What'd I Say
Vigon Bamy Jay Lyrics


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Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong
Come and love your daddy all night long
All right now, hey hey, all right

See the girl with the diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing
All right now now now, hey hey, hey hey
Tell your mama, tell your pa
I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas
Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right
Aw, play it boy

When you see me in misery
Come on baby, see about me
Now yeah, all right, all right, aw play it, boy

When you see me in misery
Come on baby, see about me
Now yeah, hey hey, all right

See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the Birdland all night long
What'd I say, what'd I say, all right

Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say yeah

Tell your mama, tell your pa
I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas
Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right

Tell me what'd I say
(Tell me what'd I say)
Tell me what'd I say
(Tell me what'd I say)
Tell me what'd I say
(Tell me what'd I say)
Tell me what'd I say
(Tell me what'd I say)
Tell me what'd I say
(Tell me what'd I say)
Tell me what'd I say
(Tell me what'd I say)

I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)

Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey

One more time
(One more time)
Say one more time
(One more time)
Say one more time
(One more time)
Say one more time
(One more time)
Say one more time
(One more time)
Say one more time
(One more time)

Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey

Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)
Baby I wanna know
(I wanna Know)

Make me feel so good
(Feel so good)
Make me feel so good
(Feel so good)
Make me feel so good
(Feel so good)
Make me feel so good
(Feel so good)
Make me feel so good
(Feel so good)
Make me feel so good
(Feel so good)

Baby it's alright
(baby it's alright)
Baby it's alright
(baby it's alright)
Baby it's alright
(baby it's alright)




Baby it's alright
(baby it's alright)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vigon Bamy Jay's song "What'd I Say" are about a man asking a woman to love him all night long and expressing his desire for her through the course of the song. He narrates how he has seen a girl with a diamond ring who knows how to shake her thing and another girl in a red dress who can do the Birdland dance all night long. He wants the woman to know that he will send her back to Arkansas if she doesn't treat him right. He then repeats the phrase "Tell me what'd I say" to emphasize his desire for her.


The lyrics use simple language, and the song's repetitive structure reinforces the main theme of the song: the singer's longing for the woman's love. The use of the phrase "Tell me what'd I say" conveys the singer's desire for a response from the woman, revealing his insecurity and need for validation.


Overall, the song is an upbeat, soulful, and passionate expression of love and desire.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong
Addressing his lover as 'mama', he requests her not to mistreat him


Come and love your daddy all night long
He asks his lover to come and make love to him for the entire night


All right now, hey hey, all right
He expresses his approval and excitement for the situation


See the girl with the diamond ring
He points out a girl wearing a diamond ring


She knows how to shake that thing
He comments on her dancing skills and how she can dance well


Tell your mama, tell your pa
He instructs someone to communicate to the girl's parents


I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas
He threatens to send her back to Arkansas if she doesn't behave properly


Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right
He confronts the girl and accuses her of not behaving properly


Aw, play it boy
He requests the band to keep playing the music


When you see me in misery
He tells someone to come to his aid when he's sad


Come on baby, see about me
He asks his lover to comfort him and take care of him


Now yeah, all right, all right, aw play it, boy
He expresses affirmation and asks the band to continue playing


See the girl with the red dress on
He points out a girl with a red dress


She can do the Birdland all night long
He admires her dancing skills, and notes that she can dance the Birdland all night


What'd I say, what'd I say, all right
He repeats the question 'what did I say' as if asking his lover if she agrees with him


Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah
He prompts someone to tell him 'what did I say'


Tell me what'd I say right now
He asks for an immediate answer to his question


Tell your mama, tell your pa
He repeats the instruction to communicate with the girl's parents


I'm gonna send you back to Arkansas
He repeats the threat to send her back to Arkansas


Oh yes, ma'm, you don't do right, don't do right
He repeats his accusation that the girl isn't behaving properly


I wanna know
He expresses a desire to know something


Baby I wanna know
He expresses his desire to know something to his lover


Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
He, the band, and everyone else included in the song chant enthusiastically


One more time
He asks to repeat something


Say one more time
He repeats the request to repeat something


Baby it's alright
He affirms that everything is all right




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERT BYRNE, WILL ROBINSON

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