Rude Boy
Rihanna ft Wale 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

In Rihanna ft Sean Paul's song Rude Boy, the chorus is asking a male partner to come closer and prove that he is capable of satisfying her sexually with lines like "come here rude boy, boy, can you get it up?" and "is you big enough?" The song is all about being unashamedly sexual and confident in one's desires. The lyrics are sung with a playful, flirty tone and the repetition of "Take it, take it (yeah), Baby, baby (yeah)" throughout the song adds to the playful and pleasurable nature of the song.


The verse lines are suggesting that Rihanna is letting go of expectations and allowing her partner to take control: "Tonight I'mma let you be the captain, tonight I'mma let you do your thing, yeah." The lines "Buckle up, I'mma give it to you stronger, hands up, we can go a little longer" suggest that Rihanna is in control of her sexual pleasure and is encouraging her partner to do more. Overall, the song is a celebration of sexual confidence and pleasure.


Line by Line Meaning

Come here rude boy, boy
Rihanna is asking the rude boy to come and be with her.


Can you get it up
She is asking if he is ready to perform sexually.


Is you big enough
She wants to know if he is well-endowed.


Take it, take it (yeah)
She is giving him permission to take whatever he wants sexually.


Baby, baby (yeah)
She is calling him baby and welcoming him to be intimate with her.


Tonight
She is referring to the night they are together.


I'mma let you be the captain
She is letting him take control over their sexual encounter.


I'mma let you do your thing, yeah
She is giving him free rein to do whatever he wants sexually.


I'mma let you be a rider
She is letting him ride her as he pleases.


Giddy up
She is encouraging him to ride her with enthusiasm.


Tonight
She is again referring to the night they are together.


I'mma let it be fire
She is letting their intimacy be passionate.


I'mma let you take me higher
She is letting him escalate their sexual pleasure.


Baby we can get it on, yeah
She is telling him that they can engage in sexual activity.


we can get it on, yeah
The previous line is repeated.


Do you like it boy
She is asking if the rude boy enjoys what is happening sexually.


I wa-wa-want
She is expressing her sexual desires.


What you wa-wa-want
She is asking the rude boy to tell her what he wants.


Give it to me baby
She is asking the rude boy to pleasure her sexually.


Like boom, boom, boom
She is making a suggestive sound, implying the sexual activity they will engage in.


What I wa-wa-want
Again, she is expressing her own sexual desires.


Is what you wa-wa-want
She is asking the rude boy if he wants the same things she does sexually.


Na, na-ah
She is making an affirming sound.


Tonight
Again, she is referring to the night they are together.


I'mma give it to you harder
She is suggesting increased intensity in their sexual activity.


I'mma turn your body out
She intends to give the rude boy maximum sexual pleasure.


Relax
She wants the rude boy to feel comfortable and enjoy himself.


Let me do it how I wanna
She is taking control of the sexual activity again.


If you got it
If he is able.


I need it
She is expressing her desire to engage in sexual activity with him.


And I'mma put it down
She is going to be the one responsible for them engaging in sexual activity.


Buckle up
She is indicating that they are going to intensify the sexual activity.


I'mma give it to you stronger
She intends to make the sexual activity more intense, giving the rude boy more pleasure.


Hands up
She wants him to express his pleasure and excitement during the sexual activity.


We can go a little longer
They are going to engage in sexual activity for a longer period of time.


Tonight
Referring to the night they are together again.


I'mma get a little crazy
She is ready to engage in more adventurous or physically challenging sexual activity.


Get a little crazy, baby
Reinforcing the previous line.


Love me
She wants the rude boy to love her sexually.


Love me
Reinforcing the previous line.


Love me
Reinforcing the previous line.


Love me
Reinforcing the previous line.


Love me
Reinforcing the previous line.


Love me
Reinforcing the previous line.


Take it, take it
Encouraging the rude boy to take what he desires sexually.


Love me, love me
Encouraging him to love her sexually.


Love me (yeah)
The final reinforcement of her desire for him to love her sexually.


Love me
Reinforcing the previous line.


Love me (yeah)
Reinforcing the previous line one last time.


Come here rude boy, boy
The hook, a repetition of the first stanza.


Can you get it up
The hook, repeating the same question from the first stanza.


Is you big enough (oh)
The hook, repeating the same question from the first stanza with an emphatic sound.


Take it, take it (yeah)
The hook, encouraging the rude boy to take what he desires sexually.


Baby, baby (yeah)
The hook, welcoming the rude boy to be intimate with her.


Take it, take it (yeah)
The hook, encouraging the rude boy to take what he desires sexually.


Love me, love me (yeah)
The hook, encouraging the rude boy to love her sexually.




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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