Dirty Work
akon Lyrics

It’s a dirty job but somebody’s gotta do it
Sometimes you have to do unpleasant work that others shy away from

I see you working go and put your back into it
I acknowledge your hard work and encourage you to keep it up

Baby I’mma watch… you, just keep it moving
I'm admiring your performance and urging you to continue

You know exactly what you’re doing
You are skilled and proficient in your work

So go and do your dirty work
Carry on with your unpleasant task

Ass up
Bend over

Face down
Lying on the ground with face towards the floor

Perfect body and she lay it to the ground
She has an ideal physique and she is performing well

Stacked up
Well-endowed

Waist down
Referring to the lower part of her body

Wanted to throw it like a pitcher on a mound
She is very attractive and he wants her to dance seductively

I see them niggas reaching for their last dollar
Other men are trying to impress her with the last of their money

Asking dumb questions like “baby, do you model?”
They are asking foolish questions to try and impress her

Promising everything, hopin’ that they follow
They are making promises they may not be able to keep, hoping she will be impressed and continue serving them

Praying for America, I hope they down with Harry Potter
He is mocking their desperate attempts to impress her

Isn’t she the most beautiful thing that you ever saw?
He is admiring her physical beauty

Don’t she deserve the biggest diamond ring that you ever bought?
He believes she deserves the best things in life

Gettin’ down dirty, gettin’ down dirty, gettin’ down…
Enjoying and engaging in pleasurable but taboo activities

Back up
Move backwards

Shake down
Dance provocatively

Just give it all to me and do it right now
He wants her to give him her full attention and perform for him immediately

Shack up
Live together

Take down
Undress

Just wanna love you without looking’ like a clown
He wants to be with her without coming across as foolish or desperate

You’re the best that ever did it
She is incredibly talented at what she does

You’re killing everybody, how’re you supposed to make a living?
She is outshining everyone and doing extremely well in her work,

Yes I know you hear it all when they trickin’
He knows she gets a lot of attention from men trying to impress her or trick her

I can hear them niggas saying you too pretty to be strippin’
He can hear other men saying she is too attractive to be doing the job she does

More money, more problems, less rest
Having more money means facing more issues and less time for rest

If it’s about a dollar later, shorty, let’s invest
If she's focused on earning money, he wants to invest it for their future together

Drop the top, pull the whip out like a hamstring
Let's drive fast and show off our nice car

You on your job but I’m a boss, I keep my hands clean
He is in charge and doesn't get his hands dirty, while she works hard for him

Keep grabbin’ all up on my coat
She is getting physically close and touchy with him

I’m lettin’ out all of this smoke
He is smoking marijuana

I’m thrown’ money in the air
He's throwing cash around like it's nothing

I’m buying’ bottles for my folks
He's treating his friends to expensive drinks

And then I’m coming back for more
He always wants more fun and excitement

‘Cause you know all my favourite features
She knows what he likes and does it well

I’mma roll some of this reefer
He's going to smoke more marijuana

You can call me Young Khalifa
He's known as Young Khalifa, his stage name

Gettin’ down dirty, gettin’ down dirty, gettin’ down…
Enjoying and engaging in pleasurable but taboo activities