer is willing to go along with the male singer's desires


Started clapping her ass like ay bey bey, ay bey bey, ay bey bey
She twerks to the beat of the music


She told me that her mom is Latin, her dad Asian
The female singer has a mixed ethnicity


Abuela esta loca, abuelos Hatian
Her grandmother is crazy and her grandparents are from Haiti


Y yo soy Cubano and I'm impatient
The male singer is Cuban and can't wait to be with the female singer


So do me a favor, lets skip conversation
The male singer wants to skip small talk and get right to it


I just wanna taste you ASAP
The male singer is eager to be with the female singer


Take you ASAP to the room ASAP
He wants to take her to the bedroom right away


Zoom zoom ASAP boom boom take that
They'll have sex right away


Oh, I like that
The male singer is enjoying their time together


When you fight that
When the female singer fights back, it turns the male singer on


See you with your heels, sexy ass shirt
The male singer finds the female singer attractive


I see you with your man
The male singer notices the female singer is there with another man


You threw me a smirk
The female singer gives the male singer a sly smile


You see me with your girls
The female singer sees the male singer with his friends


You started to flirt
The female singer starts flirting with the male singer


Back of the club, hand up her skirt
They have sex in the back of the club


Hand full of ass
The male singer is grabbing her butt


I'm trying to hold on
The male singer is trying to keep up with the female singer's wild behavior


Girls gone wild all night long
The night is full of crazy and wild activities


She had no bra and no thong
The female singer is barely dressed


One more shot
They have more alcohol


Baby it's on
The night is just getting started


She's a wild thing
The female singer is wild and crazy


And she loves to do wild things
The female singer enjoys crazy and wild activities


So we did the wild thing
They have sex


I'm a freak but I ain't gon' lie
The male singer admits to being sexually adventurous


That thing was fire man, everybody say
Everyone agrees that their sexual encounter was amazing


Get nasty, get freaky, you sexy, you fine
The singers encourage the listeners to be sexually adventurous and confident


Go go go go girl
The female singer is encouraged to keep dancing and being sexy


Shake your ass to the beat, shake your ass to the beat
The singers encourage everyone to dance and be sexy


Take it to the floor now
They want everyone to dance and have fun


Yo te doy lo tuyo
I give you what you want


Ahora, dame lo mio
Now give me what I want


Hey hey hey
A fun and energetic way to end the song




Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Armando Christian Perez, Calixto Ochoa Campo, Rune Reilly Koelsch, Wilfredo Martinez, Jonathan H Smith

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Comments from YouTube:

@wildergonzalez6843

2024?????? Piiiiiiiiiibuuuuuuull yeah let's goooo

@pierinacaceres19

Wuuuuu aquí ✌🏼

@teamatfort444

i dont know why but this song makes nostalgic

@kylebenoit787

Bc it’s sampled from a nostalgic song

@teamatfort444

@@kylebenoit787 what’s the song called

@kylebenoit787

@@teamatfort444 Calabria

@vixlop7455

It's two songs. El Africano- Wilfrido Vargas

@Starlight05

@@kylebenoit787 well even this version is pretty old πŸ˜‚

@ballsypretzel

I LOVE THIS BEAT!! I've been looking for it all night lol. I don't know why I knew that it was a Pitbull song, but for some reason I did. I'm so glad I found it.

@kylebenoit787

The beat really isn’t pitbull tho

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